Economic impacts of alternative timber-cutting scenarios in Finland: an input–output analysis

The impacts of alternative levels of timber cuttings were evaluated by means of a fixed-price input–output model. The impacts were identified by means of backward linkages of forest-industryʹs output. The impact on output of consumption linkages in sawmilling outnumbered direct and indirect linkages in pulp and paper manufacturing marginally. Powerful income-generation effects in sawmilling also served to prove the importance of stumpage revenue. Extending sawn goods production created more jobs in all stages of the diffusion process. The discussion on the presumptions applied can assist in further research on the topic.