Foreign trade in roundwood and forest industry products, 4/2021 (preliminary)

In April 2021 1.14 million cubic meters of wood was imported to Finland. In January-April wood imports totalled 4.28 million cubic meters and increased from same period previous year by 7%. Of imported wood 52% was pulpwood, 36% chips and 4% logs. Compared to the same period previous year the imports of pulpwood increased by 14% and chips decreased by 2%. The imports of logs decreased by 13%.
In January-April the exports value of forest industry products totalled in real terms EUR 3.90 billion and increased from same period previous year by 7% (deflated using wholesale price index). The exports value of forest industry products totalled EUR 1.07 billion in April 2021.
The exports value of wood-products industries was EUR 1.05 billion in January-April. The exports value increased by 36% in real terms compared to the same period previous year. The exports value of sawn goods increased by 49% and volume 27%. For plywood the exports value increased by 35% and volume by 40%.
In the same period, the real exports value of pulp and paper industries was EUR 2.85 billion and decreased by 1% compared to the same period previous year. In the same time the exports value of bleached sulphate pulp increased by 10% and volume by 6%. The exports value of paperboard increased by 6% and volume 14%. The exports value of magazine paper decreased by 8% and but volume increased by 5%. For fine paper on the exports value decreased by 26% and volume decreased 21%.
The share of paperboard of the exports value of forest industries was 26% in January-April 2021. The share of paper was 24%, pulp 19% and sawn goods 18%.