Sawmills in Sweden

Swedish sawmill industry export reached 12.2 million cubic meters in 2009 (including raw material and planed goods), with a 1.7 percent increase from the previous year. Such increase was more remarkable for planed goods. The top destination country for Swedish timber was Great Britain, followed by Egypt and Germany. According to Skogsinddustrierna (the Swedish sawmills association), export to Europe decreased by 2.3 percent, while the flows to extra-European markets increased by 11.6 percent.