Metsä’s plans for a new pine sawmill in Finland ongoing
Metsä Fibre, part of Metsä Group, has awarded ÅF Pöyry with the pre-engineering assignment [...]
June 12, 2019
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Finnish Raute gets €12 million order from Plyterra in Russia
Finnish Raute Corporation has received orders worth over €12m from CJSC Plyterra in Russia.   [...]
May 15, 2019
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Finnish sawlog prices on the rise in February
Sawlog prices in Finland increased for almost all assortments during in February as compared to the same month last year [...]
April 10, 2019
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Record pellet production in Finland
More wood pellets were produced and imported in 2018 than ever before. In addition, the exports [...]
April 9, 2019
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Finland: Softwood lumber to China collapse in 2018
The Finnish softwood lumber exports to the world dropped by -6% during January - December 2018, as [...]
March 12, 2019
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Stora Enso plans lay-offs in Finland, oversupply in the sawn timber market blamed
Stora Enso prepares for temporary lay-offs in its Wood Products division in Finland. The provisional lay-off plans concern [...]
March 12, 2019
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Finland: Pine and spruce logs prices rise at the beginning of the year
In January 2019, the Finnish pine log stumpage price came up to EUR 60.0 per m3, and the spruce [...]
March 11, 2019
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Pölkky Oy plans to invest EUR 30 million in its wood production facilities
Finnish Pölkky Oy has announced a major investment program, targeting its production facilities in northern Finland. The investment program [...]
March 4, 2019
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Roundwood prices in Finland grew by 6% during 2018
For the Finnish wood industry, the year 2018 was characterized by a clear rise in the real stumpage prices of [...]
March 4, 2019
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Finnish lumber production increased during 2018
Production volumes of the Finnish sawmills in the fourth quarter of 2018 fell slightly [...]
February 19, 2019
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