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Quantity and value of annual fellings (3.2)
The amount of commercial roundwood removal13, depends
above all on how much regenerative felling and thinning is done,
according to demand for forest industry products and thereby
the demand for domestic wood raw material in the industry. A
forest owner’s revenue from wood sales depends on the structure
of his/her forests, the incidence of regenerative fellings and
thinnings, and the prices paid for the wood.
Between 2000 and 2010, the annual roundwood removal was 59
million cubic metres on average, consisting of 48% pulpwood,
43% logs and 9% fuelwood.
The mean annual gross stumpage earnings14 in Finland for the
period 2002-2010 were EUR 1,800 million, or EUR 88 per hectare of forest
land per year. Logs accounted for 71% of total wood sales
revenue.
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| Thinning with harvesters are often carried out in winter time,
when the ground is frozen and covered by snow in order to avoid
damages on the soil and trees left on site. |
Figure 3.2a. Total roundwood removals, 1985–2010.
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Figure 3.2b. Gross stumpage earnings, 1965–2010.
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Figure 3.2c. Gross stumpage earnings per ha of forest land, 1965–2010.
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13 Roundwood removals is the sum total of wood felled in forests during the
year in question. It comprises wood felled for industry and for exports, firewood
for small residential houses, and wood for contract sawing.
14 Gross stumpage earnings is the sum of the value of stumpage earnings and of
wood felled by forest owners for their own use. The majority of earnings come
from wood felled for industry and for exports.
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