A winder that had been in operation for only two years was repurchased by Raumaster Paper after a Finnish board mill was closed in summer 2025. The winder was first transferred to Raumaster Paper’s assembly hall, where it is now being modified to suit the requirements of its future owner.

Raumaster conducted its employee survey in October 2025. With a response rate of 87%, the results provide a comprehensive view of everyday work at Raumaster. The PeoplePower® Index reached 77.9, achieving an AA+ (“Good+”) result. That qualifies Raumaster for recognition as one of Finland’s Most Inspiring Workplaces.

Raumaster Paper’s loading systems have transformed the handling of rolls, pulp bales, timber and sea containers – making operations safer, more efficient and significantly more environmentally responsible. Increasingly complex customer needs continue to drive new innovations.

While design work and drawings are today created mainly with 3D software and delivered electronically, in the 1990s engineering design was carried out with ink pens on drawing boards. Read more about how design work was done on drawing boards and how these tasks moved into the digital era.

Tarmo Lehtonen, who works as a Senior Automation Engineer at Raumaster, has performed thousands of gigs over a career spanning more than 50 years. This year, the versatile part‑time musician took part in recording a full‑length album – an undertaking Raumaster was proud to support.

Automation keeps paper reels moving without manual intervention. At Raumaster Paper, Chief Engineer Automation Jaakko Koskialho oversees complex systems that deliver long‑lasting, dependable and predictable performance.

Simo Karpeeki serves as Foreperson for Raumaster’s Automation Department. The purpose of automation is to enhance equipment assembly operations. Karpeeki explains their role by comparing it to the human body.

Raumaster Oy has been selected as a technology provider for Fortum’s modernisation project at the Zabrze combined heat and power (CHP) plant in Poland.

Raumaster Paper successfully delivered a comprehensive roll wrapping line, along with core handling and broke roll handling systems, for the new paper machine at Mondi Group’s Štětí mill in the Czech Republic.

A strategic partnership between Raumaster Paper and ABB was formalized though a Memorandum of Understanding in May.

Systems Administrator Ari Lehtimäki plays a central role in Raumaster Group’s digital operations, with primarily responsibilities in cyber security and cloud services.

For Raumaster Paper’s Mechanical Installation Foreman Sami Kuniala, sailing was love at first sight.

Business Solutions Specialist Leena Wallin is responsible for maintaining and developing the system, working in close collaboration with her team and the system supplier, Roima Intelligence.

About 2,200 kilometres — that’s the total distance Tuukka Degerman ran in 2024. Last autumn, the Sampaanala Warehouse Manager completed a personal challenge: running a marathon from his home in Eura to his workplace.

The Raumaster Oy Sampaanala workshop principally manufactures screw reclaimers. Plater-Welder Mika Kruuse must handle various manual skills and different welding processes and must also be able to read and interpret technical drawings.

QHSE Specialist Emmi Varjonen oversees management systems being applied to operations at Raumaster Paper Oy.

Raumaster Paper delivered an automated bale handling system, a broke roll line for pulper in-feed and an automated loading system for the Metsä Group Kemi board mill.

Raumaster Group currently operates nearly 80 different vehicles, including vans, forklift trucks, reach stackers, trailers, tractor loaders, and people lifts.

Raumaster Paper and ABB have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreement with the goal of providing customers with integrated winder solutions in the United States, ensuring extended life cycles and enhanced operations for new and existing customers across the country.

Juha Malinen, Head of QHSE at Raumaster Oy, emphasises the importance of knowledge on management systems standards and understanding the big picture in his work.