We have a few spaces still available on our forestry visit to Finland on the 24th to the 30th of November
This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to visit some of the major forest machine and timber haulage manufacturers in Finland and to take in some of the beautiful Finnish scenery and experience a taste of their culture.
Here is a schedule of some of our planned visits
Arrival Sunday 24.11.
You will arrive in Kuopio on the Sunday and be transported to either the Kuopio Lähivaara Oy Kunnonpaikka Hotel
18:00 we meet in the Kunnonpaikka Hotel and at 18:15 we will have dinner followed by a sauna
Monday
We will leave the hotel at 8am and will arrive at the John Deere Factory in Joensuu at 10am
Overnight stay at the Metsäkartano, Rautavaara resort with dinner at 18.30
Tuesday
A visit to the beautiful North Karelia Koli National Park and Valtimo Forestry School
Overnight stay at the Metsäkartano, Rautavaara resort with dinner at 18.30 followed by a sauna at 20.00
Wednesday
A visit to the Ponsse Factory at Vieremä and forests of Lisalmi
Overnight stay at Runnin Kylpyla spa hotel
Thursday
Visiting Haapajärvi, Maksamaa Kome, Briab, Alucar
Hotel TBA
Friday
8am Ferry from Vaasa to Umeå arriving at 10:30am
11am a visit to the Komatsu factory and to Volvo with a ferry back to Vassa in the evening
Hotel TBA
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That’s a remarkable amount of work hours for a single machine, the Norcar 600 owned by Erkki Rinne is taken well care of, it even has the original Diesel engine.
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Kieran Anders is a forestry contractor working in the lake district. His work involves hand cutting and extracting timber using a skidder and tractor-trailer forwarder.
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It is not possible to eliminate chain shot, but there are simple steps that can be taken to reduce the risk.
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Arwel takes great pride in the fact that the mill has no waste whatsoever, “the peelings are used for children’s playgrounds, gardens and for farm animals in barns in the winter and the sawdust has multiple uses in gardens and farms as well.
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Timber hauliers need to encourage young blood in, and also look after the hauliers we have, we need make the sector a safe and positive place to work.
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Saturday
Returning the group to Kuopio airport
Anyone wishing to join us will arrange their own flights to Kuopio (to Helsinki and on to Kuopio)
Once there all accommodation, transport and meals are organised for you, all you will need is beer money.
Anyone wanting to join the trip will have to let me know by email forestmachinemagazine@mail.com over the weekend as I will need final numbers by midweek so I can get the ball rolling.
A rough estimate at the moment is around £900 per person plus your flight costs for the six days you are in Finland.
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