According to the latest report by the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), timber trade heated up in 2024, with real prices for all roundwood assortments rising sharply and an exceptionally high volume of timber trade.
Compared to the previous year, pulpwood prices increased the most, by 17-20 percent in standing sales by species and by 8-11 percent in delivery sales. The standing sales price of pine logs rose by 7 percent and the price of spruce logs almost as much.
The total amount of industrial roundwood purchased in 2024 was the second highest ever recorded. It exceeded the average of the previous year and the previous five years by one fifth.
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