Bergkvist Siljan Insjön
OperatingBergkvist Siljan Insjön ABMayr-Melnhof Holzmm-holz.comID 01258
Bergkvist Siljan Insjön is an operating softwood sawmill in Insjön (Leksand kommun), Sweden, owned by Mayr-Melnhof Holz. With a capacity of 580 000 cubic metres of log intake per year it is the 1st largest of the 3 sawmills in Sweden with a recorded capacity.
Location and logistics
- Location
- Insjön (Leksand kommun), Norra Mellansverige, Sweden
- Nearest port
- Gävle · 112 kmStraight-line distance to the nearest major port. Method
- Rail siding
- Own sidingVerified by satellite 2026-10-02OpenStreetMap track way/48525703 ↗, 21 m from the site point. Method
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Capacity and output
- Capacity
- 580 000 m3/y log intakeCompany figureSawn timber: not recorded (reported production, no capacity figure recorded)
- Production
- 301 000 m3 sawn timber2025 · annual reportcapacity measures log intake; this figure is sawn timber
- Type
- Softwood
Raw material and products
History and sources
Timeline
- ownership change2022-02-01Mayr-Melnhof Holz completed its acquisition of the Bergkvist Siljan group, including the Insjoen mill, on 1 February 2022 after competition clearance.Source ↗
- expansion2010The mill's own container terminal at Insjoen, one of the largest in Sweden with a direct rail link to the port of Gothenburg, became central to its exports to Asia from about 2010.Source ↗
- founded1925Axel Bergkvist founded the sawmill business at Insjoen in 1925 with experience and contacts from England and financial backing from his family.Source ↗
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- expansion-The company grew strongly in the 1970s and 1980s, including the purchase of Insjoens Saagverks AB, and capital from its Baltic sawmilling operations in the 1990s financed the modern mill that stands at Insjoen today.Source ↗
Sources
- otherchecked 2026-07-25docplayer.se ↗
- otherchecked 2026-07-26openstreetmap.org ↗
- otherchecked 2026-07-26skogsaktuellt.se ↗
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- otherchecked 2026-07-26bergkvistsiljan.com ↗
- company websitechecked 2026-09-26mm-holz.com ↗
- otherchecked 2026-10-02openstreetmap.org ↗
Related facilities
Mayr-Melnhof Holz
Largest in Sweden
How to cite
WoodComp (). Bergkvist Siljan Insjön (WoodComp ID 01258). WoodComp facility database, version 2026-11. Accessed the date you retrieved it. https://woodcomp.world/id/1258Data © WoodComp, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Attribution required.