Oct 25, 2004. /Lesprom Network/. UPM-Kymmene Corporation and Aranna Oy have today signed an agreement under which UPM will acquire Aranna's wood procurement operations in Russia. The deal also includes the logistics company ZAO ARS in St. Petersburg. The deal is subject to official approval in Russia. Aranna Oy has long procured wood from Russia to Finland. Aranna Oy was founded in 1983 and is located in Helsinki. Aranna has two joint-ventures located in St. Petersburg, one in Lesosibirsk and a representative office in Altogether Aranna, including its Russian joint-ventures, employs about 50 qualified persons in Finland and Russia. Aranna Oy and Arannatek Oy are part of the Arantrade Group.