{"id":88779,"date":"2025-04-17T08:10:56","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T08:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tin.happy-projects.ro\/swedish-forest-industry-faces-weakest-domestic-demand-since-the-1990s\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T09:04:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T09:04:06","slug":"swedish-forest-industry-faces-weakest-domestic-demand-since-the-1990s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/ro\/swedish-forest-industry-faces-weakest-domestic-demand-since-the-1990s\/","title":{"rendered":"Swedish forest industry faces weakest domestic demand since the 1990s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" data-start=\"271\" data-end=\"665\"><span id=\"more-38000\"><\/span>The Swedish forest industry is under significant pressure due to a combination of high costs, weak domestic demand, and global trade uncertainty. According to the latest\u00a0market report published by the <strong data-start=\"525\" data-end=\"585\">Swedish Forest Industries Federation (Skogsindustrierna)<\/strong>, the sector has had a more difficult start to 2025 than previously anticipated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"667\" data-end=\"1008\">Deliveries of wood products to Sweden\u2019s construction sector have dropped to levels not seen since the 1990s crisis. Despite early hopes for a recovery during the spring building season, domestic demand has remained subdued, while rising costs continue to strain profitability across the value chain\u2014from sawmills to pulp and paper producers.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"1010\" data-end=\"1470\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1012\" data-end=\"1470\"><em>\u201cDeliveries of wood products to the Swedish construction sector have reached levels comparable to the 1990s crisis. Combined with high costs and raw material competition, this is putting serious strain on the wood industry. The hope now lies with interest rate cuts and a temporarily increased ROT tax deduction to trigger a recovery in the Swedish market,\u201d<\/em> said Christian Nielsen, wood product market analyst at the <strong data-start=\"1429\" data-end=\"1469\">Swedish Forest Industries Federation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1472\" data-end=\"1929\">The report highlights that 2024 saw a collapse in Swedish demand not witnessed in decades. However, unexpectedly strong export demand from Europe\u2014particularly during the second half of the year\u2014helped offset the losses, allowing annual production to remain stable compared to 2023. This export resilience, however, may be tested in 2025 as the Swedish krona shows signs of strengthening, potentially eroding competitiveness against other European producers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1931\" data-end=\"1971\"><strong data-start=\"1931\" data-end=\"1971\">Trade tensions and currency concerns<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1973\" data-end=\"2355\">The global trade environment has further complicated the outlook. Although the United States is not currently the primary source of concern, the Swedish forest industry remains vulnerable to the wider effects of the ongoing trade war. As one of the world\u2019s largest exporters of pulp, paper, and wood products, Sweden\u2019s industry is highly exposed to geopolitical and economic shifts.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"2357\" data-end=\"2797\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2359\" data-end=\"2797\"><em>\u201cThe recent volatility in trade policy is casting a shadow over Swedish pulp and paper producers, who export 90 percent of their output. If the trade war escalates, it could cause significant disruptions to global trade flows and product allocation. The full consequences are hard to predict, but the potential impacts are very large,\u201d<\/em> said Charlotte Dickens, pulp and paper market analyst at the <strong data-start=\"2756\" data-end=\"2796\">Swedish Forest Industries Federation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2799\" data-end=\"3332\">In the United States, lumber prices surged in early April ahead of a tariff announcement by former President Donald Trump, reflecting market fears of renewed trade restrictions against Canada. Although prices corrected following the decision, the situation remains fluid. Trump\u2019s 90-day pause on global tariffs has provided temporary relief, but the market continues to monitor the implications of a special investigation into the strategic importance of the U.S. lumber market\u2014an investigation expected to conclude by November 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3334\" data-end=\"3381\"><strong data-start=\"3334\" data-end=\"3381\">Short-term uncertainty, long-term potential<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3383\" data-end=\"3700\">The earlier optimism about a global recovery and a rebound in the construction sector has faded, replaced by greater hesitation and a growing sense of uncertainty. For now, the industry\u2019s focus lies on key indicators such as exchange rates, cost levels in competing European countries, and interest rate developments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3702\" data-end=\"4148\">Still, the report from the <strong data-start=\"3761\" data-end=\"3821\">Swedish Forest Industries Federation (Skogsindustrierna)<\/strong> sees potential beyond the current economic cycle. Long-term trends point to rising global demand and tightening supply from other major forest nations over a 5\u201320-year horizon. The recent developments have raised questions about how long the downturn may last and whether conditions could deteriorate further before improving.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"4150\" data-end=\"4354\">Amid these challenges, wood products have also been recognized as strategically important for national security\u2014an acknowledgment that could work in Sweden\u2019s favor in both the European and global context.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Swedish forest industry is under significant pressure due to a combination of high costs, weak domestic demand, and global trade uncertainty. According to the latest\u00a0market report published by the Swedish Forest Industries Federation (Skogsindustrierna), the sector has had a &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/ro\/swedish-forest-industry-faces-weakest-domestic-demand-since-the-1990s\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":96468,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4716],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-88779","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-trends"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Swedish forest industry faces weakest domestic demand since the 1990s - Timber Industry News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/ro\/swedish-forest-industry-faces-weakest-domestic-demand-since-the-1990s\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"ro_RO\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Swedish forest industry faces weakest domestic demand since the 1990s - Timber Industry News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Swedish forest industry is under significant pressure due to a combination of high costs, weak domestic demand, and global trade uncertainty. According to the latest\u00a0market report published by the Swedish Forest Industries Federation (Skogsindustrierna), the sector has had a &hellip; Continue reading &rarr;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/ro\/swedish-forest-industry-faces-weakest-domestic-demand-since-the-1990s\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Timber Industry News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-04-17T08:10:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-09-19T09:04:06+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sweden-39.