Rauma-Repola established a machine shop in Joensuu, Finland, in 1972. One of the region’s most important competitive advantages was – and still is – the availability of a skilled and motivated workforce. In addition to forest machines, the Joensuu factory has produced excavators, road graders and rollers, and screens and feeders for crushing equipment. The factory has also performed subcontracting for other Rauma-Repola factories.
Welder Jarkko Tuononen is checking the trajectories of the welding robot.
The welder programs the automated tack welding robot ready for the task.
Welding of a load space.
The welder is finalizing a headboard welded by the robot.
Material coordinator Toni Vartiainen is following up the production and component availability.
Assembly mechanic Markku Kekkonen is is bleeding the hydraulic system of a 1270G harvester.
Assembly mechanic Markku Kekkonen is controlling the mechanism of the rotating and levelling cabin.
Forest machine production started with forwarders in 1973. The annual output initially ranged from a few dozen to as many as one hundred units. Even today, the legendary Lokomo 909, 919 and 939 models of the 1970s and 1980s are remembered as the pinnacle of forest machine technology in their day.
The production of forest machines has been the exclusive focus at Joensuu since 1995. In the 1990s, the green forest machines became Timberjacks and remained as such until 2005 when the brand was changed to John Deere.
Deere has invested in Finland after the year 2000 approx. 370 M€, of which c. 270M€ in product development and retail and c. 100 M€ in the factory.
John Deere forwarders and harvesters have been awarded the right to use the Key Flag symbol. The Key Flag symbol indicates that the product has been manufactured in Finland. We are proud of the high Finnish commitment and quality.
Our environment
Every John Deere forest machine manufactured in Finland has been produced with 100% renewable energy since 1.2.2020.