Weakened forestry market situation will see temporary staff layoffs

Due to the weakened forestry market situation Ponsse will be forced to temporarily adjust staffing levels in 2026

PONSSE PLC PRESS RELEASE, 28 OCTOBER 2025 AT 12:00 P.M. EET

Ponsse’s cooperation negotiations regarding the weakened forestry market situation have ended. On the 22 October 2025, Ponsse invited its personnel in Finland to participate in change negotiations in accordance with the Act on Co-operation within Undertakings. The negotiations were held with employee representatives on Monday, 27 October, 2025, and they ended in good agreement.

80,000 Hours

That’s a remarkable amount of work hours for a single machine, the Norcar 600 owned by Erkki Rinne is taken well care of, it even has the original Diesel engine.
Kieran Anders Forestry

Kieran Anders is a forestry contractor working in the lake district. His work involves hand cutting and extracting timber using a skidder and tractor-trailer forwarder.
Promoting safety in the workplace

It is not possible to eliminate chain shot, but there are simple steps that can be taken to reduce the risk.
Glasfryn Fencing and Sawmill

Arwel takes great pride in the fact that the mill has no waste whatsoever, “the peelings are used for children’s playgrounds, gardens and for farm animals in barns in the winter and the sawdust has multiple uses in gardens and farms as well.
Keeping Timber Hauliers Safe

Timber hauliers need to encourage young blood in, and also look after the hauliers we have, we need make the sector a safe and positive place to work.

FIND US ON

Possible adjustment measures were discussed in the negotiations to enable Ponsse to prepare for the weakened market situation for 2026.

During the negotiations, it was agreed that Ponsse will prepare for temporary layoffs for a maximum of 90 days in 2026. Possible temporary layoffs apply to all Ponsse Plc’s personnel in Finland. Ponsse’s subsidiary Epec Oy was not in the scope of the negotiations.

The company will adjust its production through the temporary layoffs arranged according to a separate plan starting from January 2026. The potential temporary layoffs related to salaried employees and senior salaried employees will be reviewed during 2026. More detailed plans will be prepared according to the situation.

We will make sure that we can serve our customers in all situations as normal.

Ponsse Plc specialises in the sale, production, maintenance and technology of cut-to-length method forest machines, and is driven by a genuine interest in its customers and their business operations. Ponsse develops and manufactures sustainable and innovative harvesting solutions based on customer needs.

The company was established by forest machine entrepreneur Einari Vidgrén in 1970 and has been a leader in timber harvesting solutions based on the cut-to-length method ever since. Ponsse is headquartered in Vieremä, Finland. The company’s shares are quoted on the NASDAQ OMX Nordic List.