The availability of wood will soon be a real concern in Finland

Wood prices are still surprisingly high in Finland. The wood market will continue to be tight, and the new EU regulation worries industry players. The Finnish forest industry is doing badly as the prices of wood have not really relaxed. "In this economic cycle, wood prices have not reacted downward in the normal way," says OP portfolio manager Tapio Tilli. He manages the bank's forest fund. "We have made the first wood purchases for next year. Wood is still traded at a surprisingly high price level." The import of wood from Russia stopped last year ...