Estonian forest and wood industriesHenrik Välja

Estonian forest and wood industriesHenrik Välja

1. Facts and figures2. Private forst ownership3. Industry developments

Estonia is a country of forest

Total landarea

4,5mln ha

Growing stock

478mln m3

470mln m3

Strictlyprotected

10%

Forest land

2,2mln ha

Protected

26%

Growing stock per capita

Swed

en

Nor

way

Esto

nia

Latv

ia

Finla

nd351 344

365

m3/pp

415

260

188 179144 141

117 91

Slov

enia

Slov

akia

Bela

rus

Aus

tria

Lithu

ania

400

300

2014

250

200

150

350

38 000employees in forest and wood industries

Share of bioeconomy in GDP

Share of industry GDP84%

in rural areas

Metal

Forest- andwood industries

Forest- andwood industries

Food productions

Food productions

Electronics, optics, IT

Electrical equipment

6%

22%

13% 11%7%

6%

4%

Export Sawn and planed wood

Wooden furniture

Wooden construction details

Roundwood

Pulp

Unbleached paper

Veneer

20152014

Plywood

Chipboards

Packaging

Chips

Fibreboards

Wooden buildings

Pellets

2015Total export

1,83billion €

Trade balance 2015. a1500

500

0

500

1000

1500

10001226

mln

€

Wooden products All goods

-145850

100

300

250

200

150

350

Annual felling mln/m3

MAK 202014

10

8

6

4

12

2

Private forest landTotal

1000000ha

97 000private forest owners

2010

113 000private forest owners

2015

1Forest cooperatives

2Subsidies

3Postponing income tax

Motivating private forest owners

Industry developments

Wood biomass based renewable energy

Increasing production volumes of wood products

40% of district heating

300 mln €investments

9-10. November

Tallinn wood architecture conference

More information:www.puidukonverents.ee

Wood - nature’s key to a

better living environment