Wood pellets 2017

• In 2017, a total of 324,000 tonnes of wood pellets were produced, being one fifth more than in the previous year and the third highest in history. The production volume was highest in 2008 at 373,000 tonnes.

• A new record was reached in the imports of wood pellets. In 2017, a total of 87,000 tonnes of wood pellets were imported to Finland, being 74 per cent more than in the previous year. Exports of wood pellets, 37,000 tonnes, increased by eight per cent from the year before. The apparent consumption (production + imports – exports) of wood pellets in Finland  amounted to 373,000 tonnes.

•  Deliveries by pellet producers based on domestic pellet production grew by 15 per cent compared to the previous year, amounting to 349,000 tonnes, which is the highest volume ever. The amount of wood pellets delivered to power and heating plants and large buildings increased by 18 per cent to 288,000 tonnes. The amount of wood pellets delivered to small-scale housing and farms increased by six per cent to 62,000 tonnes.

Press release here