More benefits for member benefit customers and forest asset management customers

Metsä Group’s price guarantee applies to wood sales made by contract customers between 1 December and 31 May each year. We offer our contract customers a price guarantee for wood trade tied to a regional price index. This means that wood prices will be adjusted if prices increase by the end of the October following the closing of the sale. Any additional payments will be made at the beginning of the following year.

You can follow the monthly price trend related to your trade with the Metsä Group price guarantee index. The monthly price guarantee index can be viewed in the Metsäverkko service for standing and delivery sales, and it is specific to the wood grade, felling method and harvestability. Price indexes for stem-priced pine and spruce roundwood are derived from the wood-grade-specific index values based on Metsä Group’s felling-method-specific average wood grade shares for the previous three years.

The price guarantee model reduces the risk of price changes

Information about the price adjustment will be sent to the owner-member during November–December. If the value of the index has increased between the month when the sale was concluded and the next October, the price will be adjusted by the relative change between the highest index value and the index of the month when the sale was concluded. However, the adjustment can be no more than:

• 10% for sales concluded by 31 January
• 8% for sales concluded by 31 March
• 6% for sales concluded by 31 May

Price adjustment measurement certificate payments of less than 50 euros will not be made. The price guarantee is not granted for felling sites with storm or snow damage.

Our price guarantee procedure is regularly audited by an external party to increase the system’s reliability and ensure that the calculation of the price guarantee is fair and accurate.   

Metsäliitto Cooperative’s general terms and conditions for wood trade and forest management services in effect at the time will apply to wood sales. When you conclude a wood trade with us, we will discuss the new price guarantee model with you in person.  

When you have a membership benefit agreement, we undertake to purchase the wood volumes specified in the forest plan prepared for your estate. The sales guarantee is valid when the deals are made between December and May. You get a sure sale for your wood, regardless of trade cycles. As a customer with a membership benefit agreement, you will always be prioritised in wood trade in the purchase and harvesting of winter thinning and storm-damaged trees.

When you sign a membership benefit agreement with Metsä, you will receive higher bonuses on wood trade. The bonus paid to customers with a membership benefit agreement is EUR 0.30–1.00 per cubic metre. You will also receive a higher bonus on purchasing forest management services. The bonus on forest management services is 2 per cent of the invoice total.

Metsäverkko provides you with calculators that help you easily determine the current yield of your forest, as well as its value growth for alternative management targets. The calculators also allow you to estimate
how much forest income you could accumulate over the following three years, for example.

As a customer with a forest asset management agreement, you will enjoy worry-free forest ownership and ensure the achievement of your goals, whether you focus more on the financial profit to be gained from your forest assets or their recreational and nature value.

Your personal forest specialist will prepare an annual plan on the harvesting and forestry work to be carried out in your forest, including the related income and expenses, based on your wishes. Together with the forest specialist, you will decide on the division of work between you and Metsä’s professionals. Metsä has been a forerunner in forest regeneration for a long time. Our forest specialists have the best knowledge in choosing the right soil preparation method, tree species and type of seedling.

Metsä’s specialists monitor the quality of the regeneration work carried out for customers with a forest asset management agreement. We carry out supplementary planting without charge for areas where the regeneration results fail to meet the agreement terms. In seedling management, we guarantee an end result that conforms to the Best Practice Guidelines for Sustainable Forest Management. We systematically monitor the quality of work.

Forest asset management customers receive the highest possible bonus, which is EUR 0.40–1.40 per cubic metre. The bonus for purchases of forest management services is four per cent of the total sum invoiced for forestry work.

In Metsäverkko, your digital forest plan remains up-to-date, as we enter all the annual forestry and harvesting work carried out by us in the service. The up-do-date forest asset data and forest plan provide you with updated information about your forest’s current state and value, and an overall view of the measures to be carried out in the next decade, including the related income and expenses.