More benefits for member benefit customers and forest asset management customers

The membership benefit agreement provides a price guarantee for deals closed during December–May. Metsä Group provides a price guarantee for sales concluded between 1 December and 31 May in accordance with the terms of the agreement. The purpose of this is to guarantee, from the moment of the trade until the end of the following October, a price corresponding to the highest price level paid by Metsä Group for batches with equivalent pricing factors in the municipality in question. This is a major benefit for anyone who values a low risk of price changes.

In the month of November following your wood trade, we determine whether the price of wood has changed between the date the wood trade was concluded and the end of the following October. The price you received is compared to the highest price level that Metsä Group paid for felling sites with equivalent pricing factors in the municipality in question. In other words, comparisons are made against the most highly priced felling sites where the trade volume, harvestability, felling method, quality, sturdiness and forest transport distance correspond as closely as possible to your wood trade.

The price adjustment ceiling is five euros per cubic metre for logs and two euros per cubic metre for pulpwood. If the price of wood has increased since the wood trade was concluded, you will be notified of the change through Metsäverkko or by post. Any additional sum will be paid to you at the beginning of the following year, or, in deals not yet closed, on the measurement certificate.

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.