Press Release – For Immediate Release
Seattle, USA.
April 2009
The forest industry in Finland dramatically reduces its dependence on logs from
Russia in 2008, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly.
Finland imported 24 percent fewer logs from Russia in the...
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Press Release – For Immediate Release
Seattle, USA.
April 2009
The forest industry in Finland dramatically reduces its dependence on logs from
Russia in 2008, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly.
Finland imported 24 percent fewer logs from Russia in the 4Q/08 as compared to the
same quarter in 2007.
With the uncertainty surrounding the log export taxes and timber
market conditions in Russia, it is likely that the Finnish forest industry will rely less on
Russian timber in the future.
Log consumption in Finland was substantially lower in 2008 than in the previous year.
Total harvests were down about seven percent, with log deliveries from small private
owners 25% lower than in 2007.
Contrary to domestic log deliveries, log imports
increased by three percent, totaling over 13 million m3 last year.
However, shipments fell
dramatically late in 2008, with softwood imports in the 4Q/08 down 24% from the same
quarter in 2007 and hardwood log imports declining 28% over the same time per
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