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Rising policy costs add to price pressure in Swedish forest products market

Sweden’s forest products sector is heading into 2026 under sustained price and…

Market expert: “In practice, the tariffs affect the US itself”

US President Donald Trump briefly escalated trade tensions in mid-January by threatening…

Forestry regulations trigger large forest divestment in Sweden

Sweden’s largest private forest owner, Roger Akelius, has announced plans to sell…

Production discipline reshapes the outlook for Swedish sawmills in 2026

After a grueling year of production cuts and squeezed margins, the global…

Storm Johannes fells about 10 million m³ of forest across Sweden

A severe winter storm that swept across northern and central Sweden in…

IKEA gains full control of Latvian forestry company after competition approval

Sweden’s IKEA Forestry Investment AB has received approval from Latvia’s Competition Council…

Södra gets green light to expand Kindasågen sawmill

Swedish forest owners’ cooperative Södra is moving ahead with a major long-term…

Storm fells several million cubic metres of timber in northern Sweden

A severe winter storm has caused extensive forest damage across parts of…

Sawlog prices ease in Sweden

Roundwood prices in Sweden moved only modestly during the third quarter of…

Sweden lowers roundwood prices as market pressure weighs on sawmills

Sweden’s state-owned forest company Sveaskog has lowered its roundwood price lists across…