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Kirkniemi Mill

Sappi Kirkniemi Mill · also known as M-real Kirkniemi (historical)

OperatingSappi LimitedSappisappi.comID 00406

Kirkniemi Mill is an operating groundwood (sgw) pulp mill in Lohja, Finland, owned by Sappi. With a capacity of 300 000 tonnes per year it is the 15th largest of the 17 pulp mills in Finland with a recorded capacity.

Location and logistics

Location
Lohja, Helsinki-Uusimaa, Finland
Nearest port
Helsingfors (Helsinki) · 55 km
Straight-line distance to the nearest major port. Method
Rail siding
Own siding
Verified by satellite 2026-10-01
OpenStreetMap track way/388105951 ↗, 25 m from the site point. Method
Map

Capacity and output

Capacity
300 000 t/y pulp
Company figure for 2026
Paper: not recorded (integrated papermaking; no paper capacity figure recorded)
Production
510 985 t paper
2025 · EMAS statement
capacity measures pulp; this figure is paper
Type
Groundwood (SGW)

Raw material and products

Fibre
Spruce
Pulp grades
PGW
Paper products
Coated Magazine Papers (LWC)
Also produces
District Heating
Certifications
FSCPEFC

History and sources

Data confidence: High (100 of 100) · methodology

Timeline

  1. curtailment2025
    Paper Machine 2 closure completed (end of year); capacity reduction 175,000 t/y; 93 job losses
    Source ↗
  2. other2024
    Aurelius sale agreement lapsed; Sappi retained mill ownership
    Source ↗
  3. otherunsourced2022
    Sappi agreed to sell to Aurelius Investment Lux (€272M); EU Commission approved
Show all 4 events
  1. ownership changeunsourced2013
    Sappi acquired from M-real/Metsä

Sources

  1. otherchecked 2026-09-25
    pulpapernews.com ↗
  2. company websitechecked 2026-07-22
    sappi.com ↗
  3. company websitechecked 2026-07-23
    sappi.com ↗
Show all 6 sources
  1. newschecked 2026-09-25
    research.cnr.ncsu.edu ↗
  2. company websitechecked 2026-08-17
    cdn-s3.sappi.com ↗
  3. otherchecked 2026-10-01
    openstreetmap.org ↗

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Related facilities

Sappi
Saiccor MillSomerset MillCloquet MillNgodwana MillMatane Mill
Largest in Finland
Kemi Bioproduct MillÄänekoski Bioproduct MillImatra MillsKymi MillPietarsaari Mill
Nearby
Westas Raunio· 71 kmVersowood Riihimäki· 75 kmMetsä Fibre Renko· 80 kmVersowood Turenki pellet plant· 91 kmKoskisen Järvelä· 104 km

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