Prices on roundwood
Here you can find quarterly prices for harvesting assignments and delivery timber for various assortments.
The prices represent volume-weighted average prices for harvesting assignments and delivery timber and are expressed in current prices, with no adjustment for inflation. The statistics are produced using a new method starting from the first quarter of 2025. Comparisons with previous statistics should therefore be made with caution. Definitions and further details can be found under “Good to Know.”
Good to Know
Previous statistics
The Swedish Forest Agency has published statistics on roundwood prices since the late 1960s. For the period 1995–2024, the statistics covered quantities of delivery timber of roundwood measured at the industry by a timber measurement association and priced according to the purchasing companies’ price lists submitted to Biometria, or in some cases, directly by the companies themselves. The statistics were presented by assortments and regions.
New data collection
Since the first quarter of 2025, the Swedish Forest Agency has been conducting a new survey on roundwood prices. In the new questionnaire, companies that purchase roundwood from forest owners provide price information for roundwood that has been measured and calculated during the previous quarter. Data are reported for the delivery forms harvesting assignment and delivery timber, broken down into the assortments: sawlogs of Scots pine, sawlogs of Norway spruce, pulpwood of conifers, pulpwood of broadleaved trees, and fuelwood.
Delivery forms
In forestry, different harvesting methods and delivery systems are used for harvested timber. The two delivery forms harvesting assignment and delivery timber are described below.
Harvesting assignment
A harvesting assignment is a delivery form in which the harvesting is carried out by, or on behalf of, the roundwood buyer. The assignment is considered completed when the entire volume of timber has been delivered to the roadside. The seller’s compensation is based on an agreed price or price list and the volume of timber measured after harvesting. From the specified gross value of the measured volume, the buyer deducts an agreed harvesting cost, which may be either a fixed amount or a running cost per cubic metre.
Delivery timber
Delivered wood is a delivery form in which the roundwood, once harvested, is transported to the roadside by the forest owner or by employees or contractors engaged by the owner. The seller covers the harvesting costs.
Prices
The price is the price the forest owner receives when selling their wood, referring to the price at the roadside. Various types of additions, premiums, and price deductions are included. No deductions are made for transport to industry, harvesting costs, or future regeneration measures. The price is therefore calculated after measurement of the volume, and companies purchasing roundwood from forest owners provide price information for roundwood that has been calculated during the previous quarter.
Current Prices
Note that the prices refer to current prices, with no adjustment made for value changes due to inflation.
Assortments
The assortments are categorized by tree species. Sometimes, sawlogs of Scots pine and Norway spruce are combined into a single category called Sawlogs, and pulpwood of conifers and pulpwood of broadleaved trees are combined into Pulpwood.
Sawlogs of Scots pine
Roundwood assortments of pine intended for further processing in sawmills and other wood mechanical industries. This category includes standard sawlogs, small-diameter sawlogs, short logs, and special assortments such as stem blocks, veneer logs, poles, and plywood logs.
Sawlogs of Norway Spruce
Roundwood assortments of spruce intended for further processing in sawmills and other wood mechanical industries. This category includes standard sawlogs, small-diameter sawlogs, short logs, and special assortments such as stem blocks, veneer logs, poles, and plywood logs.
Pulpwood of conifers
Roundwood assortments intended for paper or textile pulp production from coniferous species. This includes assortments with mixed conifer species as well as assortments consisting of a single conifer species.
Pulpwood of broadleaved trees
Roundwood assortments intended for paper or textile pulp production from broadleaved tree species. This includes assortments with mixed broadleaved tree species as well as assortments consisting of a single broadleaved tree species.
Fuelwood
Roundwood assortments intended for energy purposes.
Regions
The statistics are presented for the following four regions:
Northern Norrland
Southern Norrland
Svealand
Götaland
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Swedish Forest Agency have conducted a new survey on prices for roundwood starting from the first quarter of 2025. The purpose of the new survey is to publish more comprehensive price statistics that include more delivery forms than previously published.
In the new questionnaire, companies that purchase roundwood from forest owners provide price information for roundwood that has been calculated after measuring the volume during the previous quarter. Data are reported for the delivery forms harvesting assignment and delivery timber by the assortments: sawlogs of Scots pine, sawlogs of Norway spruce, pulpwood of conifers, pulpwood of broadleaved trees and fuelwood.
The statistics are presented for the four major regions: Northern Norrland, Southern Norrland, Svealand, and Götaland. The results for the first and second quarters are preliminary and may be revised.
The statistics refer to prices for measured wood where additions are included, and deductions are excluded. The price refers to the purchase price of the wood that the buying company has calculated during the quarter. No deductions are made for harvesting costs.
The new statistics differ from previously published figures in several ways:
- A new method of data collection
- New variables collected
- A somewhat different measurement point
- Changes in what is included in each assortment
Differences compared with earlier statistics mean that comparisons with previously published statistics for delivered wood should be made with caution.
When comparing between regions, it should be taken into account that different regional conditions may influence the results. More details on how various sources of uncertainty affect the statistics can be found in the Quality Report (only available in Swedish).
Quarterly average prices
Below are the preliminary average settlement prices for harvesting assignments and delivery timber for quarters 1,2 and 3 of 2025.
Prices for harvesting assignments
For pine sawlogs, the price was 987 SEK per m³sub in the third quarter, and for spruce sawlogs, it was 1,207 SEK per m³sub for the same quarter. For both pine and spruce sawlogs, this represents a decrease compared with the second quarter.
For pulpwood of conifers, the price was 654 SEK per m³sub in the third quarter, an increase compared with the second quarter. For pulpwood of broadleaved trees, the price was 651 SEK per m³sub, which also increased compared with the second quarter.
The price for fuelwood was 553 SEK per m³sub in the third quarter, and therefore unchanged in comparison to the previous quarter.
Prices for delivery timber
Prices for delivery timber are also presented alongside older statistics for delivery timber. There is a break in the time series between the fourth quarter of 2024 and the first quarter of 2025, as illustrated in the figure below. Fuelwood is not reported for delivery timber due to insufficient data.
For sawlogs of Scots pine and Norway spruce, the prices were 1,069 and 1,221 SEK per m³sub, respectively, for the third quarter. For both sawlogs of Scots pine and Norway spruce, this represented a decrease compared with the third quarter.
The unit SEK/m3s ub refers to SEK per cubic meters solid volume under bark.
For pulpwood of conifers, the price was 680 SEK per m³sub in the third quarter, which was an increase compared with the second quarter. For pulpwood of broadleaved trees, the price was 693 SEK per m³sub in the third quarter, which also decreased compared with the previous quarter.
The unit SEK/m3s ub refers to SEK per cubic meters solid volume under bark.