For an export-dependent sector like Sweden’s wood industry, recent global turbulence is a cause for concern. At the same time, raw material shortages and deliveries at levels not seen since the 1990s crisis on the Swedish market have put sawmills under pressure. But there are signs of hope on the Swedish horizon — including a raised ROT tax deduction, lowered interest rates, and some increase in construction activity. Additionally, the industry has agreed on a new range of pine construction timber. In a good year, about 3 million cubic meters of wood products are delivered just to the ...