It is shown that sawmills in the Republic of Karelia use automotive, railway, maritime and multimodal transport for various exports in exporting sawn timber abroad. From the point of view of foreign trade logistics, the geographical position of Karelia predetermines the possible geography of export supplies and the mode of transport. In the article features of export deliveries of forest products by sawmills of Karelia by various kinds of transport are considered. It is shown that sawmills need to diversify supplies in the directions and always choose the best variant of logistics in order to reduce transportation costs and to avoid overstocking of warehouses.

Keywords: sawmills, logistics, lumber, transportation, and exports.