Stepped calander

A calender is disclosed comprising at least two calender nips formed by at least two stacked rolls (8, 9; 14, 15) so disposed mutually in regard to each other that in the successive pairs of rolls the distance between the center axes of the lower rolls (8, 14) of the roll pairs is smaller than the distance between the center axes of the respective upper rolls (9, 15), whereby the rolls (8, 9; 14, 15) as seen from their ends are staggered in a Vangled configuration so as to leave space therebetween for changing the rolls. The invention provides a very compact calender construction by way of having the pairs of rolls (8, 9; 14, 15) staggered in regard to the vertical plane so as to locate the rolls at different height levels.