Industrial roundwood removals and labour force 10/2020

• In October, 5.5 million m³ of roundwood were harvested for the use by the forest industries in Finland. This removal volume was down 6% from the previous year and percent from the ten-year September average.
• Sawlogs accounted for 2.6 million m³ and pulpwood for 2.9 million m³ of the industrial roundwood removal.
• Industrial roundwood removals from forests in non-industrial private ownership were 4.4 million m³.
• Forest industry companies and the state harvested 1.1 million m³ of roundwood from their forests.
• In October, 271 000 cubic metres of wood was harvested for energy production.
• In January-October, 46.0 million m³ of roundwood were harvested for use by the forest industries. This removal volume was 14%, lower than in the previous year

Amount of logging residues (1/2019-11/2020) has been revised on 5 February 2021.