When Russia invaded Ukraine, sanctions swiftly followed, including a total ban on Russian timber imports into the EU and other Western countries. The sanctions have led to a global shortage of timber right across Europe – with Finland amongst the countries most impacted by the conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Wood Central reports that Finland imported about 7\u201310% of the raw wood used in the processing industry from Russia. In southeastern Finland, the share of Russian wood used by mills was much higher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stora Enso and Metsa Wood were amongst a raft of Western Companies that relied heavily on the Russian market for feedstock<\/a>, with Stora Enso’s decision to close its Sunila pulp mill in Kotka related to the import ban on raw Russian logs.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n