A method for packing a foam mattress with an upper side, with the following procedural steps: - guiding the foam mattress through a paper sheet curtain of a paper sheet, which essentially consists of paper and is coated on one side with a weldable material, such that the continuous side wall of the foam mattress initially comes into contact with the weldable material, after which an upper side and a lower side of the foam mattress are covered with the paper sheet, wherein the share of the paper sheet arranged on the upper side and the lower side of the foam mattress respectively protrudes laterally over the foam mattress, and the weldable material of the paper sheet are arranged facing and opposite, - welding the paper sheet in the area of the rear side as viewed in the direction of movement of the foam mattress by generating at least one welded seam for connecting the laterally protruding edge areas, so that the upper side and the lower side are connected to yield a paper packaging, and two lateral openings remain, - separating the paper packaging from the remaining paper sheet connected with the paper packaging, wherein a dividing line generated by the separation runs along the welded seam in such a way that both the paper packaging as well as the remaining separated paper sheet are welded, - compressing the foam mattress by pressing it together, - sealing the lateral openings and welding together the respectively protruding paper sheet sections lying one above the other, - folding or rolling up the packaged foam mattress, - fixing the mattress roll with a fixing agent, so as to prevent movement back into the original shape. - guiding the foam mattress through a paper sheet curtain of a paper sheet, which essentially consists of paper and is coated on one side with a weldable material, such that the continuous side wall of the foam mattress initially comes into contact with the weldable material, after which an upper side and a lower side of the foam mattress are covered with the paper sheet, wherein the share of the paper sheet arranged on the upper side and the lower side of the foam mattress respectively protrudes laterally over the foam mattress, and the weldable material of the paper sheet are arranged facing and opposite, - welding the paper sheet in the area of the rear side as viewed in the direction of movement of the foam mattress by generating at least one welded seam for connecting the laterally protruding edge areas, so that the upper side and the lower side are connected to yield a paper packaging, and two lateral openings remain, - separating the paper packaging from the remaining paper sheet connected with the paper packaging, wherein a dividing line generated by the separation runs along the welded seam in such a way that both the paper packaging as well as the remaining separated paper sheet are welded, - compressing the foam mattress by pressing it together, - sealing the lateral openings and welding together the respectively protruding paper sheet sections lying one above the other, - folding or rolling up the packaged foam mattress, - fixing the mattress roll with a fixing agent, so as to prevent movement back into the original shape.