UPM-Kymmene Salaried Employees to Go on Strike in Finland

HELSINKI, FINLAND—April 5, 2011—On April 6, the salaried employees intend to begin a two-week strike that would affect the majority of UPM’s operations in Finland. The strike does not include UPM’s mechanical forest industry (that is, plywood, timber and UPM ProFi businesses), forestry specialists, senior salaried employees or salaried employees of other forestry companies in Finland.