1727
The Pauliström steel mill, later to become a tissue mill, is founded in Sweden by Wilhelm Mauritz Pauli
1760
Warszawskie Zaklady Papiernicze is founded near Warsaw in Poland
1765
Anders Rodin launches production of rag paper for printing, writing and wrapping at Catrinafors mill (Katrinefors) in Sweden
1868
The Mänttä mill is founded by the pharmacist G.A. Serlachius in Finland
The Strepp mill is founded on its present site in Hochkoppelmühle near Kreuzau in Germany
The Halstrick mill is founded by Heinrich Scheffer-Hoppenhöfer and Anton Scheffer-Tulke in Sundern/Sauerland in Germany
1872
The Katrinefors mill is founded in Sweden and the first paper machine is installed
1901
The Nyboholm mill is founded at Kvillsfors in Sweden
1908
Serlachius launches production of toilet tissue in Finland
1909
Production of greaseproof paper begins at Mänttä in Finland
1930s
Serlachius introduces Finland’s first tissue-based napkins and handkerchiefs
1932
The Mola brand is launched in Germany
1943
The Katrinefors mill in Sweden launches small-scale production of creped paper towels
1950
The Fasana brand is launched in Germany
1960
The Leni brand is launched in Sweden
1961
The first modern tissue machine is commissioned at Mänttä in Finland
Serla brand is launched in Finland
1962
Lambi brand (Vita Lamm) is launched in Sweden
1970s
Mechanical wastewater treatment commences at Mänttä in Finland
Serla summer bags (bathroom tissue and household towels) are introduced in Finland
1974
Recycled fibre pulp production begins at Mänttä. Serlachius is the first Finnish producer to use deinked waste paper as raw material for tissue production
Katrin brand is launched in Sweden
1986
The Katrinefors mill is acquired by Holmen Hygiene
1987
Serlachius merges with Metsäliiton Teollisuus Oy and Metsä-Serla Oyj is formed
1988
The Katrinefors mill is acquired by MoDo
1989
Metsä-Serla acquires Holmen Hygiene in Sweden
1994
The UPM-Kymmene Tissue mill is acquired in Finland
1996
Katrin Ultimatic signs an agreement with Georgia-Pacific
1997
Metsä Tissue acquires a majority shareholding in the Polish company Warszawskie Zaklady Papiernicze S.A. (WZP)
1998
Metsä Tissue is listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange (HEX) in December
Metsä Tissue acquires two German tissue paper companies, Halstrick and Strepp
2002
Metsä Tissue acquires a majority shareholding in the Polish company Zaklady Papiernicze Krapkowicach S.A. (ZPK). Metsä Tissue becomes the largest supplier of tissue paper products in Poland
2003
Metsä Tissue acquires a majority shareholding in the Polish tissue paper converting company Krapex
Metsä Tissue's share is delisted from the Helsinki Exchanges. Ownership of all shares is transferred to M-real Corporation (former Metsä-Serla)
2004
In January, M-real Corporation sells 66% of Metsä Tissue's business to Metsäliitto Cooperative and 17% to Tapiola Group, a Finnish insurance company.
Later in January M-real sells its remaining shares in Metsä Tissue: 9.86% to Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company and 7.14% to Sampo Life Insurance Company Ltd
2006
Metsä Tissue acquires Tento a.s., a leading tissue paper company in Slovakia, becoming the market leader in the Central and Eastern European market
2008
Local converting of Consumer and Away-from-Home products is launched in Russia