About NORSKOG
NORSKOG is a membership organization for forest owners, founded in 1950. Today, the organization has approximately 230 members from across Norway, representing a total area of more than 1,1 million hectares.
NORSKOG currently hosts Norway’s strongest professional community in operational forestry. We have an administration of around 20 employees working in consulting services and business policy. NORSKOG’s consulting department provides a broad range of consulting services and undertakes both national and international assignments. Our business policy department is a key lobbyist in Norway, working to promote policies that supports an active and sustainable forestry sector.
Examples of consulting services include:
- Valuation of forest and property
- Assistance with purchase and sale, succession, expropriation, and conservation of forest and property
- Forest economic analyses
- Harvesting forecasts
- Resource analyses
- Biological assessments
- Registration of environmental values and key biotopes
In addition, the consulting department works with outfield management, environmental certification, mapping services, and research and development projects.
NORSKOG’s subsidiary NORTØMMER has dealt in timber trading and silviculture since being establishment as a separate company in 1998. Through NORTØMMER, a key timber trader in the Norwegian market and one of the main exporters of timber from Norway, NORSKOG has strong insights into the timber markets both nationally and internationally. NORTØMMER has a particular focus on the Nordics and the Baltics. NORTØMMER buys, harvest, transport and 41 sells more than 2.2 million m3 annually to Norwegian and international buyers.
Our knowledge creates value!
Forest Property Valuation
NORSKOG has extensive experience in valuing forest properties across Europe, with a strong focus on the Nordic and Baltic regions. We use proven methods that combine up-to-date market data with harvesting forecasts, ensuring accurate and transparent valuations.
Why choose NORSKOG?
- We provide tailored solutions for both institutional and private investors
- We are ideal for acquisitions, sales, financial reporting, and strategic planning
- We provide a solid foundation for decision-making
Local Expertise in the Baltics
Through our subsidiary Foran Baltic, we have direct access to local knowledge and market insight. This ensures valuations that reflect:
- Regional regulations
- Operational conditions
- Market dynamics
Annual Valuation Programs
- Available as one-time assignments or annual programs
- Ideal for tracking value development over time and documenting value growth
More Than Valuations
We also support forest property transactions:
- Field inspections to verify forest data
- On-site checks of stand characteristics, harvesting potential, and infrastructure
- Giving buyers and sellers a reliable basis for negotiations
Valuation Portfolio
- Yearly valuation of forest land worth more than 1 billion euros over more than 250 000 hectares.
