Stocks of roundwood and pulp chips
The statistics describe stock volumes of softwood sawlogs, pulpwood and pulp chips at industry sites, terminals and roadside. Stock volumes vary over time and between different parts of the country. As of 30 June 2026, the total stock volume of softwood sawlogs, pulpwood and pulp chips amounted to 9.7 million cubic metres.
Changes in the survey
Ahead of 2026, a review was carried out of the respondents included in the survey. The number of respondents has not changed to any significant extent. However, following the change, the survey covers larger stock volumes. Overall, the changes are estimated to have increased the stock volume by approximately 350.000 m³f ub.
The changes mean improved quality. They should therefore be considered when comparing with previous results.
Since 2013, the Swedish Forest Agency collects quarterly data on stock volumes of softwood sawlogs, pulpwood, pulp chips and roundwood for energy purposes. The statistics cover the volumes of wood in stock at sawmills, pulp and paper mills, forest companies and purchasing enterprises.
During the period 1975-2012, Statistics Sweden (SCB) collected quarterly data for pulpwood and pulp chips as well as annual stock volumes for softwood sawlogs, partly on behalf of the Swedish Forest Agency and the Swedish Forest Industries Federation.
Definitions and explanations
- Sawmill/processing industry - Plant where sawing of round timber takes place with or without integration with further processing, such as planning, packaging and furniture manufacturing.
- Terminal - Intermediate storage site where debarking, sorting and measurement may occur, such as railway terminal and port.
- Roadside and other - stocks at forest road side.
- Softwood sawlogs - Sawlogs of pine and spruce.
- Mixed softwood pulpwood - Pulpwood of pine and mixture of softwood pulpwood. Has also been called pine/softwood pulpwood in the survey, but softwood pulpwood is the name used by the industry.
- Spruce pulpwood - Pulpwood consisting solely of Norway spruce.
- Hardwood pulpwood - Pulpwood consisting of hardwood.
- Roundwood for energy purposes - not including chips or other volumes than roundwood.
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Stocks of wood raw material
As of 30 June 2026, total stocks of coniferous sawlogs, pulp chips and pulpwood amounted to 9.7 million cubic metres. This is a decrease of approximately 1.1 million cubic metres compared with the reported stock volume in the previous quarter. All volumes are given in solid cubic metres under bark (m³f ub).
- Coniferous sawlogs: 3.5 million cubic metres (- 23 percent),
- Pulpwood: 5.2 million cubic metres (- 4 percent),
- Pulp chips: 1 million cubic metres (+ 19 percent).
Stock volume over time
The average total stock volume during the second quarter over the past five years was 8.6 million m³f ub. For softwood sawlogs, the corresponding average was 2.6 million m³f ub. For pulpwood, the average was 5 million m³f ub, and for pulp chips 1 million m³f ub.
According to the survey, the largest wood stocks were recorded in the early 1970s. At that time, the stock volume of pulpwood was between 10 and 17 million m³f ub. The stock volume of softwood sawlogs was 4 million m³f ub, and the stock volume of pulp chips was between 1 and 2 million m³f ub. Since then, stock volumes have decreased, especially for pulpwood.
Coniferous pulpwood accounts for the largest share of the stock volume of pulpwood. As of 30 June 2026, coniferous pulpwood accounted for 80 percent and hardwood pulpwood for 20 percent of the total pulpwood volume.
From 2023 spruce pulpwood is included in softwood pulpwood.
Stocks by wood balance region
The statistics present stock volume by wood balance region. The volume varies between different wood balance regions. This is mainly due to differences in the structure of the forest industry between regions.