Volumes and prices in roundwood trade, 5/2026

The volume of roundwood trade increased in May by half compared to April, but the change was nevertheless smaller than usual. The purchase volume in May was 30 per cent lower than a year earlier, and the total purchase volume for the beginning of the year was slightly more than one quarter lower than last year.

In standing sales, the average prices of conifer sawlogs rose by one per cent from the previous month, while the price of birch sawlogs increased by two per cent. In both standing sales and delivery sales, the average prices of conifer pulpwood decreased, whereas the price of birch pulpwood increased.

Timber prices

The average standing sales price of spruce sawlogs rose in May to nearly EUR 83 per cubic metre, and the price of pine sawlogs exceeded EUR 77. Compared to April, this represented an increase of one per cent. The price of birch sawlogs rose by two per cent to more than EUR 63.
Prices of conifer pulpwood decreased by one per cent: pine pulpwood to just under EUR 23 and spruce pulpwood to slightly below EUR 25 per cubic metre. The average price of birch pulpwood strengthened by one per cent, remaining slightly above EUR 23.
In delivery sales, the average prices of conifer pulpwood decreased by two per cent, with pine pulpwood falling below EUR 39 and spruce pulpwood approaching EUR 41. The price of birch pulpwood increased by two per cent to clearly above EUR 42.

Average roundwood prices and their real changes in May 2026

	May 2026	Compared to the previous month	Compared to the previous year as a whole
	€/m³	%	%
Standing sales
Pine logs	77,28	1	-5
Spruce logs	82,86	1	-1
Birch logs	63,19	2	-5
Pine pulpwood	22,71	-1	-28
Spruce pulpwood	24,67	-1	-26
Birch pulpwood	23,36	1	-26
Delivery sales
Pine pulpwood	38,90	-2	-25
Spruce pulpwood	41,30	-2	-23
Birch pulpwood	42,47	2	-19

Trade volumes

Roundwood trade volumes from private forests typically increase substantially from April to May, and this was again the case. However, this year the increase was smaller than in previous years.
In May, purchases of industrial roundwood were 30 per cent lower than one year earlier. The volume was 27 per cent below the average for the previous five years.
The cumulative roundwood trade volume for January–May was 28 per cent lower than a year earlier and 18 per cent below the five‑year average. Compared with the previous five years, trade in sawlogs decreased by 15 per cent and trade in pulpwood by 25 per cent. Volumes of spruce sawlogs and spruce pulpwood have declined less than those of other tree species.

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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. In May 2026, the annual increase in consumer prices was 2.1 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.

Wood trade data for statistics are provided by the largest buyers of wood and forest management associations. As the information is not rounded up to correspond to the total non-industrial private wood trade in Finland, the published wood volumes only represent about 90 per cent of the wood purchased by forest industries from non-industrial private forests.