Study Trip to Sweden and Finland 3rd to 12th of September 2023

Group A - Meetings with Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Tapio, Metsahallitus, Terrasolid & Hydrogen Cluster Finland
Group B - SILVA Forest Exhibition Programme
I. Demonstration of Modern Forest Harvesting & Forwarding and Use of Smart Maps.
II. Visit to the John Deere factory, the biggest forestry machine factory in the world.
Group A&B - SILVA Forest Exhibition
I. Welcome to the Pitching Event Business Finland:
• Ms. Nina Jacoby, Indonesia
• Ms. Priscillia Maria, Indonesia
• Mr. Mohamed Farid, Malaysia
• Ms. Elina Puszkarzewicz,
II. Keynote Speech by Dr Jouni Pykalainen, University of Eastern Finland in South East Asia
III. Presentation by the Director of Forest Department of Sarawak
IV. Remarks by Malaysian Wood Industries Association
V. Presentation by PT Medco Papua, Indonesia
VI. Pitches: Finnish Smart Forestry companies:
• Bitapps, Mr. Jarmo Oittinen
• PenTen, Mr. Pentti Hyttinen
• Process Genius, Mr. Jani Akkila
• Riveria, Forest Maching
• Teknosavo, Mr. Kari Kallio
• Training Center, Mr. Mikko Saarimaa
• Vajrakila Innovations, Mr. Mika Vanhanen
VII. Questions, Answers and Next Steps
VIII. Meeting with Finnish Forest Centre (Metsakeskus)
IX. Meeting with Natural Resources Institute Finland (LUKE)
X. Meeting with Arbonaut
10th -11th , RISUTECH Field Operation, Nakkila
The optional program (Dr.Affendi) to Nakkila is a follow-up from the SILVA exhibition to view in more detail on the field operations of the RISUTECH planting machine. Detail discussions would be held with RISUTECH technicians and operators on its customization to fit into the Sarawak landscape conditions. Discussions would also be conducted with Business Finland and RISUTECH on the way forward for field trials of the planting system in Sarawak.