Stora Enso will be temporarily halting sawn softwood production at its Veitsiluoto facility in Finland and related operating areas from the beginning of August to the beginning of October
    
Production at Stora Enso's 200,000 cubic meters per year Veitsiluoto sawmill in Kemi, on the Gulf of Bothnia in northern Finland, is to be temporarily halted from the beginning of August, a spokesperson for the major Finnish forest products company told Fastmarkets earlier this month.

The company said the mill would resume operation at the start of October, but all 56 employees will be laid off during the suspension. Stora Enso said the decision was based on “challenging market conditions, low consumer confidence, geopolitical uncertainty and high wood costs.”

The layoffs are based on negotiations conducted in late 2025, which covered the possibility of up to 90 days of temporary layoffs in 2026.

Stora Enso said customers would continue to be served by its other sawmills during the shutdown.

While Stora Enso is conducting a strategic review of its Central European sawmills, the Veitsiluoto mill is part of its Nordic operations, which Stora said remain “strategically important.”

Source: forestmachinemagazine.com