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Keitele Timber Keitele

OperatingKeitele Timber OyKeitele Groupkeitelegroup.fiID 01063

Keitele Timber Keitele is an operating softwood sawmill in Keitele, Finland, owned by Keitele Group. With a capacity of 420 000 cubic metres of sawn timber per year it is the 6th largest of the 52 sawmills in Finland with a recorded capacity.

Location and logistics

Location
Keitele, Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi, Finland
Nearest port
Karleby (Kokkola) · 175 km
Straight-line distance to the nearest major port. Method
Rail siding
No siding mapped
Nearest railway
39 km
Map

Capacity and output

Capacity
420 000 m3/y sawn timber
Trade press
Production
Not reported
Type
Softwood

Raw material and products

Fibre
PineSpruce
Sawn timber
Finger-jointed timberGlulamPlaned timberSawn timber
Also produces
District HeatingPelletsSawmill chips
Certifications
PEFC

History and sources

Data confidence: High (100 of 100) · methodology

Timeline

  1. product added2017
    Pellet production started at the Keitele site in 2017, following a major modernisation of the main cutting line between 2008 and 2011.
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  2. product added2005
    The glulam factory of Keitele Engineered Wood Oy at Keitele was completed in 2005.
    Source ↗
  3. expansion1999
    A high power industrial planing line and an optimising cutting line started up at the Keitele site in 1999, followed by a small log line in 2001.
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  1. startup1994
    A new state of the art sawmill was put into operation at Keitele in 1994.
    Source ↗
  2. founded1981
    Ilkka Kylävainio founded the sawmilling company at Keitele in 1981 under the name Keiteleen Teollisuussaha Oy.
    Source ↗

Sources

  1. otherchecked 2026-07-25
    timber-online.net ↗
  2. otherchecked 2026-07-26
    openstreetmap.org ↗
  3. otherchecked 2026-07-26
    lesprom.com ↗
Show all 5 sources
  1. company websitechecked 2026-09-01
    keitelegroup.fi ↗
  2. industry presschecked 2026-09-24
    globalwoodmarketsinfo.com ↗

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Related facilities

Keitele Group
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Largest in Finland
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Nearby
ER-Saha Viitasaari· 25 kmFM Timber Pihtipudas· 41 kmIisalmen Sahat (IPO Wood)· 60 kmKoskisen Iisvesi (former Iisveden Metsä)· 66 kmAnaika Soinlahti· 67 km

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