Political strikes in March 2024 severely impacted Finland's forest industry, causing a significant drop in exports and imports. The value of forest industry exports fell to Euro 0.60 billion from a monthly average of Euro 1.00 billion in the previous year. This represents a sharp decline in economic activity in one of Finland's key sectors. In March, Finland imported 0.39 million cubic metres of wood, 23% less than the previous year's monthly average. However, imports of wood chips bucked the trend, increasing by 19%. From January to March 2024, the forest industry ...