Dec 14, 2012. /Lesprom Network/. The operations at UPM Aureskoski further processing mill in Parkano, Finland will cease this month. UPM has produced interior wood panels at the mill. UPM announced in June 2012 the decision to close down the mill by the end of the year, as the company said in the press release received by Lesprom Network. UPM has started the “From Job to Job” programme in Aureskoski in order to alleviate the effects caused by staff reductions in relation to the closing of the mill. The programme, which UPM implements in co-operation with the authorities and partner companies, includes active measures that promote employment and re-training. Aureskoski further processing mill employs 33 people. The closure is part of the decision published on 29 June 2012, including restructuring of UPM’s sawmill and further processing operations and renewal of business strategy in Finland. UPM Timber manufactures top-class sawn pine and spruce timber and further processed products for the construction and joinery industries. UPM Timber annually produces around 2.1 million cubic metres of timber from wood acquired from certified forests. UPM Timber’s production units are located in Finland, Austria, France and Russia.