Metsä Fibre Vilppula
OperatingMetsä Fibre OyMetsä Groupmetsagroup.comID 01075
Metsä Fibre Vilppula is an operating softwood sawmill in Mänttä-Vilppula, Finland, owned by Metsä Group. With a capacity of 535 000 cubic metres of sawn timber per year it is the 4th largest of the 52 sawmills in Finland with a recorded capacity.
Location and logistics
- Location
- Mänttä-Vilppula, Länsi-Suomi, Finland
- Nearest port
- Pori · 152 kmStraight-line distance to the nearest major port. Method
- Rail siding
- Own sidingVerified by satellite 2026-10-02OpenStreetMap track way/199475533 ↗, 200 m from the site point. Method
Map
Capacity and output
- Capacity
- 535 000 m3/y sawn timber
- Production
- Not reported
- Type
- Softwood
Raw material and products
History and sources
Timeline
- other2023-09-28The mill marked 18 million cubic metres of spruce sawn timber produced since start-up on 28 September 2023, having passed 17 million cubic metres in June 2022.Source ↗
- expansion2012A modern R250 saw line was started up at Vilppula in 2012 and the two older lines were later sold on to Ukraine.Source ↗
- startup1980The present Vilppula sawmill was built in 1980 by Pohjan Saha to replace the Jaeminkipohja mill lost in a fire, starting at 335,000 cubic metres per year and described at the time as the largest single line sawmill in Europe.Source ↗
Sources
- otherchecked 2026-07-26openstreetmap.org ↗
- company websitechecked 2026-08-27metsagroup.com ↗
- otherchecked 2026-10-02openstreetmap.org ↗
Related facilities
Largest in Finland
How to cite
WoodComp (). Metsä Fibre Vilppula (WoodComp ID 01075). WoodComp facility database, version 2026-11. Accessed the date you retrieved it. https://woodcomp.world/id/1075Data © WoodComp, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Attribution required.