A total of 3.9 million m3 of roundwood was harvested in Finland for industrial use in June, taking the January-June total to 30.3 million m3

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HELSINKI , August 15, 2023 (press release) –

In June 2023, a total of 3.9 million cubic metres of roundwood was harvested for industrial use. This removal volume was down 13% from the previous year and down 12% from the five-year June average. In January-June, 30.3 million cubic metres of roundwood were harvested for use by the forest industries. This removal volume was down 1% from the previous year and down 4% from the five-year average.

Sawlogs accounted for 1.7 million m³ and pulpwood for 2,1 million m³ of the industrial roundwood removal.
Industrial roundwood removals from non-industrial private forests were 3.0 million cubic metres, down by 13% from the year before.
The felling volume in forest industry companies’ forests and state-owned forests was 0.9 million cubic metres, down by 15% from the year before.
Energywood removals totalled 700,000 cubic metres, of which delimbed stems and whole-trees was 47%.

Felling volumes (m3) and change (%) of commercial fellings by roundwood assortment, January-June 2023

	Felling volumes	Compared to the previous year	Compared to the average of the previous five year
	1 000 m3	%	%
Industrial roundwood total	30 346	-1	-4
Logs total	12 810	-5	-1
Pine logs	5 859	3	6
Spruce logs	6 439	-11	-5
Hardwood logs	511	-10	-8
Pulpwood total	17 536	2	-6
Pine pulpwood	7 981	7	-3
Spruce pulpwood	5 115	2	-2
Hardwood pulpwood	4 440	-5	-15
Energywood total	2 930	-1	28

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