Vida Hestra

Vida Hestra is an operating softwood sawmill in Hestra (Gislaved kommun), Sweden, owned by Vida AB. With a capacity of 170 000 cubic metres of sawn timber per year it is the 40th largest of the 87 sawmills in Sweden with a recorded capacity.

Location and logistics

Location: Hestra (Gislaved kommun), Småland med öarna, Sweden
Nearest port: Varberg · 89 km
Straight-line distance to the nearest major port. Method
Rail siding: No siding mapped
OpenStreetMap track way/948387644 ↗, 160 m from the site point. Method
Nearest railway: 0.2 km

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Capacity and output

Capacity: 170 000 m3/y sawn timber
Company figure
Production: Not reported
Type: Softwood

Raw material and products

Fibre

Pine

Sawn timber

Planed timber Sawn timber

Also produces

Bark Sawdust Sawmill chips

Certifications

FSCPEFC

History and sources

Data confidence: High (100 of 100) · methodology

Timeline

Sources

company websitechecked 2026-09-08
vida.se ↗
otherchecked 2026-07-30
skogsindustrierna.se ↗
company websitechecked 2026-07-25
vida.se ↗

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Related facilities

Vida AB

Vida Borgstena Vida Bruza (Hjältevad)Vida Vislanda Krylbo sågverk Vida Alvesta

Largest in Sweden

SCA Bollsta sågverk Södra Wood Värö Braviken sågverk SCA Tunadal sågverk Bergkvist Siljan Insjön

Nearby

Vida Tranemo· 16 km Hållanders Sågverk· 16 km Södra Wood Unnefors· 22 km Waggeryd Cell· 32 km Klevshult (Ture Johanssons Trävaru)· 32 km

How to cite

WoodComp (). Vida Hestra (WoodComp ID 01324). WoodComp facility database, version 2026-11. Accessed the date you retrieved it. https://woodcomp.world/id/1324