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"GWMI Admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Scris de\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"GWMI Admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Timp estimat pentru citire\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/swedish-forest-industry-faces-weakest-domestic-demand-since-the-1990s\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/swedish-forest-industry-faces-weakest-domestic-demand-since-the-1990s\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"GWMI Admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/#\/schema\/person\/135a1ae8119d1d1755135add5b7287ff\"},\"headline\":\"Swedish forest industry faces weakest domestic demand since the 1990s\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-04-17T08:10:56+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-09-19T09:04:06+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/swedish-forest-industry-faces-weakest-domestic-demand-since-the-1990s\/\"},\"wordCount\":599,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/swedish-forest-industry-faces-weakest-domestic-demand-since-the-1990s\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sweden-39.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Latest Trends\"],\"inLanguage\":\"ro-RO\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/swedish-forest-industry-faces-weakest-domestic-demand-since-the-1990s\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/swedish-forest-industry-faces-weakest-domestic-demand-since-the-1990s\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/swedish-forest-industry-faces-weakest-domestic-demand-since-the-1990s\/\",\"name\":\"Swedish forest industry faces weakest domestic demand since the 1990s - Timber Industry News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/swedish-forest-industry-faces-weakest-domestic-demand-since-the-1990s\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/swedish-forest-industry-faces-weakest-domestic-demand-since-the-1990s\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sweden-39.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-04-17T08:10:56+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-09-19T09:04:06+00:00\",\"inLanguage\":\"ro-RO\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/swedish-forest-industry-faces-weakest-domestic-demand-since-the-1990s\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"ro-RO\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/swedish-forest-industry-faces-weakest-domestic-demand-since-the-1990s\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sweden-39.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sweden-39.jpg\",\"width\":1600,\"height\":1200},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/\",\"name\":\"Timber Industry News\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"ro-RO\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Timber Industry News\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"ro-RO\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/logo_color.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/logo_color.svg\",\"width\":150,\"height\":57,\"caption\":\"Timber Industry News\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/#\/schema\/person\/135a1ae8119d1d1755135add5b7287ff\",\"name\":\"GWMI Admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"ro-RO\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7e3f366983e368f37c12ad29c07423641931b311f2561bc3cb4b4eaf6f44c3cb?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7e3f366983e368f37c12ad29c07423641931b311f2561bc3cb4b4eaf6f44c3cb?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"GWMI Admin\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Swedish forest industry faces weakest domestic demand since the 1990s - Timber Industry News","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/ro\/swedish-forest-industry-faces-weakest-domestic-demand-since-the-1990s\/","og_locale":"ro_RO","og_type":"article","og_title":"Swedish forest industry faces weakest domestic demand since the 1990s - Timber Industry News","og_description":"The Swedish forest industry is under significant pressure due to a combination of high costs, weak domestic demand, and global trade uncertainty. According to the latest\u00a0market report published by the Swedish Forest Industries Federation (Skogsindustrierna), the sector has had a &hellip; Continue reading &rarr;","og_url":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/ro\/swedish-forest-industry-faces-weakest-domestic-demand-since-the-1990s\/","og_site_name":"Timber Industry News","article_published_time":"2025-04-17T08:10:56+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-09-19T09:04:06+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1600,"height":1200,"url":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sweden-39.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"GWMI Admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Scris de":"GWMI Admin","Timp estimat pentru citire":"3 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/swedish-forest-industry-faces-weakest-domestic-demand-since-the-1990s\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/swedish-forest-industry-faces-weakest-domestic-demand-since-the-1990s\/"},"author":{"name":"GWMI Admin","@id":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/#\/schema\/person\/135a1ae8119d1d1755135add5b7287ff"},"headline":"Swedish forest industry faces weakest domestic demand since the 1990s","datePublished":"2025-04-17T08:10:56+00:00","dateModified":"2025-09-19T09:04:06+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/swedish-forest-industry-faces-weakest-domestic-demand-since-the-1990s\/"},"wordCount":599,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/swedish-forest-industry-faces-weakest-domestic-demand-since-the-1990s\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sweden-39.jpg","articleSection":["Latest Trends"],"inLanguage":"ro-RO","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/swedish-forest-industry-faces-weakest-domestic-demand-since-the-1990s\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/swedish-forest-industry-faces-weakest-domestic-demand-since-the-1990s\/","url":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/swedish-forest-industry-faces-weakest-domestic-demand-since-the-1990s\/","name":"Swedish forest industry faces weakest domestic demand since the 1990s - Timber Industry News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/swedish-forest-industry-faces-weakest-domestic-demand-since-the-1990s\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/swedish-forest-industry-faces-weakest-domestic-demand-since-the-1990s\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sweden-39.jpg","datePublished":"2025-04-17T08:10:56+00:00","dateModified":"2025-09-19T09:04:06+00:00","inLanguage":"ro-RO","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/swedish-forest-industry-faces-weakest-domestic-demand-since-the-1990s\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"ro-RO","@id":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/swedish-forest-industry-faces-weakest-domestic-demand-since-the-1990s\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sweden-39.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sweden-39.jpg","width":1600,"height":1200},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/","name":"\u0218tiri din industria lemnului","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"ro-RO"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/#organization","name":"\u0218tiri din industria lemnului","url":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"ro-RO","@id":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/logo_color.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/logo_color.svg","width":150,"height":57,"caption":"Timber Industry News"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/#\/schema\/person\/135a1ae8119d1d1755135add5b7287ff","name":"GWMI Admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"ro-RO","@id":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7e3f366983e368f37c12ad29c07423641931b311f2561bc3cb4b4eaf6f44c3cb?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7e3f366983e368f37c12ad29c07423641931b311f2561bc3cb4b4eaf6f44c3cb?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"GWMI Admin"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88779","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88779"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88779\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/96468"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88779"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88779"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88779"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}