Operations of Metsä Group’s Suolahti plywood mill to close down in stages

The statutory negotiations concerning Metsä Wood’s Suolahti plywood mill, part of Metsä Group, which began in October, have ended. After the statutory negotiations, the company decided to close down the operations of the birch plywood mill by the end of the first quarter of 2025, and operations at the spruce plywood mill will end by the end of 2026 at the latest.  

The statutory negotiations at the Suolahti mill concerned all the plywood mill’s employees, in total about 370 people. The negotiations covered the reasons for the closure of the plywood mill and the personnel arrangements resulting from the planned closure. The permanent personnel of the Suolahti mill will be offered the opportunity to work in other Metsä Group units. 

“The reason to end production at the Suolahti mill is based on its poor profitability. We are closing down the mill in stages to better enable the employment of personnel within Metsä Group”, says Jaakko Anttila, Executive Vice President at Metsä Wood.  

The Suolahti plywood mill has an annual production capacity of 35 000 m3 of birch plywood and 160 000 m3 of spruce plywood. 

More information: 
Jaakko Anttila, Executive Vice President, Metsä Wood, tel. +358 50 406 0614

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The products of Metsä Wood, Metsä Group’s wood products business, include Kerto® LVL, birch and spruce plywood and further processed sawn timber. Our products made of northern wood store carbon, and play an important role in combating climate change. We promote a culture of diversity, equality and inclusion.

In 2023, our sales totalled EUR 0.6 billion, and we have approximately 1,700 employees. Metsä Group’s parent company Metsäliitto Cooperative is owned by more than 90,000 Finnish forest owners. The sales of the whole Metsä Group were EUR 6.1 billion.

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