A cutting device for cutting a pile, including a body part, for connecting the cutting device to a working machine and a gripper attached to the body part to drive the cutting device around the pile to be cut, the gripping means having at least two opposite gripping parts to obtain a grip from the pile and to release the gripper from the grips. The cutting device includes at least two sawing parts arranged to move to a sawing position and to a secure position, and the cutting device having a saw connected to the sawing parts to perform sawing operation when at least one sawing part is in the sawing position, and the cutting device includes elastic means to adapt to forces, which arises during sawing movement of the a saw. The saw is arranged to move during the sawing movement substantially horizontally to the pile being cut.