The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Manufacturing Manufacture of machinery and equipment Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 28 - Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
108 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
22 May 2025
Employment effect (start)
22 August 2025
Foreseen end date
Description
The Finnish company Valmet has announced the layoff of 108 clerical workers in Sweden. The job cuts are part of a global restructuring programme initiated at the end of March 2025 Valmet 2024-WO.
The negotiations resulted in 325 job cuts in Finland, in addition to the 108 in Sweden, as previously reported Valmet 2025-FI
Valmet is a provider of technologies, automation, and services for the pulp, paper, and energy sectors. It has around 19,000 employees worldwide, of which 1,700 are in Sweden.
Eurofound (2025), Valmet, Internal restructuring in Sweden, factsheet number 202829, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/202829.
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