An arrangement and a method for producing coated board

The invention relates to an arrangement for producing coated board in a board machine such that a coating station (11, 12, 13) is arranged online to the board machine, and that the arrangement further comprises a drying section (21, 22, 23) comprising a contactless air dryer (21 a, 21 b, 21 c, 22a, 22b, 22c, 23a, 23b, 23c), said drying section (21, 22, 23) is arranged after the coating station (11, 12, 13) in a machine direction for drying the coating on the surface of the board, said coating is solely dried by means of air drying. The invention also relates to a method for producing coated board having a step of producing board in a board machine, a step of applying coating on the surface of said board in a coating station (11, 12, 13), and a step of drying said coating in a drying section (21, 22, 23) such that the coating station (11, 12, 13) is arranged online to the board machine, and the coating is solely dried by means of air drying in the drying section (21, 22, 23).