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High-grade seed potato production in northern Finland, where cool growing conditions and low aphid pressure provide an advantage for maintaining healthy seed as climate change increases virus pressure in Europe.
September 07, 2026
EUROPLANT and Finpom Highlight Finland Seed Potato Advantage Amid Rising Virus Pressure in Europe
Finpom highlights northern Finland's advantages for high-grade seed potato production as climate change raises virus risks in Europe, while expanding its EUROPLANT portfolio with LARISSA, JUVENTA, Filipa, FAVOLA and INA.
The acquisition by Orat Oy and Banmark Group marks the start of an exciting new chapter for Forsfood. With combined decades of industry expertise, the partnership will accelerate innovation, strengthen international growth, and expand customer value—all while continuing operations under the trusted Forsfood brand.
July 01, 2026
Forsfood Enters New Growth Phase Following Acquisition by Orat Oy and Banmark Group
Forsfood Group Oy has joined Orat Oy and Banmark Oy Ab in a strategic acquisition, combining decades of expertise in food processing machinery. The company will continue operations under its name with unchanged team, ensuring full continuity.
Now live in Jeppo, Finland: The Xcalibur 1450 optical sorter from OptiServe is fully commissioned at JEPO, delivering world-class optical sorting for potato products.
January 19, 2026
JEPO Finland Upgrades Potato Processing Line with OptiServe Xcalibur 1450 Optical Sorter
OptiServe B.V. has commissioned its Xcalibur 1450 optical sorter at JEPO – Jepuan Peruna Oy in Jeppo, Finland. The system now sorts baby potatoes, cubes, slices and fries, boosting quality, yield and efficiency with advanced optical classification.
Forsfood Launches New Website
November 26, 2025
Forsfood Launches New Website with Expanded Product Insights and Industry Resources
Forsfood has launched a new website featuring improved navigation, detailed product insights, and a dedicated section on its high-performance peelers. More case stories and resources will be added soon, with forsfood.com serving global users and forsfood.fi the Finnish market.
Forsfood Oy - Aurora Borealis ~Usva~ knife peeling machine (0025-2000KN)
October 15, 2024
A new solution to re-peel steam-peeled potatoes, enhancing yield and capacity
In the potato processing industry, particularly in steam peeling, enhancing yield and capacity is critical. Forsfood presents a new re-peeling solution, that allows the reduction of the steam time, resulting in improvements overall.
Forsfood Oy - Aurora Borealis ~Usva~ knife peeling machine (0025-2000KN)
October 13, 2024
Introducing the Aurora Borealis: The Pinnacle of Knife Peelers
In the competitive world of food processing, efficiency and quality are paramount. The introduction of the Aurora Borealis by Forsfood, the highest-capacity knife peeler on the market. It is designed to transform the industry with its unique features and high efficiency.
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PAYR
April 22, 2024
PAYR, the Finnish Potato Sector Association, joins Europatat!
Founded in 2015, PAYR brought together the previous smaller potato associations to form a co-operative group able to speak for the whole potato value chain in Finland. PAYR also promotes the potato sales and supports potato research.
L-R Harry Tinson, general manager at HarvestEye, and Antti Hintikka, U2 Online Oy
March 03, 2024
Harvest Insights Sytem secures distributor for finnish potato and onion markets
Machine-Learning driven crop insights tool HarvestEye has secured its first distributorship in Finland
Tapio and Pia Knuuttila, from Skabam and the FREX brand
November 21, 2022
FREX: Una patata finlandesa que ha vuelto a sus raíces
Incluso el sabor de una sabrosa variedad de patata viene determinado en gran medida por el hecho de dar a la planta la cantidad adecuada de agua y nutrientes. Tapio Knuuttila, copropietario de Skabam, en Finlandia, decidió ver cómo sabrían las patatas si se devolviera su cultivo a sus raíces.
This 22-year-old Dewulf R3000S 2-row, self-propelled potato harvester, harvests recently in the Finnish Lapland.
The machine harvests 70 km south of the Arctic Circle and is the most northern Dewulf harvester in the world.
July 12, 2017
This Dewulf potato harvester digs up Puikula near the Arctic Circle
A 22-year-old Dewulf R3000S 2-row, self-propelled potato harvester, harvests recently in the Finnish Lapland. The machine harvests 70 km south of the Arctic Circle and is the most northern Dewulf harvester in the world.
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Sadokas Oy was established in 1996 by Mr. Jaakko Rahko to export seed potatoes to Russia.
February 23, 2016
Potato Breeder HZPC invests in Russia and Finland
HZPC Holland bv, world leader in potato breeding, announces the acquisition of all the remaining shares in the joint venture of the Finnish company HZPC Sadokas Oy. With all shares of HZPC Sadokas Oy, HZPC Holland also acquires the Russian company AO HZPC Sadokas in Saint Petersburg.
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Paulig Group considers moving Swedish Tortilla Chips production to Belgium
April 12, 2015
Paulig Group considers moving Swedish Tortilla Chips production to Belgium
Paulig Group has carried out a pre-study of the overall tex-mex chips production capacity within the group. Based on this Santa Maria AB, a division within Paulig Group, will investigate the preconditions for a possible relocation of the tex-mex chips production from Mölndal, Sweden, to Roeselare, Belgium.
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