{"id":7588,"date":"2026-09-20T00:00:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T00:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malinjuntikka.com\/?post_type=portfolio_item&#038;p=7588"},"modified":"2026-09-24T16:26:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T16:26:31","slug":"the-swedish-export-of-pine-to-egypt","status":"publish","type":"portfolio_item","link":"https:\/\/malinjuntikka.com\/?portfolio_item=the-swedish-export-of-pine-to-egypt","title":{"rendered":"The Swedish export of pine to Egypt"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-8ef5f0d53e6084da25ec6dfb8aa1fddc wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(16.293px, 1.018rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.771), 25px);\">Available through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.safarkhan.com\/artists\/198-malin-juntikka\/works\/17-figurative\/\">Safarkhan Art Gallery<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/malinjuntikka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/The-Swedish-export-of-pine-to-Egypt.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7589\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Swedish export of pine to Egypt. 2026. Oil and pine wood and needles from H\u00e4rn\u00f6sand on canvas. 180x300cm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The story of<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Swedish export of pine to Egypt<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Sweden we don\u2019t notice the pine, it simply just exists next to us. Sweden is covered in forest and has for a long time been defined by forestry. Today, the international lumber trade makes a big part of the Swedish basic industry. The lumber trade with Egypt has been ongoing for many decades. Pine trees from the Nordic hinterland are transformed into a commodity and is send out on a trip to the port of Alexandria. When the commodity arrives to Egyptian land it is no longer only a commodity \u2013 it is now an exclusive commodity! In Egypt pine is, among other things, used for housing construction, furniture and wooden frames for canvases. The relation with a material is changing depending on where the material is.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/malinjuntikka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/The-Swedish-export-of-pine-to-Egypt-zoom-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7592\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"747\" src=\"https:\/\/malinjuntikka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/The-Swedish-export-of-pine-to-Egypt-zoom-2-1024x747.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malinjuntikka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/The-Swedish-export-of-pine-to-Egypt-zoom-2-1024x747.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/malinjuntikka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/The-Swedish-export-of-pine-to-Egypt-zoom-2-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/malinjuntikka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/The-Swedish-export-of-pine-to-Egypt-zoom-2-2000x1459.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/malinjuntikka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/The-Swedish-export-of-pine-to-Egypt-zoom-3-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malinjuntikka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/The-Swedish-export-of-pine-to-Egypt-zoom-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/malinjuntikka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/The-Swedish-export-of-pine-to-Egypt-zoom-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/malinjuntikka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/The-Swedish-export-of-pine-to-Egypt-zoom-3-2000x1500.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Available through Safarkhan Art Gallery The story of The Swedish export of pine to Egypt In Sweden we don\u2019t notice the pine, it simply just exists next to us. Sweden is covered in forest and has for a long time been defined by forestry. Today, the international lumber trade makes a big part of the &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/malinjuntikka.com\/?portfolio_item=the-swedish-export-of-pine-to-egypt\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;The Swedish export of pine to Egypt&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7600,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_wpzb_portfolio_video_type":"","_wpzb_portfolio_video_id":0,"_wpzb_portfolio_video_url":"","footnotes":""},"portfolio":[34],"class_list":["post-7588","portfolio_item","type-portfolio_item","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","portfolio-34"],"featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/malinjuntikka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8d5dfaed-0245-4d2c-bab4-c4ede6ef4403-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/malinjuntikka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8d5dfaed-0245-4d2c-bab4-c4ede6ef4403-300x178.jpg",300,178,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/malinjuntikka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8d5dfaed-0245-4d2c-bab4-c4ede6ef4403-scaled.jpg",768,455,false],"large":["https:\/\/malinjuntikka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8d5dfaed-0245-4d2c-bab4-c4ede6ef4403-1024x606.jpg",950,562,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/malinjuntikka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8d5dfaed-0245-4d2c-bab4-c4ede6ef4403-scaled-1536x910.jpg",1536,910,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/malinjuntikka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8d5dfaed-0245-4d2c-bab4-c4ede6ef4403-scaled-2048x1213.jpg",2048,1213,true],"inspiro-featured-image":["https:\/\/malinjuntikka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8d5dfaed-0245-4d2c-bab4-c4ede6ef4403-2000x1184.jpg",2000,1184,true],"inspiro-loop":["https:\/\/malinjuntikka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8d5dfaed-0245-4d2c-bab4-c4ede6ef4403-950x320.jpg",950,320,true],"inspiro-loop@2x":["https:\/\/malinjuntikka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8d5dfaed-0245-4d2c-bab4-c4ede6ef4403-1900x640.jpg",1900,640,true],"portfolio_item-thumbnail":["https:\/\/malinjuntikka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8d5dfaed-0245-4d2c-bab4-c4ede6ef4403-600x400.jpg",600,400,true],"portfolio_item-thumbnail@2x":["https:\/\/malinjuntikka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8d5dfaed-0245-4d2c-bab4-c4ede6ef4403-1200x800.jpg",1200,800,true],"portfolio_item-masonry":["https:\/\/malinjuntikka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8d5dfaed-0245-4d2c-bab4-c4ede6ef4403-scaled-600x355.jpg",600,355,true],"portfolio_item-masonry@2x":["https:\/\/malinjuntikka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8d5dfaed-0245-4d2c-bab4-c4ede6ef4403-scaled-1200x711.jpg",1200,711,true],"portfolio_item-thumbnail_cinema":["https:\/\/malinjuntikka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8d5dfaed-0245-4d2c-bab4-c4ede6ef4403-scaled-800x335.jpg",800,335,true],"portfolio_item-thumbnail_portrait":["https:\/\/malinjuntikka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8d5dfaed-0245-4d2c-bab4-c4ede6ef4403-scaled-600x900.jpg",600,900,true],"portfolio_item-thumbnail_portrait@2x":["https:\/\/malinjuntikka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8d5dfaed-0245-4d2c-bab4-c4ede6ef4403-scaled-1200x1516.jpg",1200,1516,true],"portfolio_item-thumbnail_square":["https:\/\/malinjuntikka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8d5dfaed-0245-4d2c-bab4-c4ede6ef4403-scaled-800x800.jpg",800,800,true]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/malinjuntikka.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_item\/7588","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/malinjuntikka.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_item"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/malinjuntikka.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/portfolio_item"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malinjuntikka.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/malinjuntikka.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_item\/7588\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7643,"href":"https:\/\/malinjuntikka.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_item\/7588\/revisions\/7643"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malinjuntikka.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/malinjuntikka.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"portfolio","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malinjuntikka.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fportfolio&post=7588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}