Timber sales subdued in Finland
March 21 2011 The Finnish forest industry bought 0.8 million cubic meters of timber from private forests in February, one-fifth less than in January.
The volume procured through standing sales increased ten percent, but purchases for delivery halved. The demand for wood is good, according to the Finnish Forest Industries Federation.The volume of purchases in January-February was 1.7 million cubic meters, down 23 percent from the corresponding period last year. Log purchases reduced by one-third and pulpwood procurements by 17 percent.The prices of pine and birch pulpwood rose between one and two percent, and spruce pulpwood was up three percent.