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Strikes continue in Finland

The trade union association’s (SAK) board has decided to continue the political…

Strikes may lead to lasting repercussions for Finland’s sawmill industry

Finnish sawmill industry seems caught off guard by the ongoing strikes in…

Strikes stop Metsä Group’s sawmills and factories

Metsä Group has informed about new unit shutdowns. Production will stop due…

Metsä Group stops production at Kemi bioproduct mill due to political strikes; wood deliveries interrupted

Production at Metsä Group’s Kemi bioproduct factory and cardboard factory will stop.…

Finland’s log prices on the rise in February

In February, standing timber sales prices in Finland rose slightly from January.…

Metsä Group stops production at Kemi bioproduct mill due to political strikes; wood deliveries interrupted

Production at Metsä Group’s Kemi bioproduct factory and cardboard factory will stop.…

Finland: Two-week port strike largely paralyzes foreign trade

There are fears that the political strikes which started yesterday, March 11,…

UPM announces negotiations on possible temporary layoffs

The negotiations will affect over 2,200 employees at all the forestry firm’s…

Junnikkala commissions new 350,000m3 sawmill from Veisto in Finland

Finnish sawmill company Junnikkala has commissioned its new €80m sawmill in Oulu.…

Metsä Group to close a sawmill in Finland

The change negotiations concerning the Merikarvia sawmill of Metsä Fibre, part of…