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  • 05/2026

    Record supply of forest properties leads to a sharp increase in unsold listings

    Between 2018 and 2025, an average of 250 forest properties were listed for sale at any given time. Since 2023, this number has increased to 350.

  • 03/2026

    What types of forest properties are selling in the current market?

    The forest property market is currently showing some signs of uncertainty due to declining stumpage prices and a slight weakening in transaction volumes and price levels. This raises the question of what types of properties are selling best under current market conditions.

  • 10/2025

    Forest property prices rising rapidly again – supported by favourable timber price development

    Forest property prices are rising again in 2025, supported by a strong start to the year in the timber market and higher stumpage prices, while transaction volumes remain active. At the same time, pricing is becoming more normalised: high-quality properties still sell above their asking prices, but the gap has narrowed significantly compared with previous years.

  • 09/2025

    Forest property market sees record activity in early 2025 – share of smaller properties increasing

    The supply of forest properties has reached a record high, giving buyers more options to choose from. In the current market, realistic asking prices and high-quality sales materials are increasingly important for a successful sale.

  • 03/2025

    Forest properties still selling above asking prices – room for negotiation only in the north

    Forest properties are still selling above their asking prices. Transaction prices remain higher than asking prices, with considerable regional variation.

  • 01/2025

    Forest property market price levels held steady in 2024

    Rising interest rates have also affected forest property markets, but market price levels rose year-on-year in both 2023 and 2024.

  • 11/2024

    It is now a buyer’s market for forest land

    At the national level, every fifth forest property put up for sale now remains unsold.

  • 01/2024

    Forest property market in 2023: price levels held steady year-on-year despite lower transaction prices in the second half

    In 2023, 1,681 publicly listed forest property transactions over 10 hectares were completed. This represents 8.6% fewer than in 2022 and 12.3% fewer than the average over the previous five years.

  • 10/2023

    Forest property price peak reached for now – trading continues at prices over 4% higher than last year

    The average price per forest land hectare has decreased by 2.9% from a year ago and by 4.0% from the previous three-month period in the third quarter of the year.

  • 05/2023

    Suomen Sijoitusmetsät celebrates ten years of renewing the Finnish forest property market

    Our warmest thanks to every client and expert for ten eventful years.

  • 01/2022

    Ten per cent milestone surpassed

    The Suomen Sijoitusmetsät Market Price Index has shown a steepening curve throughout the year, and by year-end, a major milestone was reached: the market price level of forest properties rose by more than ten per cent in 2021.

  • 10/2019

    Press release: the market for forest properties is more stable than its reputation suggests

    There have been no dramatic changes in the transaction volumes or prices of small and medium-sized forest properties in recent years. This is revealed in the latest forest property market review by Suomen Sijoitusmetsät Oy.

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