Trade of energywood, 3rd quarter 2026

The trade volume of energy wood was 647,000 cubic metres. The volume was 36% lower than in the previous quarter but 10% higher than a year earlier. Of the energy wood trade volume, 53% consisted of logging residues, 27% of delimbed stems, 17% of whole-tree and 3% of stumps.

In real terms, the average price declined from the previous quarter by 10% in stumpage sales and by 4% in delivery sales. Compared with a year earlier, prices had declined by 24% and 20%, respectively.

Prices

In the whole country, the average real price of energy wood was EUR 12.42 per cubic metre in stumpage sales and EUR 29.67 per cubic metre in delivery sales. Compared with the previous quarter, the average price declined by 10% in stumpage sales and by 4% in delivery sales.
The average real price of delimbed stems was EUR 17.44 per cubic metre in stumpage sales and EUR 35.15 per cubic metre in delivery sales. Compared with the previous quarter, the price declined by 4% in stumpage sales and by 5% in delivery sales.
The average real price of logging residues was EUR 11.85 per cubic metre in stumpage sales and EUR 23.77 per cubic metre in delivery sales. Compared with the previous quarter, the price declined by 12% in stumpage sales and by 1% in delivery sales.

Average energywood prices and their real changes
	3rd quarter 2026	Compared to the previous quarter	Compared to the previous year as a whole
	€/m³	%	%
Stumpage sales
Logging residues	11,85	-12	-20
Delimbed stems	17,44	-4	-26
Delivery sales
Logging residues	23,77	-1	-20
Delimbed stems	35,15	-5	-24

Trade volumes

A total of 647,000 cubic metres of energy wood was traded in the third quarter of 2026, which was 36% less than in the previous quarter.
The volume of stumpage sales declined by 40% from the previous quarter to 493,000 cubic metres. The volume of delivery sales declined by 18% to 153,000 cubic metres.
The quarterly trade volume was 10% higher than a year earlier but one third below the average for the previous five years.
In January–September 2026, a total of 2.4 million cubic metres of energy wood was purchased. The volume was 16% lower than in the corresponding period of 2025.

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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 third quarter of 2026, the annual increase in consumer prices was 2.3%.

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. The recorded prices do not include 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. In 2026, efforts have been made to improve the coverage of the statistics by expanding data collection. The coverage of the statistical data varies slightly between different time periods.