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Myllykoski Corporation

Logo: Myllykoski Corp., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

Finnish paper company

Myllykoski Corporation was a family owned international paper group with central offices in Helsinki and Anjalankoski, manufacturing in Germany, Finland and North America, and sales offices around the world. The roots of the company date back to its founding by the Björnberg family in 1892. The company was acquired in 2011 by Finnish manufacturer UPM-Kymmene.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1892Founded1
  • Industrypulp and paper industry1
  • HeadquartersHelsinki1
  • Websitewww.myllykoski.com
  • Legal formosakeyhtiö1
  • LEI743700XDX6UHU0RS4C833
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressPL 380, FI-00101 Helsinki, Finland3
  • Registered withFinnish Patent and Registration Office, 0163188-33

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Myllykoski Corporation was a family owned international paper group with central offices in Helsinki and Anjalankoski, manufacturing in Germany, Finland and North America, and sales offices around the world. The roots of the company date back to its founding by the Björnberg family in 1892. The company was acquired in 2011 by Finnish manufacturer UPM-Kymmene.2

Corporate structure

Myllykoski Corporation is part of a group headed by UPM. 18 entities, 6 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • UPM Helsinki, Finland
    • Myllykoski Corporation 100% · Helsinki, Finland
    • Nordland Papier Subsidiary · Dörpen, Germany
    • Pohjolan Voima Subsidiary · Helsinki, Finland
      • Porin Prosessivoima Oy Subsidiary · 100% · Helsinki, Finland
      • PVO-Vesivoima Oy Subsidiary · 100% · Ii, Finland
      • Kymin Voima Oy Subsidiary · 76% · Helsinki, Finland
      • Rauman Biovoima Oy Subsidiary · 72% · Helsinki, Finland
      • Kaukaan Voima Oy Subsidiary · 54% · Helsinki, Finland
    • UPM Energy Oy Subsidiary · 100% · Helsinki, Finland
    • WISA Plywood Oy Subsidiary · 100% · Lahti, Finland
    • BLANVIRA SOCIEDAD ANONIMA Subsidiary · Montevideo, Uruguay
    • FORESTAL ORIENTAL S A Subsidiary · Montevideo, Uruguay
    • TEBETUR SOCIEDAD ANONIMA Subsidiary · Montevideo, Uruguay
    • UPM Paso de los Toros Subsidiary · Durazno Department, Uruguay
    • UPM RAFLATAC INC. Subsidiary · Mills River, North Carolina, United States
    • UPM-KYMMENE GROUPE Subsidiary · Neuilly-Sur-Seine, France
    • WERLA INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Subsidiary · Ta' Xbiex, Malta
    • Kajaanin paperitehdas Owned · Kajaani, Finland

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Products and brands

The company makes supercalendered and coated (SC) paper and lightweight coated (LWC) paper, principally for use in magazines, catalogs, advertising inserts, and brochures. Myllykoski produces about 500,000 tons of paper annually, about 95% of which is exported to Europe, Africa, Asia, and the United States.

The company owns about 65% while the other 35% was held by M-real. Myllykoski's paper is sold in the US through Madison International Sales Company, another Myllykoski Corporation subsidiary.

Myllykoski is the third-largest producer of SC paper in the world and is among the top five in coated mechanical grades.

The European mills of Myllykoski are certified according to the guidelines of ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001. In addition to that, the German mills participate in the EMAS II validation. The mills in North America operate according to the standards of European mills, although they are not certified.

From Wikipedia’s article on Myllykoski Corporation, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company (GLEIF)

Ownership links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); each one cites its LEI record.

Timeline

  1. Aug 1, 2011Parent Directly consolidated by UPM3
  2. 2011Dissolved Dissolved1
  3. 1892Founded Founded1

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