Stora Enso Packaging Papers Varkaus — Finland

Stora Enso Packaging Papers Varkaus is a pulp & paper mill in Finland. Its listed capacity is 336,144 t of pulp & paper. Pulp and paper mills generate their own steam for the pulping process and paper dryers, running large-scale boiler systems where heat loss directly reduces efficiency. It is operated by Stora Enso Oyj. By capacity it ranks #10 among 13 pulp & paper mills in Finland. It emits about 148,939 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 1.2% of the CO₂e from the 28 facilities in Finland that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 18% below the national median for this sector.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-44375533.

In context: how this facility compares

At 336,144 t of pulp & paper, Stora Enso Packaging Papers Varkaus is below the median pulp & paper mill in Finland (642,628 t of pulp & paper). Subsector: pulp-and-paper. As pulp & paper mill, it requires high process heat (typically 150–250°C) for its core industrial operations, supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion. Pulp and paper mills generate their own steam for the pulping process and paper dryers, running large-scale boiler systems where heat loss directly reduces efficiency.

Capacity & CO₂-intensity comparison computed from Climate TRACE industrial facilities data; sector role based on engineering reference.

What 148,939 t CO₂e a year looks like

This facility's estimated annual CO₂e (Climate TRACE, modelled) in everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:

Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.

Capacity vs largest pulp & paper mills in Finland

Listed capacity (t of pulp & paper), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).

Operator

Operated by Stora Enso Oyj. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Stora Enso Packaging Papers Varkaus sits in a subarctic (boreal) climate zone (Köppen Dfc), at 62.3°N in the northern hemisphere.

Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

Site climate & environmental severity

This site sits in a mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with thermal cycling the leading environmental stress.

In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1470 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.13× the loss at a 20 °C reference. Reference-surface calculation at a 150 °C surface from WorldClim climate normals (ASTM C680 / ISO 12241) — an indicative per-climate comparison, not a measurement of this site’s specific equipment. Open method dataset: DOI 10.5281/zenodo.20787408 (CC BY 4.0).

Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.

How it compares & nearby sites

The #10 largest of 13 pulp & paper mills in Finland by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).

Nearby industrial sites

• Stora Enso Oyj - Varkaus Mill · Pulp & Paper Mill · 146,749 t CO₂
• Nordkalk Oy Ab, Louhi · Lime Plant · 120,415 t CO₂
• Valio Oy, Elintarviketeollisuus, Lapinlahden Tehdas · Food & Beverage · 71,139 t CO₂
• Metsä Fibre Oy - Joutseno Mill · Pulp & Paper Mill · 302,260 t CO₂
• Metsä Board Cartonboard Division Joutseno Mill · Pulp & Paper Mill
• Ovako Imatra steel plant · Steel Plant · 49,870 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 62.31958, 27.89917. View on OpenStreetMap.

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