Ponsse had a difficult year: “Investment decision-making slowed down”

Ponsse estimates that the difficulties in the forest industry were reflected in the sales of forest machines. Last year was challenging for Ponsse. The forest machinery manufacturer's operating profit fell by more than a fifth to 37 million euros and net sales decreased to 750 million euros, which is almost 9 percent less than the previous year. Due to the geopolitical situation, there was a lot of uncertainty in the markets. "The difficulties in our clear business drivers, the sawmill industry and the chemical forest industry, were reflected in forest machine sales. Our customers' investment decision ...