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Bergkvist Siljan Insjön

Bergkvist Siljan Insjön is an operating softwood sawmill in Insjön (Leksand kommun), Sweden, with a capacity of 580 000 cubic metres of log intake per year.

Company
Bergkvist Siljan AB
Group
Bergkvist Siljan AB
WoodComp ID
01258 (how IDs work)
Country
Sweden
City
Insjön (Leksand kommun)
Status
Operating
Capacity
580 000 m3/y log intake
Company figure · verified 2026-09-07
Sawn timber: not recorded (reported production, no capacity figure recorded)
Production
301 000 m3 sawn timber (2025, annual report)
capacity measures log intake; this figure is sawn timber
Type
Softwood
Region
Norra Mellansverige
Website
mm-holz.com

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Raw material

Spruce

Products

Sawn timber
Planed timberSawn timber

Certifications

FSCPEFC

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Related facilities

Bergkvist Siljan Insjön is the 1st largest sawmill in Sweden of the 3 with a log intake capacity figure in WoodComp's register.

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Nearest facilities
Moelven Dalaträ (Mockfjärd) (23 km) ·Balungstrands sågverk (41 km) ·Boda Såg i Dalarna (42 km) ·Sweden Timber Mora (44 km) ·Säter sågverk (52 km)

Timeline

  1. 2026capacity reported

    Capacity reported: 580 000 t/y (mill scope, observed 2026-09-13).

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  2. 2022-02-01ownership change

    Mayr-Melnhof Holz completed its acquisition of the Bergkvist Siljan group, including the Insjoen mill, on 1 February 2022 after competition clearance.

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  3. 2010expansion

    The 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.

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  1. 1925founded

    Axel Bergkvist founded the sawmill business at Insjoen in 1925 with experience and contacts from England and financial backing from his family.

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  2. -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.

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Sources

Data confidence: High (100 of 100) how this is computed

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