Finland's timber market entered the summer holiday period with noticeably weaker trading activity, ending several months of intensive buying that had pushed procurement costs to some of the highest levels seen in recent years. Weekly purchasing volumes fell sharply, while average prices for both sawlogs and pulpwood moved lower across most assortments.
The slowdown does not point to a collapse in industrial wood consumption. Instead, it suggests that buyers are stepping back after securing substantial volumes earlier in the year, when competition for raw material intensified and forest owners benefited from exceptionally strong prices.
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