This year's felling is expected to be slightly higher than in 2024

Nyhet | Statistik - 23 September 2025

This year's felling is expected to be 0.5 million cubic meters higher than in 2024, according to a new forecast from the Swedish Forest Agency.

According to the Swedish Forest Agency's forecast, the gross felling for 2025 is estimated to approximately 87.6 million cubic meters standing volume. This is an increase of 0.6 percent compared to 2024. The estimated increase is explained by changes in roundwood consumption and roundwood supply in the Swedish wood-using industry.

The harvest of sawlogs is estimated to decrease by 0.1 million cubic meters. This year's production of sawn wood products in the Swedish forest industry is expected to be approximately the same as in 2024, but as imports of sawlogs to the sawmill industry are expected to increase, this will result in a decrease in domestic sawlogs harvesting.

Pulpwood harvesting is expected to increase by approximately 0.6 million cubic meters. Pulpwood harvesting is expected to increase despite the forest industry's pulp production being estimated to decrease by 2 percent compared to 2024. The increased harvesting is explained by reduced pulpwood imports and the fact that pulpwood stocks are expected to increase during the year.

Firewood harvest in 2025 is estimated to be unchanged compared to 2024.

Explanations

Gross felling: Total harvested trunk volume, including trunks not removed from the forest. Measured in cubic meters standing volume (m3sk) which means the trunk volume above the stump including top and bark but excluding branches.

The statistics, except for forecasted felling, are part of the Official Statistics of Sweden.

The Swedish Forest Agency annually produces a forecast for this year's felling. The forecast which is reported to UNECE/FAO is based on forecasts and assessments of production in sawmills, pulp production, consumption of roundwood for energy purposes, foreign trade of roundwood and stock levels of roundwood.