Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, will start change negotiations concerning possible temporary layoffs at the company’s Joutseno and Kaskinen mills, which produce bleached chemi-thermomechanical pulp (BCTMP). The negotiations will cover approximately 120 employees in total.
The possible temporary layoffs could last for more than 90 days and could be implemented in several periods during 2027.
The change negotiations will begin no earlier than week 45 and are expected to last three weeks.
The change negotiations are intended to prepare for a possible temporary adjustment of production to match demand. The allocation, extent and timing of any possible temporary layoffs would be specified during 2027.
For further information:
Marjo Halonen, VP, Marketing, Communications and Sustainability, Metsä Board
Mobile: +358 50 598 7046
Email: marjo.halonen@metsagroup.com
Metsä Board
metsagroup.com/metsaboard
Metsä Board is a producer of lightweight and high-quality folding boxboards, foodservice boards and white kraftliners. The fresh wood fibres we use in our products are a renewable and recyclable resource, that can be traced back to Northern European forests. We aim to phase out the use of fossil energy in our production by 2030. We promote a culture of diversity, equality and inclusion. Metsä Board’s shares are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki.
In 2025, our sales totalled EUR 1.8 billion, and we employ about 1,900 people. Metsä Board is part of Metsä Group, whose parent company Metsäliitto Cooperative is owned by approximately 90,000 Finnish forest owners. The sales of the whole Metsä Group were EUR 5.8 billion.
Follow Metsä Board:
LinkedIn YouTube