Forests and wood supply

Improving the availability of wood raw material is a prerequisite for forest industry investments and for its competitiveness. Our current forest resources present an opportunity to substantially increase the use of domestic timber.

Roundwood imports from Russia to Finland are an established part of the forest industry’s operations

Roundwood imports from Russia to Finland have a long tradition. It is an important part of the forest industry’s international operations, where raw materials, too, move freely.

The Finnish forest industry develops the forest sector in northwest Russia

The Finnish forest industry has been actively developing the forest sector in northwest Russia for almost 20 years now. The total value of investments already exceeds one billion euro.

Demand for domestic wood

If more timber was available from private forests, Finland’s GDP would grow by hundreds of millions of euro each year. Increased use of domestic timber would create jobs across Finland.

The forest industry needs a steady supply of wood raw material at competitive prices

The main objectives of the national forest policy must be increased forest utilisation and taking advantage of sustainable harvesting opportunities. To ensure wood supply for the growing demand, it is crucial to encourage forest owners to sell wood.

Finnish forest management must be taken in a more professional way

Industry operations demand a steady availability of competitively priced wood on the market. Raising the forest utilisation rate and improving the delivery of wood to the market requires drastic structural changes in forest ownership.

Finland’s forest resources grow constantly

Finland’s forests grow by over 100 million cubic metres a year. Growth exceeds annual drain, so our forest resources are growing all the time. At the same time forests are taking an increasing amount of CO2 from the atmosphere.