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Metsä Group to close a sawmill in Finland

The change negotiations concerning the Merikarvia sawmill of Metsä Fibre, part of…

IKEA’s parent company buys forestland in Finland, Estonia and Latvia

Ingka Investments, the investment arm of Ingka Group, the parent company IKEA…

Ponsse plans to reduce jobs, blames loss of Russian market

Ponsse is renewing its operating model worldwide. The Finnish forest machine manufacturer’s…

Finland: Log price overview for January 2024

In January, the average price paid for spruce logs in standing sales…

Chairman of the Finnish sawmill industry: There will be a big shortage of wood in the world

Matti Kylävainio, the chairman of Sahateollisuus ry (Finnish Sawmills Association), predicts that…

Koskisen: Profitability affected by high price of wood

The financial performance of the Koskisen Group declined last year. The operating…

Strikes in Finland to hit forest, sawmill industry

In Finland there will be a three-day general strike in mid-February (February…

Finland: Log prices on the rise in December

The average price paid for spruce logs in December standing sales in…

Promising outlook in 2024 for Finland’s forest industry

Last year’s wood trade in Finland was lower in terms of volume…

Finland’s softwood lumber exports on the rise; boost in raw wood imports from Latvia

Finland’s export volume of softwood lumber increased last October from a year…