Already in August, the Finnish Forest Industries Federation representing the employer side in the conflict, said that it was interested in holding comprehensive talks on matters related to terms of employment with the Federation of Professional and Managerial Staff, YTN. The discussions have, however, not given any results.“Discussions concerning the terms of employment for professional and managerial staff members of the paper industry will now be continued by the industry companies,” says Executive Vice President Jari Forss, who is responsible for labour market issues at the Finnish Forest Industries Federation. The paper industry and forestry employ around 3,000 professional and managerial staff members.