A firewood processor, comprising - a saw, arranged to cut and separate a log (900, 900b, 900a) from wood, - means for feeding wood for the saw, - a splitting chute, arranged to receive at least a part of the log (900, 900a), - a splitting wedge arranged to split the log (900, 900a), of which at least part is arranged in the splitting chute, into pieces (910, 920, 925), - a pressure plate arranged to support the log (900, 900a) while splitting the log (900, 900a), and - means for moving the pressure plate and/or the splitting wedge towards each other in such a way that the log (900, 900a) or another log arranged in between the pressure plate and the splitting wedge is configured to be split by said movement, characterized in that - the splitting wedge is arranged to split the log (900, 900a), of which at least part is arranged in the splitting chute, into at least one intermediate split log and at least one firewood-ready piece, the firewood processor further comprising - a returning element configured to return the intermediate split log back to the splitting chute for further splitting, - a protector arranged to prevent the user of the firewood processor from pushing his hands or other body parts into the interior of the splitting part of the firewood processor and configured to be in an open position and a closed position, and - a protector position sensor configured to detect the position of the protector, wherein o in the closed position, the protector is arranged to prevent the user of the firewood processor from pushing his hands or other body parts into the interior of the splitting part of the firewood processor and ∘ in the open position, the protector arranged to allow the user of the firewood processor to push his hands or other body parts into the interior of the splitting part of the firewood processor and - the firewood processor is, after splitting the log, without a user-given control signal or user-given control signals from a controller, and only when the protector is in the closed position, configured to automatically return the intermediate split log, using the returning element, to the splitting chute. - a saw, arranged to cut and separate a log (900, 900b, 900a) from wood, - means for feeding wood for the saw, - a splitting chute, arranged to receive at least a part of the log (900, 900a), - a splitting wedge arranged to split the log (900, 900a), of which at least part is arranged in the splitting chute, into pieces (910, 920, 925), - a pressure plate arranged to support the log (900, 900a) while splitting the log (900, 900a), and - means for moving the pressure plate and/or the splitting wedge towards each other in such a way that the log (900, 900a) or another log arranged in between the pressure plate and the splitting wedge is configured to be split by said movement, - the splitting wedge is arranged to split the log (900, 900a), of which at least part is arranged in the splitting chute, into at least one intermediate split log and at least one firewood-ready piece, the firewood processor further comprising - a returning element configured to return the intermediate split log back to the splitting chute for further splitting, - a protector arranged to prevent the user of the firewood processor from pushing his hands or other body parts into the interior of the splitting part of the firewood processor and configured to be in an open position and a closed position, and - a protector position sensor configured to detect the position of the protector, wherein o in the closed position, the protector is arranged to prevent the user of the firewood processor from pushing his hands or other body parts into the interior of the splitting part of the firewood processor and ∘ in the open position, the protector arranged to allow the user of the firewood processor to push his hands or other body parts into the interior of the splitting part of the firewood processor and o in the closed position, the protector is arranged to prevent the user of the firewood processor from pushing his hands or other body parts into the interior of the splitting part of the firewood processor and ∘ in the open position, the protector arranged to allow the user of the firewood processor to push his hands or other body parts into the interior of the splitting part of the firewood processor and - the firewood processor is, after splitting the log, without a user-given control signal or user-given control signals from a controller, and only when the protector is in the closed position, configured to automatically return the intermediate split log, using the returning element, to the splitting chute.