Volumes and prices in roundwood trade, 9/2026

Roundwood trade picked up markedly in September, with twice as much wood purchased as in August. The trade volume was 50 per cent higher than a year earlier and six per cent above the average for September over the previous five years.

Prices in standing sales declined. The real average prices of coniferous logs fell by one per cent from August, while pulpwood prices decreased by three to four per cent.

Timber prices

In standing sales in September, spruce logs were sold for an average of just over EUR 83 and pine logs for EUR 77 per cubic metre. The real average price of both assortments decreased by one per cent from August. The average price of birch logs fell by two per cent to around EUR 62.
Standing sales prices of pulpwood fell by three to four per cent. The average price of spruce pulpwood declined to EUR 24, while pine and birch pulpwood prices fell to just over EUR 22.
Prices in delivery sales moved in different directions. The price of pine pulpwood increased by two per cent to just over EUR 41 per cubic metre, and the price of birch pulpwood by three per cent to more than EUR 43. The price of spruce pulpwood, in contrast, decreased by two per cent to just under EUR 43.

Average roundwood prices and their real changes in September 2026

	September 2026	Compared to the previous month	Compared to the previous year as a whole
	€/m³	%	%
Standing sales
Pine logs	77,08	-1	-6
Spruce logs	83,26	-1	-1
Birch logs	62,27	-2	-7
Pine pulpwood	22,42	-3	-29
Spruce pulpwood	24,21	-4	-28
Birch pulpwood	22,34	-4	-30
Delivery sales
Pine pulpwood	41,49	2	-21
Spruce pulpwood	42,87	-2	-20
Birch pulpwood	43,34	3	-18

Trade volumes

In September, twice as much wood was purchased as in August. The trade volume was 50 per cent higher than a year earlier and six per cent above the average for September over the previous five years.
During January–September, 14 per cent less wood was purchased than in the corresponding period a year earlier. The volume was 16 per cent 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 September 2026, the annual increase in consumer prices was 2.5 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.