Greetings from Kallavesj’ 2015 exhibition

VENDIA was on view in Kuopio, Finland at Kallavesj’ 2015 boat show on 10.-12.4.2015. There were exhibitors from the fields of boating, tourism and leisure time and during the weekend there were approximately 25 000 visitors. At the boat show we were together with Boatyard Aki Ruotsalainen, so the crowd also had the ability to see two boats made of VENDIA marine plank. The wooden boats and their smell attracted people to our presentation point, and it was nice to notice what kind of bustle the wooden boats and the smell of tar brought on alongside the modern fiberglass boats.

Like in Helsinki International Boat Show, VENDIA marine plank piqued lots of interest and the fair visitors were very interested in VENDIA’s technical characteristics. The fair visitors especially liked the high quality material of VENDIA, the beautiful and knot-free appearance as well as the structure that combines the good features of solid wood and plywood. One of the visitors commented: “This is just a incomparable material, a great invention!”

The Boat: Boatyard Aki Ruotsalainen, Nurmes

The Boat: Boatyard Aki Ruotsalainen, Nurmes

The Boat: Boatyard Aki Ruotsalainen, Nurmes

First motorboat made of VENDIA

In early August we introduced a wooden boat made by Boatyard Ruotsalainen from Nurmes, Finland. In late summer Ruotsalainen also built a motorboat of 9 mm VENDIA marine plank. Therefore, VENDIA is also very suitable for building a wooden motorboat.

Boatbuilder Ruotsalainen made his first test runs with this motorboat on 4th August in Pielinen, Finland.

The result is as beautiful as what is used to see in rowing boats made of VENDIA.