Changes and corrections to wood consumption statistics
This page shows the changes to the statistics from 2020 onwards and the revisions from January 2022 onwards, such as mergers of statistics and name changes. A correction is a revision to the content of a statistical release made after this release date. Major revisions will also be published in an additional release.
Change in statistics 1.1.2025
Forest chips sub-classification used for heat-only and combined heat and power plants (CHP) in the statistics on Wood in energy generation (2000-2023) was harmonised with Statistics Finland's fuel classification. The formerly separate categories of Small-sized trees and Large-sized timber were combined into the fuel category of Roundwood, which is consistent with the content of Statistics Finland's Fuel Classification category of Chips from roundwood (21.10.20). The merging of the categories was done in order to harmonise the classifications of the different statistical authorities and to clarify the classification based on an internal quality assessment by the Natural Resources Institute of Finland.
Correction of statistical data 22.4.2024
Forest industries’ wood consumption 2022
published on 27.4.2023
There was an error in the 2022 statistics which has further affected the species ratios of logs used for pine logs and spruce logs, and the species ratios of pulpwood used for pine pulpwood and hardwood pulpwood. The errors have had no impact on the total use of logs, pulpwood and roundwood.
The errors in the species classification in the 2022 data have been corrected. As a result of the correction, the following changes were made to the recorded species:
- Domestic wood: spruce logs +774 947 m3 and pine logs -774 947 m3
- Domestic wood: pine pulpwood +503 934 m3 and hardwood pulpwood -503 934 m3
- Imported wood: pine pulpwood +358 873 m3 and hardwood pulpwood -358 873 m3
Correction of statistical data 12.4.2023
Forest industries’ wood consumption 2021
published on 27.4.2022
An error in the figures for provincial consumption of hardwood logs that has also affected provincial total consumption of logs and roundwood.
An error in the 2021 figures for hardwood logs, logs total and roundwood total by region has been corrected. The correction applies to the following regions: Kymenlaakso (+6 086 m3), South Karelia (+278 m3), Etelä-Savo (+346 564 m3), Pohjois-Savo (+9 034 m3), North Karelia (+123 646 m3) and Central Finland (+239 465 m3). The correction had no impact on the national figures or on the sectoral data.