Finland set a new record in July 2024, harvesting 3.8 million m3 of industrial roundwood. This volume marked a 17% increase compared to the average of the previous five years, according to the latest data from the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke). Despite this high July figure, cumulative harvesting from January to July remained at the same level as the previous year.
Sawlog removals accounted for 1.7 million m3, while pulpwood removals reached 2.1 million m3. The bulk of the roundwood, 2.9 million m3, came from non-industrial private forests, representing a 25% increase from the previous year. Forest industry companies’ forests and state-owned forests contributed 0.9 million m3, a 36% year-over-year rise.
Energywood removals totaled 507,000 m3, with delimbed stems and whole trees making up 36% of that amount.
For the first seven months of 2024, total commercial fellings amounted to 33.2 million m3, a 1% decrease from the previous year and 3% below the five-year average. Logs performed well, with a 3% increase over both the previous year and the five-year average. In particular, pine logs saw an 8% increase compared to the five-year average. However, pulpwood saw a 4% decline from the previous year, with hardwood pulpwood falling 7%.
Energywood removals maintained stable volumes, equaling last year’s figures but marking a 13% rise from the five-year average.
Source: Finland reaches record high for industrial roundwood harvesting in July