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Foreign trade in roundwood and forest industry products, 12/2021 (preliminary)

Published 7.3.2022
  • In 2021, wood imports totalled 12.54 million cubic meters and didn’t change from previous year. Of imported wood 55% was pulpwood, 34% chips and 3% logs. Compared to the same period previous year the imports of pulpwood increased by 2%. The imports of chips decreased by 1% and logs 19%. In December 2021, 0.97 million cubic meters of wood was imported to Finland.
  • Of imported wood in 2021, 74% originated from Russia, 12% from Estonia and 9% from Latvia.
  • The exports value of forest industry products totalled  EUR 14.16 billion in December 2021 monetary value and increased in real terms from previous year by 16% (deflated using wholesale price index). The exports value of forest industry products totalled EUR 1.17 billion in December 2021.
  • The share of paperboard of the exports value of forest industries was a quarter in 2021. The share of paper was 22%, sawn goods and pulp both a fifth.
  • The exports value of wood-products industries was EUR 4.16 billion in 2021 and increased by 41% in real terms compared to previous year. The exports value of sawn goods increased by 51% and volume 6%. For plywood the exports value and volume increased both by 15%.
  • In the same period, the real exports value of pulp and paper industries was EUR 10.00 billion and increased by 8% compared to previous year. At the same time the exports value of bleached sulphate pulp increased by a fifth, but volume decreased by 2%. The exports value of magazine paper increased by 5% and volume by 15%. For fine paper on the exports value decreased by 14% and volume decreased 13%. The exports value of paperboard increased by 9% and volume 14%.

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