Finland: Sawn timber prices remain low despite sharp rise in log prices

Pine and spruce log prices in Finland started to rise since summer 2022 and despite the fall of sawn timber prices raw-material price has remained high until the autumn 2024. The availability of logs has been medium low but the loggings have been successful during the year, thanks to the long and cold winter and dry summer. The sawn timber demand on export markets has been moderate but even if there has been some increase in the prices, the profitability has remained weak. The combination of moderate demand and low market prices and historically high raw-material prices ...