Verla

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Verla Groundwood and Board Mill

UNESCO World Heritage Site
Left: the hydroelectric power station with canal Front centre: the locks (the wood mill is partly hidden behind the trees) Right: the manor house
Location	Jaala, Kymenlaakso, Finland
Criteria	Cultural: (iv)
Reference	751
Inscription	1996 (20th Session)
Area	22.778 ha (56.29 acres)
Buffer zone	88.03 ha (217.5 acres)
Website	http://www.verla.fi/
Coordinates	61°3′43″N 26°38′27″E / 61.06194°N 26.64083°E / 61.06194; 26.64083
Location of Verla in Finland

Verla at

The first groundwood mill at Verla was founded in 1872 by Hugo Neuman[3] but was destroyed in a fire in 1876. A larger groundwood and board mill, founded in 1882 by Gottlieb Kreidl and Louis Haenel, continued to operate until 18 July 1964, when the last of the old workers retired.^[2] In 1908, the mill was acquired by the Kymmene Corporation. Most of the buildings in the mill village date to the turn of the 20th century (1885–1902).^[1]

Museum

After closing operations, the historical paper mill was converted into a museum of board mill technology that opened in 1972.^[1] The historical machines were preserved in their places (except for several pieces brought from other buildings). A guided tour to the mill follows the technological process from timber cutting and pulp production to board drying, sorting, and packing.

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  Museum
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  Debarking machine
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  Grinder (a groundwood production machine)
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  Logs in the grinder

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  Board drying in the Winter drying loft
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  Board drying oven in the Winter drying loft
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  An off-line calender
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  Board calibration balance

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