
Forest Valuation
Forest valuations are commonly carried out using one or more of the following three approaches: the sales comparison approach, the cost approach, and the income approach. Although in Finland a method called summation value is commonly applied, the income approach is increasingly gaining popularity as the forest asset class gains ever more attention from institutional investors. Outside Finland, we have conducted valuations in Sweden, the Baltics, Brazil, Colombia and Kenya.
Benefits
- Cost-effective calculation of discounted cash flows of any forest asset
- Compatibility with IFRS and GAAP standards
- Expertise in growth & yield modelling and timber markets
- Capacity for scenario building, including price scenarios for timber and carbon
Target audiences
- Companies with the need for forest valuation for accounting purposes
- Forest owners who are looking to sell or buy forests
- Investors acquiring or selling forest assets

Metsä ja Puut service
In Finland, where all forest inventory data is openly available, we have built a fully automated web portal for purchasing valuation reports of any forest estate in the country. Using real transaction data from our partners, we deliver forest values based on the market valuation, income valuation and summation valuation approaches.
The service can be accessed by anyone directly on the web portal and it is charged based on either specific usage or through a fixed subscription.
The service can be accessed by anyone directly on the web portal and it is charged based on either specific usage or through a fixed subscription.