Forecast: Chinese lumber imports from the Nordic countries to exceed those from Canada
In early 2020, due to oversupply, the declining prices made European lumber producers more globally competitive [...]
June 17, 2020
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Log prices in Finland expected to fall by 3-4% this year
This year, the decline in the Finnish timber market continues as the forest industry's production shutdowns in the early [...]
June 17, 2020
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Impact of coronavirus on exports of the Finnish forest industry
How does the global recession caused by the coronavirus affect the exports and prices of the Finnish forest industry?  [...]
May 25, 2020
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Roundwood purchases drop sharply in Finland
The timber trade has been quieter in recent years than in recent years. In January-April [...]
May 21, 2020
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Roundwood prices in Finland start to rise in March
Trade of roundwood in non-industrial private forests went up in March. However, it was one fifth smaller than the [...]
May 11, 2020
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Finnish pine in limited supply; prices in Chinese markets on the rise
Finnish pine lumber shipments to China in the first quarter of this year fell by more than 50% compared with [...]
May 5, 2020
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Finland’s forest industry buys far less roundwood in Q1/2020
In Finland, the quantities of roundwood purchased from the timber industry in the first quarter were well below the figures [...]
May 4, 2020
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Some sawmills in Finland are running despite coronavirus pandemic
Despite the emergency situation caused by the coronavirus, everyday life at Koskisen production plants is still close to normal. Logs [...]
April 30, 2020
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Trade of logs in Finland falls drastically
Trade of roundwood in Finland continued at a slow pace in February. In January and in [...]
April 20, 2020
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Finland’s sawmill industry expected to be hit hard by the coronavirus crisis
The coronavirus crisis strikes Finland's forest sector with varying degrees of impact. On the whole [...]
April 7, 2020
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