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Finland: logging volume 29% up in June 2018

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In June 2018, an all-time high volume of 5.1 million m3 of roundwood was harvested for use by the forest industries in Finland. This logging volume was 29% up over the previous year and 52% up over the ten-year June average, reports Natural Resource Institute Finland (Luke).

Sawlogs accounted for 2.1 million m3 and pulpwood for 3.0 million m3 out of the total roundwood harvested for the industrial purposes.

Industrial roundwood logging volumes from forests in non-industrial private ownership were 3.9 million m3. The Finnish forest industry companies and the state harvested 1.1 million m3 of roundwood from their forests.

Besides, in June 2018, 333,000 m3 of wood was harvested in Finland for energy production.

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Slovenia: The value of purchased roundwood increased by 15% in April

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Slovenia’s roundwood purchased from private owners in April 2018 was worth Euro 6.2 million, which is about 55% more than in the previous month, mainly due to the higher quantity of purchased wood, reports  the Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia.

The value of purchased sawlogs and veneer logs was higher by about 56%, of wood fuel by more than 62%, of pulpwood by about 48% and of other industrial roundwood by about 41%.

The value of roundwood purchased from private owners in April 2018 was 15% higher than in April 2017, mainly due to the higher quantity of purchased wood. The value of purchased sawlogs and veneer logs was higher by more than 10%, of wood fuel by almost 75% and of pulpwood by about 45%.

On the other hand, the value of purchased other industrial roundwood was by almost 38% lower than in the same month last year.