Price for wood pellets imported to the EU contracted 7%.

Price for lumber exported from Finnish contracted 9%.

Price for lumber exported from Swedish contracted 8%.

Price for wood furniture exported from Italian expanded 41%.

Price for lumber exported from Finnish to Algeria dipped 1.7%.

Price for pulpwood imported to Finland upped 5%.

Price for lumber exported from Norwegian dipped 2%.

Price for OSB exported from Norwegian lost 5%.

Price for logs exported from Norwegian decreased 10%.

Price for wood pellets exported from Vietnamese to South Korea slid 3%.

Price for newsprint paper exported from South Korea rose 3%.

Price for wood chips imported to South Korea slid 2%.

Price for wood pellets imported to South Korea grew 7%.

The expansions will create greater opportunities for local forest management and help maintain fibre supplies for local facilities.

Several producers improved results, while mill closures reduced Nordic lumber capacity and production.

The Estonian mill will add and modernize veneer and plywood production lines, with start-up scheduled from autumn 2027.