This is Koskisen.

Smooth cooperation is as important as product quality.

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 Commitment to wood. Its in our blood.

This is Koskisen,
a hundred-year-old family business committed to working with wood. Established in the blished heart of Southern Finland, we have grown to become an internationally renowned wood owned products specialist with over a thousand employees. Times goes by, but our operational principles remain unchanged: we foster the high quality of our products and search continuously for new and innovative ways to process wood to meet the ranging ng needs of our customers.

We know wood.
We know how to work and fashion wood into individual customer solutions. We have harnessed our centurys worth of experience to serve among others the construction, building joinery, furniture and transport industries. We help our customers to succeed by developing for them and with them individual solutions which facilitate further processing, increase the quality of the end product and make operations more cost-efcient.

At home worldwide
From our roots in Southern Finland, our operations have global reach. Our production plants in Jrvel, Hirvensalmi and Vierumki process over a million cubic meters of wood each year. Special solutions tailored to our customers needs play a bigger role in our production year by year. Around 60% of our production goes for export. In addition to our primary market area, Europe, we also deliver through our sales ofces worldwide. We are known internationally as a reliable wood expert who delivers on its promises.

Wood tailors at your service

We welcome our customers to apply our expertise in their own business operations. We tailor our products to our customers individual needs, no matter the property or dimensional requirements. We are ready to assist our professional clients at every stage of their process from planning through to implementation.

Only the best raw materials

The wood we use grows in the worlds premium Nordic timber forests. Procurement of this timber is carried out by our purchasing team at Koskitukki Oy. In all of our procurement activities we bear responsibility for ecologically, socially and economically sustainable forestry.

Environmental friendliness

the foundation of our operations

Our business relies directly on the forest. We therefore have special cause to take very good care of it. We are the rst wood products industry company in Finland to be granted ISO 14001 certication in recognition of our environmentally friendly operations. We also have PEFC certication for the sustainable origin of our wood.

Our name stands for quality

Koskinen is the surname of the original founder of our company and we have a lot to live up to in bearing the name. At Koskisen we walk the talk and always deliver on our promises. s. We have carried the Koskisen name proudly for a hundred years and we will continue to do o so in the future. Thats why you can rely on us.

Excellence comes only through total commitment.

That is why Koskisen is committed to wood.
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Wood procurement
Environmentally responsible forestry is a priority in all of our wood procurement operations. Koskisens wood procurement company, Koskitukki Oy, purchases all wood raw material needed by Koskisen. Special attention is paid to wood procurement, as the quality of our products depends on high-quality raw material.

Business units
customers special requirements are taken into consideration in the product design and all production stages. Our value-added products and readyto-install components are highly sought after on the demanding market.

dustries. The companys core values are quality, individual customer service and environmental responsibility.

Houses
Koskisen Houses manufactures high-quality and individual wooden homes which meet the criteria of house-owners and builders alike. Herrala Houses and Klassikko Houses represent the best of Finnish wood construction. Koskisen houses are a successful blend of time-honoured wooden building tradition and exible, contemporary solutions.

Chipboard
Koskisen Chipboard boasts the widest portfolio on the market for products used in the furniture and construction industries. Advanced production equipment and product development enable us to expand our portfolio to include new types of board for new applications.

Sawn timber
Koskisen Timber produces standard and cut-tosize sawn and planed timber and a range of semifabricated components, such as roof trusses. Koskisens quality management system and advanced production technology enable fast delivery of both standard and customized products.

Interior decoration products

The Kokoa interior products concept launched in 2007 is Koskisens guiding light for the production of interior decoration products, bringing a modern and innovative edge to the world of wooden interior design. The Kokoa interior collection for easyto-install large-surface solutions or eye-catching design details. The choice is yours.

Birch products
Koskisens birch products company, Vilkon Oy, manufactures high quality sawn goods, semi nished products, veneers and glue laminated panels. The technical properties of birch make it an excellent raw material for the joinery and furniture in-

Plywood
Renowned for its special plywoods, the success of Koskisen Plywood is based on customized solutions and on-going product development. The

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Koskisen Group, Tehdastie 2, FI-16600 Jrvel, tel. +358 20 553 41, www.koskisen.com

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