Finnish paper and board production decreased by 3% year on
year to 2.8 million tonnes in the third quarter, according to figures from the
Finnish Forest Industries Federation (FFIF).
This is an improvement compared to the approximately 2.6
million tonnes produced in Q1 and Q2, respectively, which were equal to a
year-on-year drop of 12% and 8%, respectively.
Production of printing/writing paper fell by 8% year on year
to 1.8 million tonnes in Q3, while board manufacturing levels rose by 4% to
705,000 tonnes. Finnish pulp producers churned out 3% more pulp in the third
quarter this year compared to last year, at 1.7 million tonnes (see table
below).
According to the FFIF's year-to-date figures, Finland saw
its biggest drop in printing/writing paper, where production was down 11% to 5
million tonnes in the first nine months of the year compared to the same period
last year.
