A long autumn for Swedish sawmills: slight recovery, persistent pressure

A summer that offered little relief At the start of 2025, Sweden’s sawmill industry greeted the new year with cautious optimism. After several challenging years marked by weak domestic demand and rising costs, many had hoped that the market would finally begin to stabilize. Yet, as summer passed, it became clear that expectations for a turnaround were premature. Production has risen only marginally compared to last year, and deliveries to the domestic market remain among the lowest recorded since the 1990s economic crisis. Christian Nielsen, a market analyst at Swedish Forest Industries, put it succinctly: “Instead of ...