Wood Purchasers

Portrait of Elena Nyberg

Elena Nyberg

Profession: Production manager, Raw materials, Stenvalls Trä
Area of responsibility: Lumbering contractors
Residence: Piteå
Family: Husband and two daughters
Hobbies: Cooking and furnishings
Motto: A positive treatment can solve most problems
What drives me: When the cooperation between people is working well and developing

What do you like most about your job?
The contractors that work for us.. and the logging machines!
What's the best part about working at Stenvalls Trä?
The shortness and quickness in the decision making progress, in combination with a strive forward!

- I have been working for Stenvalls Trä since 2019 and in my current position since 2021. Previously I've worked in a bank office and as an accountant. The local connection that Stenvalls has was something that made me intrested in this company.

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Emil Hahto

Profession: Wood Purchaser at Stenvalls Trä
Area of responsibility: Boden & Jokkmokk
Residence: Boden
Family: I live with my partner Emelie, my son Elias, and our dog Vera
Hobbies: Fishing, riding snowmobiles and all kinds of outdoor life
Motto: Stay positive, Thats when you and others feel the best
What drives me: To reach my goals, both small and large

What do you like most about your job?
The freedom to affect your work and the huge variety in the work. No day is similiar to the other.
What's the best part about working at Stenvalls Trä?
The huge drive in the company and the quick decisions.

-I started working for Stenvalls Trä the year 2014. A friend told me about the company so I got in touch with them, and they needed people in the raw materials department which led me to my job as a Wood Purchaser at Stenvalls Trä.

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Leif Hannu

Profession: Wood Purchaser at Stenvalls Trä
Area of responsibility: Torendalen (Swedish and Finnish) Kalixälvdal, Gällivare
Residence: Luppio ,Övertorneå
Family: A wife and three kids
Hobbies: Hunting, and to take care of my own forest, woodworking
Motto: Honesty is strenght
What drives me: Problem solving and fulfilling work

What do you like most about your job?
The connections with land owners and the freedom in planning your work.
What's the best part about working at Stenvalls Trä?
Being able to take responsibility from start to finish.

- The year 2010 I started working for Stenvalls Trä. I studied forestry engineering in Finland in the early 1990s. Since then I have worked as an inspector and a trustee in the forestry business. During my time at Skogssällskapet I got in contact with Stenvalls Trä since Skogssällskapet was shutting down their operations in Norrbotten and I got an offer to start working as a Wood Purchaser.

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Rikard Lindqvist

Profession: Wood Purchaser at Stenvalls Trä
Area of responsibility: Skellefteåområdet
Residence: Boviken, Skellefteå
Family: My wife Carina and my two kids Elin and Nils
Hobbies Taking care of my own forest and during the fall I enjoy hunting and spending time in my cabin with my family
Motto: One need not exclude the other
What drives me: Early spring days in the mountains are hard to beat, but beautiful autumn days with my dogs are terrific

What do you like most about your job?
The contact with land owners and giving them good advice in felling and forestry care.
What's the best part about working at Stenvalls Trä?
The fredoom in our job and the tremendous effort we put in to make sure that everything surrounding felling and transportation in our work area runs correctly, as well as our contact with land owners and their forests.

- I started at Stenvalls Trä the year 2005, before that I worked in forestry planning and I have many years of experience from harvesting and other forestry related jobs.

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Lars Lundkvist

Profession: Wood Purchaser at Stenvalls Trä
Area of responsibility: Kalix älvdal and Haparanda kommun
Residence: Korpikå, Kalix
Family: A wife and three grown up kids
Hobbies Hunting with my dog, fishing, skiing and to work with my own forests
Motto: Always do the best you can
What drives me: To be outside in the forests and to meet positive people

What do you like most about your job?
To spend time outdoors and to provide forest owners with my knowledge and experience so that they can reach their desired goals.
What's the best part about working at Stenvalls Trä?
To be responsible for the entire deal from start to finish.


- I started working at Stenvalls Trä in 2018. Earlier i worked in Kalix and Haparanda as a wood purchaser for 20 years. A friend of mine told me about Stenvalls Trä and their unique way of working which piqued my interest. Working around the parts i grew up is important to me and i'm allowed to do that at Stenvalls Trä.

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Erik Hammarberg

Profession: Wood Purchaser at Stenvalls Trä
Area of responsibility: Pite älvdal
Residence: Piteå
Family: A wife and two kids
Hobbies Mountain biking, to spend time in the nature, fishing. During the winter i enjoy alpine skiing
Motto: To continuously learn new things
What drives me: To spend time in the nature, be with my family, practicing sports

What do you like most about your job?
The wide variation in the job, to spend time outdoors and the contact with people .
What's the best part about working at Stenvalls Trä?
To be responsible for the entire deal. It is fun to be able to work with a company that is leading edge and keeps on developing.


- I started working at Stenvalls Trä in 2018. When we decided to move up to Piteå from Uppsala the choice was simple. The expertise Stenvalls Trä has in further processing is impressive and being a part of that process is both exciting and interesting. Being a part of company that cares this much about the products they produce is very fullfilling.

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Magnus Gladh

Profession: Wood Purchaser at Stenvalls Trä
Area of responsibility:: Luleå, Råneå
Residence:: Jämtön, Råneå
Family: Two boys, 19 and 22 years old
Hobbies: Hunting and dogs
Motto: There is always a way to do things a little bit better
What drives me: A well done job, or perhaps an extra day of hunting!

What do you like most about your job?
The contact with other people, and the possibility to plan your day on your own.
What's the best part about working at Stenvalls Trä?
The committed co-workers and the closeness to decision making.

- I started working at Stenvalls Trä in november 2020. Previously I have been working within the wood- and contracting industry.

Portrait of Mattias Nilsson

Mattias Nilsson

Profession: Wood Purchaser at Stenvalls Trä
Area of responsibility:: Älvsbyn
Residence:: Öjebyn
Family: Partner Linda, two stepdaughters and four dogs
Hobbies: Hunting and outdoor life
Motto: Nothing is impossible
What drives me: A sunny day on a mountain top

What do you like most about your job?
The possibility to plan my days. I also get to meet a lot of new people and spend time in the forest.
What's the best part about working at Stenvalls Trä?
No day is like the other and I learn new things all the time.

- I started working at Stenvalls Trä in the autumn in 2021. Before that I worked in the wood- and contracting industry. I noticed that Stenvalls was looking for a wood purchaser in my hometown/area which I thought would be really interesting.