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Jyväskylä, September 8, 2007
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Visitors from more than 50 countries attended the exhibition

Special exhibition Wood and Bioenergy 2007 gathered about 9 000 visitors

About 9 000 professionals attended the Wood and Bioenergy 2007 special exhibition which closed on Saturday. The exhibition was arranged at the Congress and Trade Fair Centre Jyväskylä Paviljonki. The exhibition director, Petteri Räsänen from Jyväskylä Fair Ltd. is satisfied with the offering and tells that especially the exhibitor feedback was very pleasing:

”The exhibitors were very satisfied and the atmosphere at Jyväskylä Paviljonki was extremely positive throughout the entire exhibition. Big deals have been made and signed during these days, of which a several million euros planing mill deal between Waco Jonsered AB and Koskinen Oy can be mentioned as an example," Räsänen relates.

”The exhibition also gained more internationality: the visitors came from over 50 different countries and particularly our marketing efforts to Russia turned out to be very fruitful. A great number of Russian groups visited us, and the next time we will certainly invest even more in the Russian marketing," Räsänen explains.

This year the Wood and Bioenergy exhitibion days were from Thursday to Saturday. Based on the visitor and exhibitor survey, a decision will be made whether the opening times or days need be changed for the following exhibition.

The supplementary events were also very successful and attracted a lot of public. The exhibitors were particularly satisfied with the themed events Puumarkkinapäivä, Puusta-päivä and Puu-päivä. Based on the exhibitor feedback, moving the external stand to the Exhibition Market, which is a more central location, was a successful decision.

The Bioenergy exhibition will be moved to another hall for the next event, because A hall was not sufficient for all exhibitors who would have liked to be there.

Petteri Räsänen tells: ”Many exhibitors have already reserved stands for the following Wood and Bioenergy exhibition, which will be arranged at the Congress and Trade Fair Centre Jyväskylä Paviljonki in September 2009. One company has invited me to a corresponding event in Göteborg next year for signing a contract for the following exhibition in Jyväskylä."

Further information on the Wood and Bioenergy 2007 exhibition:
Petteri Räsänen, Project Manager, Jyväskylä Fair Ltd.,
Tel. +358 14 334 0022
petteri.rasanen at jklmessut.fi