The Helsinki Court of Appeal has rejected the claims of Metsähallitus in the raw wood case

On 21.5.2018, the Helsinki Court of Appeal rendered its judgment in a case in which Metsähallitus claims damages from Metsäliitto Cooperative, Stora Enso Oyj and UPM-Kymmene Corporation based on their conduct on the wood market in 1997–2004. In its judgment, the Court of Appeal rejected the claims made by Metsähallitus and ordered Metsähallitus to compensate the defendants’ legal costs.

The total amount of the joint and several claim for damages made by Metsähallitus in the Court of Appeal was 124.9 million euros. Metsäliitto Cooperative’s share of the capital of the claimed damages was 39.1 million euros. In addition, Metsähallitus claimed compensation for indirect damages, VAT, interest and compensation for legal costs.

The Helsinki Court of Appeal has in its judgement concluded that the companies’ conduct has not been shown to have had a lowering impact on wood prices in 1997–2004.

The judgment of the Court of Appeal is not final.
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