Showing the way forward, Metsä Group will introduce a data-analytics-based operating model for wood trade, in which the bearing capacity of soil and the prevailing weather conditions determine the harvesting time for felling sites. From 1 November 2025, the bearing capacity of soil will also be used as a wood trade pricing factor in all stumpage sales concluded with Metsä Group. As a pricing factor, bearing capacity will replace the traditionally used harvestability, which is linked to seasons – harvestable in summer, winter or at all times. …In the new operating model, Metsä Group uses data about the soil type, site type, moisture and trees provided by operators such as the National Land Survey of Finland, the Geological Survey of Finland and Natural Resources Institute Finland to allocate felling sites and their routes to three different categories of bearing capacity (good, normal or limited bearing capacity).