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That SkogsElmia on 26-28 May outside Jönköping, Sweden would be the biggest forestry fair in the Nordic region was expected. The surprise of the fair was that so many forest contractors were among the visitors.

“This was my third forestry fair at Elmia and the best so far,” said Benny Granath, site manager for SP Maskiner. “During Thursday and Friday we had two hundred potential customers inside our stand every day.”

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Daily shuttle buses take you from the centre of Jönköping to SkogsElmia in Bratteborg, Vaggeryd municipality, 30 km south of Jönköping. Tickets are available at the central hotels in Jönköping.

The rumour began spreading in online chatrooms a few weeks ago. The rumour even had a name: Ponsse Elephant King. The same speculations said it would be presented at SkogsElmia in Jönköping.

Small-scale technology is more prominent at SkogsElmia than at the global forestry fair Elmia Wood. For example, interest in mini-forwarders is growing, as is the number of manufacturers. By increasing the extraction of biomass, the mini-forwarder has become more useful even to professional foresters. On 26–28 May leading manufacturers of mini-forwarders will put their machines through their paces at SkogsElmia. Exhibitors include Alstor, Loglander, WoodTiger, Malwa, Vimek, Scorpion, Tim Bear, Novotny, Hjulhästen and Terri.

Sweden is a global leader in the biofuel sector and forest biomass is the nation’s biggest source of renewable energy. This situation is reflected at Elmia’s forestry fairs, where the number of exhibitors with ties to the bioenergy industry has grown each time the fair is held. SkogsElmia 2011 is no exception and this year’s fair is presenting all aspects of the forest industry’s energy potential.

A daily programme for the days of the fair is now available. Being a primarily Nordic fair, most seminars and activities are in Swedish. But there are competitions too to follow!

Prepare your visit by searching exhibitors or product categories.

To the fair catalogue.

Mini harvesters are more than just a trend – they are a necessary way to increase yield and attract young people to work in the forest industry. The leading manufacturers of mini harvesters are putting their machines through their paces at SkogsElmia in Sweden on 26–28 May.

SkogsElmia will be the biggest forest trade fair in the world this year.  The structure of Nordic forestry is changing. Greater removals of biofuel necessitate different machinery and favour small-scale technology, which is one of SkogsElmia’s strong points.

A completely new forest machine manufacturer is emerging in central Sweden: Green Wood Logistics AB. Forest contractor Torbjörn Ericsson has built a harvester, the T-Bear, completely from scratch, based on forest contractors’ needs and wishes. The result is a machine filled with innovations.

The global market for forest machines that use the environmentally friendly cut to length (CTL) method is currently worth about one billion euros, according to new figures from the Swedish forestry research institute Skogforsk. Together with Finland, Sweden is a leader in the field of modern forest technology, with Swedish manufacturing in this sector worth about 330 million euros. On top of that is the value of equipment and accessories plus small-scale forest technology. These are also worth millions of euros, conclude studies by the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and other research bodies.