diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/femsolver/elmer/tasks.py b/src/Mod/Fem/femsolver/elmer/tasks.py
index cedc740ae8..d72e74c924 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/femsolver/elmer/tasks.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/femsolver/elmer/tasks.py
@@ -234,7 +234,9 @@ class Results(run.Results):
             self.fail()
             return
         self.solver.ElmerResult.read(postPath)
-        self.solver.ElmerResult.scale(1000)
+        # at the moment we scale the mesh back using Elmer
+        # this might be changed in future, therefore leave this
+        #self.solver.ElmerResult.scale(1000)
         self.solver.ElmerResult.getLastPostObject().touch()
         self.solver.ElmerResult.recomputeChildren()
         self.solver.Document.recompute()
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/femsolver/elmer/writer.py b/src/Mod/Fem/femsolver/elmer/writer.py
index 73d82baeb8..19eb5ad73e 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/femsolver/elmer/writer.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/femsolver/elmer/writer.py
@@ -915,6 +915,10 @@ class Writer(object):
 
     def _addOutputSolver(self):
         s = sifio.createSection(sifio.SOLVER)
+        # Since FreeCAD meshes are in mm we let Elmer scale it
+        # _handleSimulation(self).
+        # To get it back in the original size we let Elmer scale it back
+        s["Coordinate Scaling Revert"] = True
         s["Equation"] = "ResultOutput"
         s["Exec Solver"] = "After simulation"
         s["Procedure"] = sifio.FileAttr("ResultOutputSolve/ResultOutputSolver")