Finland imported 11.86 million cubic metres of wood in 2019. The volume of wood imports increased by 3% from the previous year, as Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) reported.
Of all imported wood, pulpwood made up 57% and wood chips 33%. Logs only accounted for 3%. Pulpwood imports decreased by 7% from the previous year, whereas chip imports increased by more than one quarter. Birch pulpwood was the most imported wood assortment, accounting for 40% of all wood imports. Russia made up 74% and the Baltic region 21% of total imports of wood. The value of wood imports was Euro 0.51 billion.
The volume of Finland’s wood exports is considerably lower than the volume of imports. Exports of roundwood totalled 1.89 million cubic metres, down by 4% from the previous year. Of all exported wood, pulpwood made up a little more than half and logs 27%. Of total wood exports, 79% were exported to neighbouring Sweden. It was followed by Poland, with its share, however, remaining at 5%.
