Restructuring events
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
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.
The Finnish company Valmet intends to close down its production in Sundsvall, Sweden, which might lead to a reduction of 170 job roles. The company is additionally planning changes to its production in Gothenburg, which is estimated to affect around 55 job roles.
The restructuring measures will now be subject to trade union negotiations. Valmet is also initiating trade union negotiations at its Global Supply unit in Poland, affecting at most 130 roles.
Valmet supplies processes and equipment for process industries. It has about 1,700 employees in Sweden, of which around 500 work in Sundsvall. Globally, the company employs approximately 18,500 people.
In the last couple of years, the company has announced and undergone several restructuring programmes. Latest in 2025 in both Finland and Sweden, and at other locations Valmet 2025-WO
Eurofound (2026), Valmet, Internal restructuring in Sweden, factsheet number 204453, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/204453.
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