Finnish sawmills face sluggish demand, decreased exports, and falling prices this year

The demand for Finland's forest industry products on the world market will remain sluggish this year, which can be seen in the decrease in production and export volumes and especially in the decrease in export prices. The general situation in the economic bulletin describes the uncertainties caused by the situation in Ukraine, inflation, energy availability, and the rise in interest rates. Export prices are falling, but from a high level. It is predicted that the production and export of lumber from Finland will decrease by 2–3 percent and the export price by about a quarter compared to ...