Wood From Finland

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The Wood from Finland Conference 2025 – the most important timber family event of the year – will be on 5.–6. February 2025. Early Bird tickets are sold until the end of October. Why pay more if you can pay less?

Register today https://wffchelsinki.fi/

Remember that the tickets were sold out last year!

Do you know where the company name HASA comes from?

HASA originates from Haapajärven Saha, Haapajärvi Sawmill but nowadays it rhymes also with Haapaveden Saha, Hapavesi Sawmill, which is one of the company’s sawmills. In addition to these sawmills HASA has small log lines in Eskola and Haapajärvi.
HASA invests in state-of-the-art production and in addition to the excellent quality, the company is known of its reliable and on-time deliveries. The annual production of pine and spruce sawn timber is 450 000 m3 which goes to building and joinery applications, demanding structures, packaging industry and for road and bridge construction all around the world.

We’re proud to have this traditional Finnish family-owned sawmill as one of our sponsors in Wood from Finland Conference 2024. To know more about HASA and its products, visit https://hasa.fi/en/

ESG REPORTING FOR FOREST INDUSTRY

Terhi Koipijärvi from advisor and strategic company Miltton has over 30 years of extensive global experience in expert and leadership positions in the forest sector. She has extensive expertise in developing strategic sustainability and green transition, ample experience in M&As and investments, and implementing sustainability as a part of change management.

Terhi’s presentation of ESG a strategic choice and a reporting exercise on Thursday at 11:35.

Register now: https://wffchelsinki.fi/

Did you know that one of our sponsors, Keitele, is a family-owned business with over 40 years in the market?

Founded in 1981, it is currently one of the largest mechanical wood processing companies in Finland. The production units are located in Keitele in Eastern Finland, Alajärvi in Ostrobothnia, and Kemijärvi in Lapland. Keitele Group consists of three companies: Keitele Forest Oy responsible for log procurement, Keitele Timber Oy responsible for cutting the logs into sawn timber, and Keitele Wood Products Oy responsible for further processing of the timber. The company runs three sawmills, two glulam factories, has over 550 employees, and exports to over 40 different countries.

We are honored to have such an esteemed company as one of our sponsors for the Wood from Finland Conference in February!

If you would like to know more about Keitele’s business and sustainability projects visit their website https://www.keitelegroup.fi/en/company/history/

READY - STEADY - GO!!!!!!

Registration to Wood from Finland Conference 2025 has started.
The Early Bird tickets are sold until the end of October 2024.

https://wffchelsinki.fi/

Remember that the tickets were sold out last year!

Wood from Finland stories 🌲💡
KOSKISEN NEW SAWMILL – NEW PRODUCTS, NEW OPPORTUNITIES

Koskinen new sawmill line has been up and running since last July. In addition to the state-of-the-art technology the sawmill offers new possibilities for customers.

Read the story and interview of Japanese customer from last spring.

https://koskisen.fi/en/new-products-new-possibilities/

The start-up of Koskisen’s new sawmill is just a few months away. The start-up of Koskisen’s new sawmill is just a few months away. While employees will get to work in entirely new premises, customers are looking forward to the possibilities the mill’s state-of-the-art technology will offer.

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NORDAN HAS RELIED ON KURIKKA TIMBER’S QUALITY FOR NEARLY 30 YEARS

NorDan is one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of windows, doors and related smart accessories. As one of NorDan’s most important partners, Kurikka Timber supplies wood profiles for NorDan’s factories in Norway, Sweden and Poland.

NorDan wanted to specifically find a Nordic raw material producer and, after a few discussions, Kurikka Timber and NorDan started their collaboration that has continued since 1993 without any interruptions. During this time, both companies have grown significantly, and Kurikka Timber has entirely phased out its sawmill operations.

– Our companies have expanded together and, hopefully, we will continue along the same path, says Ernst Østefjells, NorDan’s Category Manager for Wood.

Østefjells explains that they particularly appreciate that Kurikka Timber’s products represent sustainable development and good professional competence.

– It has always been easy to work with Kurikka Timber, and they supply high-quality products for demanding markets. They are also flexible in finding solutions that support optimal production and delivery, Østefjells adds.

https://kurikkatimber.fi/en/frontpage/

The date of the 23rd Wood from Finland Conference is confirmed!
We're so excited to see you again in Helsinki on the 5.-6. of February 2025.

Save the date and keep following us. More information to come.
The registration will start in September 2024.

ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH FINNISH FORESTS, FORESTRY, SAWN TIMBER AND FURTHER PROCESSED GOODS?

Finnish Timber Guide is short and easy, yet useful and instructive tutor into all of these topics.

