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Ilkka Hämälä elected Chairman of the Finnish Forest Industries Federation

Metsä Group Press Release 14 November 2017
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The Finnish Forest Industries Federation has elected Ilkka Hämälä, the future President and CEO of Metsä Group, as its Chairman.

"The Finnish Forest Industries Federation celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2018. The usage of forests has had a significant role in building well-being in Finland, and also in the future the forest industry will remain a key pillar of the Finnish economy. It is with great pleasure that I accept the position of Chairman," says Ilkka Hämälä.

Metsä Fibre’s CEO Ilkka Hämälä starts as CEO of Metsäliitto Cooperative on 1 January 2018 and as the President and CEO of Metsä Group on 1 April 2018.

Read more on Finnish Forest Industries Federation web page.

For further information, please contact:
Juha Laine, Senior Vice President, Communications, Metsä Group, tel. +358 10 465 4541


Metsä Group
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Metsä Group is a forerunner in sustainable bioeconomy utilising renewable wood from sustainably managed northern forests. Metsä Group focuses on wood supply and forest services, wood products, pulp, fresh fibre paperboards and tissue and cooking papers.

Metsä Group’s sales totalled EUR 4.7 billion in 2016, and it employs approximately 9,300 people. The Group operates in some 30 countries. Metsäliitto Cooperative is the parent company of Metsä Group and is owned by approximately 104,000 Finnish forest owners.

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