Äänekoski Bioproduct Mill
Also known as Äänekoski kraft mill, Äänekoski pulp mill
OperatingMetsä Fibre OyMetsä Groupmetsagroup.comID 00376
Äänekoski Bioproduct Mill is an operating kraft pulp mill in Äänekoski, Finland, owned by Metsä Group. With a capacity of 1 300 000 tonnes per year it is the 2nd largest of the 17 pulp mills in Finland with a recorded capacity, and it produced 1 098 000 tonnes of pulp in 2025.
Location and logistics
- Location
- Äänekoski, Länsi-Suomi, Finland
- Nearest port
- Karleby (Kokkola) · 191 kmStraight-line distance to the nearest major port. Method
- Rail siding
- Not yet verifiedOpenStreetMap track way/1063367577 ↗, 190 m from the site point. Method
- Nearest railway
- 0.2 km
Map
Capacity and output
- Capacity
- 1 300 000 t/y pulpCompany figure for 2024Paper: not recorded (integrated papermaking; no paper capacity figure recorded)
- Production
- 1 098 000 t pulp2025 · annual report
- Utilisation
- 84 %
- Type
- Kraft
Raw material and products
Also produces
Certifications
FSCPEFC
History and sources
Timeline
- other2018-08-08The mill produced its millionth tonne of pulp on 8 August 2018 and reached its nominal capacity of 1.3 million tonnes of softwood and birch pulp per year.Source ↗
- startup2017-08-15The bioproduct mill came into operation on 15 August 2017, on schedule and within its EUR 1.2 billion budget.Source ↗
- founded2015-04-21Metsä Fibre decided on 21 April 2015 to build a next generation bioproduct mill in the area of the existing Äänekoski pulp mill, an investment of about EUR 1.2 billion.Source ↗
Sources
- company website×3checked 2026-07-23metsagroup.com ↗
- industry presschecked 2026-10-02bioenergyinternational.com ↗
Related facilities
Largest in Finland
How to cite
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