Read and download the updated Finnish Timber Guide 2024 from the front page (button) https://woodfromfinland.fi

Facts about Finnish sawn timber production and exports

Last week we were at HCMC, Vietnam. In addition to being at HawaExpo we had an opportunity to visit some wood industry companies. Vietnam is one of the biggest furniture manufacturers in the World and possibilities for Finnish timber from sustainably managed forests are great. Also the construction sector is booming due to increasing amount of resorts, people buying second vacation homes and young population in a need of new homes.

Thank you all for your interest and kindness! The work continues.



Photo: Embassy of Finland in Hanoi

Last week at Hawaexpo 2024.

The draw has been completed!

A free ticket to the 2025 Wood from Finland conference was drawn among all those who posted their photos on social media with the subject tag .

Lady Fortune drew Gatis Loditis from Latvia as the winner. Congratulations!

Looking for a company to transport your products no matter how big or small?

Maersk is one of the few companies that has it all with a rate of 20% of world trade movement. They have solutions for transport no matter how large or small, with frequent departures on all major trade lanes and inland services. With extensive transportation services as one of the largest container shipping companies in the world, Maersk moves around 12 million containers annually to every port in the world, with Ocean Transport, Inland Services, Cross Border Rail Transportation, Maersk Air Freight, and Less-than-Container Load for smaller transports. Adding on to their already impressive portfolio, Maersk also offers supply chain and logistics services with supply chain management and warehousing and distribution services for a seamless transport experience. Maersk has been helping Finnish businesses connect with the world since 1990, with its office in Helsinki. Maersk deals through the ports of Helsinki, Oulu, Kotka, and Rauma to connect Finland with the rest of the world.

Having Maersk as one of our partners for the Wood from Finland Conference is both an honor and a privilege. To know more about their impressive portfolio of transport solutions please visit their website. https://www.maersk.com/local-information/europe/finland

Wood from Finland Conference 2024 has started!

This year we have an exclusive lunch event for our sponsors. First, Tiina Helenius, Chief Economist of Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Company opened the event with her excellent presentation titled "Global Economy and Finland in 2024 ".

We also had presentations from Matti Kylävainio, Chairman of the Board of Finnish Sawmills Association and Niklas Bärlund, Head of Ocean Freight, DHL.

Did you know that the history of MiCROTEC dates back to the early years of the 80's?

The founders of MiCROTEC presented the world’s first laser light triangulation technique for 3D reconstruction of wood surface in 1985. Since then, the company has developed state-of-the-art wood scanning technologies for the wood industry, with today over 6000 solutions in 50 countries.

MiCROTEC focuses on optimizing the entire woodworking process from log yard to sawline and from sorting to planing mill and other further processing. Innovative scanning, optimization and monitoring solutions mean better yield, better quality, accurate data and better performance.

MiCROTEC has been a partner of Wood from Finland Conference for many years now and we truly valor their commitment and willingness to meet their customers and stay on the pulse of the industry. More about the company https://www.microtec.eu

Do you want to go to the Baltic Sea, the North Sea or to the Atlantic?

From Port of Helsinki every one of those options is possible – as well as linking to locations even further worldwide. Over 100 weekly scheduled liners head to the open seas from this traffic hub, which has the most extensive and versatile liner traffic network in Finland: There are over 20 direct liner connections to the ports of Northern Europe and reaching also Spain.

With over 13.9 million tons of cargo, 8,9 million passengers in regular liner traffic and almost 7600 ship calls annually make Port of Helsinki the busiest port in Finland. With the busy traffics the goal is also set high to be a pioneer in sustainable port operations.

As the port is dependent on nature and the sea, it has committed to a carbon-neutral port program. Implementing the program is an every-day-work and a great deal have been done to forward sustainability. As one proof of success in this work Port of Helsinki received the Port Environmental Review System (PERS) certificate in 2022.

We’re happy to have Port of Helsinki again as one of our conference sponsors!

Read more about the Port of Helsinki and its connections
https://www.portofhelsinki.fi/en/professionals/information-for-port-users/connections/

Do you know what is common to Junnikkala and the raw-material it utilizes?

They both are located up north, have been growing long and strengthened of experience. But there’s something new too. In the end of last year Junnikkala opend a brand-new sawmill in Oulu which is one of the most modern factories in the wood processing industry in the world.

In addition to Oulu, Junnikkala has two other sawmills: Kalajoki and Oulainen. Together these sawmills produce up to 700,000 cubic meters of sawn timber annually in Finland. In addition to sawn timber the company also produces planed timber, indoor and outdoor cladding and flooring from selected high quality Finnish spruce and pine.

Having a family-owned business like Junnikkala that has been in the market for generations as one of our sponsors for the Wood from Finland Conference is an honor.

To know more about their products and their new sawmill please visit their website: https://junnikkala.com/en/growing-strong/

Experience Wood from Finland Conference 2024 Online.

Even if you’re not on the venue, you’ll be able to follow all the presentations and get the conference materials after the event.

