Trade of energywood, 1st quarter 2026

Trade of energy wood picked up slightly in the first quarter of 2026. Trade volumes increased from the level at the end of 2025, but the price of energy wood continued to decline. Of the energy wood sales, 49% consisted of logging residues and 31% of delimbed stems. The share of whole-tree chips remained below 19% and that of stumps below 2%.

Prices

• The average price of energy wood for the whole country declined from the previous quarter. The decline in prices concerned all main assortments of energy wood.
• The average stumpage price of delimbed stems was EUR 17.51 and delivery price EUR 37.28. In real terms, the average prices declined by several euros per cubic metre compared with the previous quarter (–15% in both trade methods).

• The average stumpage price of logging residues was EUR 11.76 and delivery price EUR 23.83. Compared with the previous quarter, the average stumpage price declined by 8% and delivery sales price by 12%.

   

Average energywood prices and their real changes  

Trade volumes

• A total of 0.8 million cubic metres of energy wood was traded. The total trade volume increased by 22% compared with the previous quarter (Oct-Dec 2025).
• The trade volume was one third lower than a year earlier and almost one quarter lower than the average for the previous five years.

Background information on the statistics

Unit prices in the roundwood trade are recorded at current prices, but price changes are examined in real terms in the text and figures (Cost-of-Living Index (1951:10=100)). In the first quarter of 2026, the annual increase in consumer prices was 0.6%.

The recorded prices are based on wood trade contracts between buyers and sellers of wood. The prices do not include possible additional services related to timber trade. Prices are recorded without government subsidies.

The data are not expanded to represent all energy wood trade in private forests. In 2022–2024, the recorded volumes represented on average about 65% of the energy wood purchased from private forests. The coverage of the statistical data varies slightly between different time periods.