Sweden: Record strong year for the forest industry – but clouds gather on the horizon

Despite subdued global economic development and an uncertain world market, 2022 was a record-breaking year for the Swedish forest industry. Never before has the forest industry exported such a high value. But now clouds of worry threaten on the horizon in the form of increased interest rates, energy prices and uncertainty in export markets. These are some of the conclusions in the Forest Industries' latest market report "This is how it works for the forest industry" for the full year 2022. The Swedish forest industry reports a record export value of SEK 182 billion (EUR 16 billion) in ...