The Finnish forest industry purchased 2.9 million cubic metres of wood from private forest owners in October. The amount matched the September procurement volume. The January-October aggregate purchase volume stood at 20.7 million cubic metres, with pulpwood accounting for 11.5 and sawlogs for 8.4 million cubic metres.Stable timber sales expected to continue for the rest of the year, according to the Finnish Forest Industries.The industry needs domestic wood and timber sales are accordingly expected to proceed at a stable pace for the remainder of the year. All timber grades are in good demand. The exceptionally warm weather of this autumn has boosted demand especially for sites that can be harvested also when the ground is unfrozen. Demand for winter harvesting locations may vary regionally.Pulpwood prices decreased 1-3% from September. The average price of pine pulpwood was 16 Euro per cubic metre and birch pulpwood cost 15 Euro per cubic metre. Spruce pulpwood fetched 19 Euro per cubic metre on average./KB