Record volume of roundwood was felled in Finland in 2018
78.2 million cubic metres of roundwood was felled in the forests of Finland in 2018, representing an increase of [...]
June 19, 2019
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Metsä Wood inaugurates new Kerto LVL line in Finland
Metsä Wood, the Wood Products Industry of Metsä Group, inaugurated the new Kerto® LVL line in Punkaharju, Finland. The decision [...]
June 12, 2019
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Finland: Roundwood prices shifting downwards in April, but higher yoy
The prices for roundwood in Finland have increased significantly during April 2019, as compared to the same period last year [...]
June 5, 2019
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Finland: Rising sawn timber production in Q1/2019
Pulp and sawn timber production in Finland increased during the first quarter of the year. On the other hand, the [...]
May 7, 2019
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Metsä plans to invest EUR 200 million in a new pine sawmill
Metsä Fibre will launch a pre-engineering phase for the construction of a new pine sawmill with approximately 750,000 [...]
April 30, 2019
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Forecast: Prices and export volumes for Finland’s pine and spruce sawnwood expected to fall this year
Lumber production in Finland grew slightly last year. Domestic consumption grew, but as the exports declined, sawnwood stocks in Finnish [...]
April 9, 2019
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Current sawlog and pulpwood price dynamics in Finland
Sawlog prices in Finland increased for almost all assortments during in February as compared to the same month last year [...]
April 2, 2019
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Record wood pellet production in Finland
More wood pellets were produced and imported in 2018 than ever before. In addition, the exports of wood pellets from [...]
April 1, 2019
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Finland: Exports of softwood lumber in 2018 negatively impacted by slow Chinese demand
The Finnish softwood lumber exports to the world dropped by -6% during January - December 2018, as compared to the same [...]
March 4, 2019
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Stora Enso plans massive lay-offs in Finland due to lumber oversupply and high log prices
Stora Enso prepares for temporary lay-offs in its Wood Products division in Finland. The provisional lay-off plans concern [...]
March 4, 2019
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