Trade of energywood, 2nd quarter 2025

The volume of energywood purchased between April and June was half of that in the same period last year. Compared to the average figures from the previous five years, trade declined by one quarter. 

In standing sales, the average price of logging residues rose by 15 percent from the previous quarter to over 16 euros per cubic meter, while the average price of delimbed stems fell by eight percent to just under 23 euros. In delivery sales, these prices remained unchanged and were approximately twice as high as those in standing sales.

Prices

• During the second quarter, two-thirds of the energywood traded consisted of logging residues. The nationwide average standing sale price for logging residues was slightly over 16 euros per cubic meter, while the delivery sale price was 31 euros. Compared to the previous quarter, the real standing sale price increased by 15 percent, whereas the delivery price decreased by two percent.
• Delimbed stems accounted for one quarter of the total trade volume. Its standing sale price fell by eight percent to just under 23 euros per cubic meter, while the delivery sale price remained unchanged at approximately 46 euros.

Average energywood prices and their real changes 

Trade volumes

• A total of 1.2 million cubic meters of energywood was recorded in trade statistics during the second quarter of the year. This volume was half of that in the same period last year and one quarter lower than the average for the previous five years.
• Purchases during January–June also declined compared to previous years. The total volume was two-fifths lower than last year, as trade in logging residues fell by nearly 40 percent and purchases of delimbed energy wood dropped by one-third. Compared to the five-year average, the total volume of purchased energywood decreased by six percent. The volume of logging residues remained at previous years’ levels, but trade in delimbed stems contracted by nearly one quarter.

Background information on the statistics

Unit prices in roundwood trade are recorded in the statistical database at the fair prices valid each time. However, price changes are examined in the texts and graphs in real terms by eliminating the change in value using the cost-of-living index (1951:10=100). In the second quarter of 2025, the annual increase in consumer prices was 0.4 per cent. 

The recorded prices are based on prices entered in wood trade agreements between the buyers and sellers. Any other increments and services related to wood trade are not included in the statistics. The prices do not include government subsidies. 

The information is not rounded up to correspond to the total non-industrial private wood trade in Finland. This means that the published wood volumes represent only just over half of the energywood purchased from non-industrial private forests. The coverage of the statistics varies slightly.