Volumes and prices in roundwood trade, 8/2026

Roundwood trade volumes typically increase markedly in August, but this time trading activity picked up only slightly from July. The purchase volume in August was 17 percent lower than a year earlier and more than one-third below the average for the previous five years. The cumulative purchase volume for January–August was one-fifth lower than in previous years.

Price changes remained moderate. The average standing sales prices of coniferous logs stayed at the July level, while the price of birch logs increased slightly. Changes in pulpwood prices were also minor.

Timber prices

In standing sales, prices of coniferous logs in August remained at the same average level as in July. Spruce logs were sold for more than EUR 83 per cubic metre and pine logs for just over EUR 77 per cubic metre. The average price of birch logs increased by two percent to above EUR 63 per cubic metre.
Standing sales prices of pulpwood remained at July levels, with changes of less than one percent. The average price of spruce pulpwood was EUR 25 per cubic metre, while pine and birch pulpwood were sold for approximately EUR 23 per cubic metre.
The average standing sales prices of pulpwood in the whole country have declined by about EUR 12, or one-third, from the price peak reached last year’s summer. Prices have fallen more in thinnings than in regeneration fellings, and the real prices of pulpwood from first thinnings have already decreased by around 45 percent.
In delivery sales, prices of coniferous pulpwood remained close to July levels. Spruce pulpwood was priced slightly above EUR 43 per cubic metre and pine pulpwood at more than EUR 40 per cubic metre. The average price of birch pulpwood declined by six percent to below EUR 42 per cubic metre. Compared with the peak prices recorded a little over a year ago, prices have fallen by around one-quarter.

Average roundwood prices and their real changes in August 2026

	August 2026	Compared to the previous month	Compared to the previous year as a whole
	€/m³	%	%
Standing sales
Pine logs	77,35	0	-5
Spruce logs	83,25	0	-1
Birch logs	63,16	2	-5
Pine pulpwood	22,89	1	-27
Spruce pulpwood	24,97	1	-25
Birch pulpwood	23,10	-1	-27
Delivery sales
Pine pulpwood	40,44	-2	-22
Spruce pulpwood	43,24	0	-19
Birch pulpwood	41,65	-6	-20

Trade volumes

Roundwood purchase volumes typically increase markedly in August, but this time purchases increased by only a few per cent from the July level. The purchase volume in August was 17 percent lower than a year earlier and more than one-third below the average for the previous five years.
During January–August, 19 percent less roundwood was purchased than in the corresponding period a year earlier. The cumulative purchase volume was also 19 percent below the average for the previous five years.

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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 August 2026, the annual increase in consumer prices was 2.2 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.