How Nordic forests are helping in the battle against climate change

Sweden, Norway and Finland all have extremely active forestry industries. A report compiled by the Swedish University of Agriculture, SLU, reveals that the carbon sink in these three countries together has tripled in just under 60 years, while felling has increased by 40 percent.

“Forestry benefits our climate in many ways. Around 3.95 million tonnes of carbon dioxide is sequestered via photosynthesis in our members' forests alone each year”, says Patrik Jonsson, Head of Forestry & Wood supply at Norra Skog.

Turnaround in sight for the sawmill industry

I believe this year will end better than it started for the forestry industry.

Premiums that reward timber felling

It is important for the entire forestry industry that timber can be felled and delivered whatever the season - even during wet and rainy periods of the year. That’s why Norra Skog has raised its premiums to encourage, among other things, ​​fellings during the snow-free season. 

An ‘Inbetween Year’ for Norra Skog

Despite this result, the company’s board has proposed increasing profit-sharing to its members as part of its long-term view that the value of its members' timber supplied over generations of forest management should not be affected by short-term fluctuations in the forest economy.

Norra Timber invests in sustainable packaging

Norra Timber aims to reduce the use of new plastic materials and promote a more circular economy by using a combination of recycled plastic and fully recyclable packaging material.

“Sweden has high-quality timber”

Zahid Rasheed from Lahore in Pakistan visited Norra Timber last December and was shown around two of our sawmills.