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Varkaus Mill

Also known as Varkaus Containerboard Mill, Varkaus Kraft Mill

OperatingStora Ensostoraenso.comID 00348

Varkaus Mill is an operating kraft pulp mill in Varkaus, Finland, owned by Stora Enso. With a capacity of 310 000 tonnes per year it is the 14th largest of the 17 pulp mills in Finland with a recorded capacity.

Location and logistics

Nearest port
Fredrikshamn (Hamina) · 198 km
Straight-line distance to the nearest major port. Method
Rail siding
Not yet verified
OpenStreetMap track way/157630431 ↗, 107 m from the site point. Method
Nearest railway
0.1 km
Map

Capacity and output

Capacity
310 000 t/y pulp
Company figure for 2021
Paper: not recorded (integrated papermaking; no paper capacity figure recorded)
Production
No total published
Sold output, all products: 294 370 t (2014, environmental report) (capacity measures pulp; this figure is mixed products)
Type
Kraft

Raw material and products

Pulp grades
Paper products
Certifications
FSCPEFC

History and sources

Data confidence: High (100 of 100) · methodology

Timeline

  1. expansion2021
    EUR 23 million capacity/flexibility investment, installed autumn 2022
    Source ↗
  2. conversion2015
    Fine paper machine converted to containerboard (kraftliner), EUR 110 million
    Source ↗

Sources

  1. company websitechecked 2026-07-23
    storaenso.com ↗
  2. newschecked 2026-07-23
    andritz.com ↗
  3. newschecked 2026-07-23
    pulpandpaper-technology.com ↗

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