Finnish sawmill industry urges government to boost wood

Friday 29 May 2026

 
The Finnish Sawmill Industry Association is urging the government to accelerate wood construction and broaden the use of domestic wood in building, saying Finland is not using wood construction enough to raise value added for domestic wood, support investment and strengthen regional vitality. It calls for the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment to lead a national wood-construction program and appoint a high-level cross-government steering group, the Finnish Sawmill Industry Association reported.

The association links wood construction to Finland’s competitiveness and industrial policy and says the market’s development should be treated as part of efforts to cut emissions from the built environment. It also calls for increasing the use of domestic wood more broadly in construction, beyond wood construction in a narrow sense.

It proposes introducing life-cycle-based carbon limit values for buildings and updating construction guidance so it accounts for climate impacts across a building’s full life cycle. It also calls for climate impacts of material choices to be reflected in construction guidance and for substitution effects between materials to be considered in climate impact assessments.

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Source: Lesprom


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