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After the end of Russian timber import, Finnish forestry will mainly look for alternative timber from domestic areas. In the spring of this year, the Finnish forest company added purchasing organizations.

Even if Finland's timber procurement increases, there are still challenges in harvesting and transportation - the timber imported from Russia (mainly pulp timber and sawdust) is basically harvested and transported to Finland by Russian workers with Russian equipment, but it is not clear whether Finland has enough equipment and drivers to replace Russian workers.

According to Finnish machinery entrepreneurs, this largely depends on how much more wood is to be harvested. There will hardly be any problems this year, because the spring strike has reduced timber consumption, and some timber was imported from Russia at the beginning of the year.

"If we're talking about millions of cubic meters of extra harvest, that's not a problem." Simo jaakkola, executive vice president of Finnish machinery entrepreneurs, said.

However, if the quantity of timber imported from Russia last year (just over 9million cubic meters) is replaced next year, the situation will be more challenging.

"Although there are enough equipment, the next question is whether there are enough employees to work." Jaakkola said.

However, not all timber that replaces Russian imports will be purchased domestically. It should also be noted that the amount of industrial timber felled in Finland has changed greatly in recent years, even exceeding the amount imported from Russia - 2012-2021, with an output of 52-64 million cubic meters. Therefore, it still faces many challenges to replace Russian timber with domestic timber resources.