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The quiet crisis in Nordic timber is no longer easy to ignore

Log price inflation, stricter harvesting policies, weak downstream demand and the disruption…

Storm Dave leaves over 2 million cubic meters of windfallen forest across southern Sweden

A powerful spring storm sweeping across southern Sweden has left a significant…

Roundwood prices continue to fall in Sweden

Roundwood prices continue to fall in Sweden, as forest owners’ association Mellanskog…

Increasingly need for pine as spruce supply tightens

A growing mismatch between raw material supply and construction demand is emerging…

Södra adjusts sawlog prices downward as demand expected to remain weak

Sweden’s forest cooperative Södra has announced a new round of price reductions…

Valmet will cease production at its Swedish site in Sundsvall

Valmet has announced plans to restructure parts of its manufacturing operations in…

Komatsu to acquire Sweden’s Malwa as demand grows for lightweight forestry machines

Komatsu Forest has agreed to acquire Swedish manufacturer Malwa Forest, a producer…

Vida expands product range in Sweden after Karl Hedin sawmill acquisition

The expansion centers on Vida’s distribution warehouse in Orrakullen, Sweden outside the…

A shortage in Central Europe offers a rare opening for Swedish sawmills

Sweden’s forest industry enters the new year after a difficult period marked…

Costly logs and cautious buyers trouble Sweden’s sawmills

The outlook for Sweden’s timber market remains difficult to read as 2026…