Kuhmo sawmill
OperatingKuhmo Oykuhmo.euID 01068
Kuhmo sawmill is an operating softwood sawmill in Kuhmo, Finland, owned by Kuhmo Oy. With a capacity of 600 000 cubic metres of sawn timber per year it is the 2nd largest of the 52 sawmills in Finland with a recorded capacity.
Location and logistics
- Location
- Kuhmo, Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi, Finland
- Nearest port
- Kemi/Torneå (Kemi/Tornio) · 292 kmStraight-line distance to the nearest major port. Method
- Rail siding
- No siding mapped
- Nearest railway
- 8.1 km
Map
Capacity and output
- Capacity
- 600 000 m3/y sawn timberTrade press for 2024
- Production
- Not reported
- Type
- Softwood
Raw material and products
Sawn timber
Also produces
Certifications
FSCPEFC
History and sources
Timeline
- expansion2023The new main saw line was being commissioned in autumn 2023 as the final part of a three year investment programme worth about 50 million euro, with full production expected the following year and output up by roughly 50 percent.Source ↗
- expansion2022In May 2022 Kuhmo Oy ordered a Veisto SL250 main saw line, part of a modernisation programme, with the line due to raise capacity from 400,000 to more than 600,000 cubic metres of sawn timber per year and log intake to over 1.3 million cubic metres.Source ↗
- founded1955Kuhmo Oy was founded in 1955 and started sawmilling in 1959 in Kuhmo in the Kainuu region.Source ↗
Sources
- otherchecked 2026-07-26openstreetmap.org ↗
- otherchecked 2026-07-26afry.com ↗
- company websitechecked 2026-09-02kuhmo.eu ↗
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- industry presschecked 2026-09-21puumieslehti.fi ↗
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