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April 11, 2025

Finland: Logging restrictions could seriously impact sawmill industry, says Keitele Timber’s CEO

The logging restrictions required by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC)  could cause significant economic losses for the Finnish sawmill industry and lead to job losses. "For example, a 20 percent logging restriction and the resulting permanent reduction in production would mean a reduction of almost a hundred person-years in a company that offers around 300 jobs," says Matti Kylävainio , CEO of Keitele Timber Oy , in an interview with Audiomedia, which follows the forestry industry. “In addition, logging restrictions would reduce forest owners' stumpage income, the income of transporters and other subcontractors, and ...

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