Online registration to the conference is still open until Thursday 8th of February.
https://wffchelsinki.fi/

Registration for Woof from Finland Conference 2024 ends today February 1st.

If you don’t want to miss the best softwood conference of the year, you know what to do:
https://wffchelsinki.fi/

Japan has hundreds of years of traditions in wood construction. The country is an essential market for many timber export countries but it has also invested in own production. What is the situation now and how will the Japanese market develop in near by future? Hiroki Hayashi from Sumitomo Forestry will give us a market outlook in Wood from Finland Conference in February.

If you haven’t bought your ticket yet, do it now. Thursday 1st of February is the last day to register.
https://wffchelsinki.fi/

Do you know where the company name HASA comes from?

HASA originates from Haapajärven Saha, Haapajärvi Sawmill but nowadays it rhymes also with Haapaveden Saha, Hapavesi Sawmill, which is one of the company’s sawmills. In addition to these sawmills HASA has small log lines in Eskola and Haapajärvi.

HASA invests in state-of-the-art production and in addition to the excellent quality, the company is known of its reliable and on-time deliveries. The annual production of pine and spruce sawn timber is 450 000 m3 which goes to building and joinery applications, demanding structures, packaging industry and for road and bridge construction all around the world.

We’re proud to have this traditional Finnish family-owned sawmill as one of our sponsors in Wood from Finland Conference 2024. To know more about HASA and its products, visit https://hasa.fi/en/

What does “Building Carbon Storages” actually mean?

Associate professor of sustainable construction, Matti Kuittinen from Aalto University will have a presentation of the topic. Kuittinen is an architect and his research is focused on climate impacts and carbon flows in the built environment.

Registration will be open until 1st February.
https://wffchelsinki.fi/

What is the oldest logistics company in Finland?

It may be KWH Logistics, the biggest port operator in Finland and a part of family-owned KWH Group. The history of the company dates back to over 140 years when Waldemar Schauman established his transport company in a city know today as Vaasa at year 1882. It started small but during the decades several acquisitions were made and different companies joined the group to strengthen it.

Today KWH Logistics provides comprehensive, smart and efficient logistic services. The company focuses on three business areas - Port Logistics, Industrial Services and International transports – and has over 500 employees on 30 different locations in Finland. With the skilled and committed staff KWH logistics operates annually almost 16 Million tons of cargo in Finnish ports.

We’re happy to have this piece of history of Finnish logistics as one of our partners in the conference. Read more on their website https://www.kwhlogistics.com

BETTER TIMES AHEAD?

The title of the presentation of Jan von Gerich, Chief Analyst of Nordea Bank leaves room for speculation. Is it really with the question mark or with the exclamation mark? Come to the Wood from Finland Conference 2024 in February and you’ll hear what does the global economy look like from the analyst’s point of view.

Register before 1st February.
https://wffchelsinki.fi/

Which one was first? Kuhmo or Ursus arctos?

It may be Ursus arctos, better known as brown bear, because Kuhmo Oy’s history dates back to 1955 but brown bear has been wandering around Kuhmo for hundreds of years. Still, during its 70 years of existence, Kuhmo Oy has established its position as one of the biggest sawmills in Finland.

Locating at Kainuu region, near the wilderness, Kuhmo has on opportunity to utilize incredibly durable and tight-grained pine and spruce grown in the harsh Nordic conditions. In addition to the fine raw-material they offer the most comprehensive range of sawn timber – thanks to Kuhmo’s resilient and innovative team.

We’re happy to have Kuhmo once more as one of the sponsors of Wood from Finland Conference. To know more visit their website kuhmo.eu/en/home

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN KNOWING, WHAT’S GOING ON ON THE RUSSIAN MARKET?

Then you’ve better to buy a ticket to Wood from Finland Conference 2024 right away.
Director Eliisa Ranta from Vision Hunters will give us the Russia Market Outlook.

The address is https://wffchelsinki.fi/
Tickets are sold only two weeks anymore. Register before 1st February.

Did you know that Koskisen opened a new sawmill in 2023?

Koskisen has a long, well over 100 years of history in the timber industry, but for many decades the main business segments have remained the same - sawn timber and panels. Founded in 1909 Koskisen has roughly 900 employees and had an annual turnover of 318 million euros as of 2022. Last year Koskisen completed the build of a new state of the art sawmill in Järvelä and first logs ran through the line in July 2023. This new unit is estimated to produce 400,000 cubic meters of softwood sawn timber. The investment is a continuation in expanding the Koskisen capacity which has been gradually going on from 2020 and with the new production line Koskisen will increase their sawmilling capacity by 40 %.

It is a privilege to have Koskisen as one of our sponsors for the Wood from Finland Conference. Get to know Koskisen’s new sawmill and visit their website: https://koskisen.fi/en/