Foreign trade in roundwood and forest industry products, 3/2021 (preliminary)

In the first quarter of the year the exports value of forest industry products totalled in real terms EUR 2.83 billion and increased from same period previous year by 9% (deflated using wholesale price index). The exports value of forest industry products totalled EUR 1.08 billion in March 2021.
The most in important exports products of forest industry in the first quarter of the year were sawn goods and other coated paperboard (multi-ply paperboard coated with kaolin and paperboard coated with plastics). They both had 17% share of the exports value of forest industries. Third was bleached sulphate pulp with 16% share. The share of paperboard was 26% and it passed paper which share was 24% of exports value of forest industries.
The exports value of wood-products industries was EUR 0.76 billion in the first quarter of the year. The exports value increased by 35% in real terms compared to the same period previous year. The exports value of sawn goods increased by 45% and volume 25%. The exports price for sawn goods has been increasing and it was in March 2021 224 EUR/cubic meter. For plywood the exports value increased by 46% and volume by 50%.
In January-March 2021, the real exports value of pulp and paper industries was EUR 2.07 billion and increased by 2% compared to the same period previous year. In the same time the exports value and volume of bleached sulphate pulp increased both 22%. The exports value of paperboard increased by 9% and volume 16%. The exports value of magazine paper decreased by 10% and but volume increased by 3%. For fine paper on the exports value decreased by 25% and volume decreased 19%.
In March 2021 1.14 million cubic meters of wood was imported to Finland. In January-March wood imports totalled 3.14 million cubic meters and increased from same period previous year by 9%. Of imported wood 51% was pulpwood, 36% chips and 4% logs. The imports of pulpwood increased by 15% and chips decreased by 3% compared to the beginning of previous year. The imports of logs increased by 3%.
Of imported wood in the first quarter of the year 70% originated from Russia, 12% from Estonia and 10% from Latvia.