Volumes and prices in roundwood trade, 9/2025

In September, industrial roundwood purchases were down by two-fifths compared to last year. The cumulative purchase volume for January–September was 10 percent lower than a year ago. 

Average prices for all roundwood assortment fell in September. In standing sales, the average prices of pine and spruce logs have fallen by more than five euros since June, and the prices of other roundwood assortments have fallen by almost as much. 

Timber prices

• In standing sales in September, spruce logs were sold for just under EUR 81 per cubic meter and pine logs for just under EUR 79 per cubic meter. Average prices fell by over one euro, or 2%, compared to August. The average price of birch logs remained at almost EUR 65.
• The standing sale price of pulpwood fell by a greater percentage than that of logwood. The average price of spruce pulpwood fell to EUR 32, while the prices of pine and birch pulpwood fell below EUR 30.
• In standing sales, the average price of pine logs has fallen by almost six euros since June, and the price of spruce and birch logs by around five euros. The prices of pulpwood have fallen by almost as much. Despite this, the real prices of pine and spruce logs remained 1–2 percent higher than the average level for the whole of last year, while the prices of other roundwood assortments fell 1–4 percent below last year's average prices.
• Prices also fell in delivery sales. The prices of pulpwood dropped four to five percent from August to between EUR 50 and EUR 53.

Average timber prices and their real changes, September 2025

Trade volumes

• In September, 41 percent less industrial roundwood was purchased from private forests than last year. This was 34 percent below the average figures for the previous five years.
• Purchase volumes have been significantly lower than last year since May, meaning that the cumulative volume of roundwood sales for January–September was already 10% lower than a year ago. However, the average for the previous five years was exceeded by one percent.

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 September 2025, the annual increase in consumer prices was 0.5 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.