Suokone Oy

Suokone ltd is an engineering workshop specializing in the manufacture of peat machinery and crushers. The success story of this Sotkamo based enterprise began in 1971, the year the company was founded and started to utilise bog forests. A double-sided ditcher, invented by the founder of the company, Reino Meriläinen, was the original inspiration behind the current focus on peat production machinery design. Unprejudiced and fervent product development made Suokone into a pioneer in its field – nowadays the company’s products cover the entire peat production chain, ranging from bog clearing to the production of sod peat and milled peat. in the 1990s, a new success product rose alongside traditional peat machinery, namely, the crusher. This multifunction device opened up worldwide markets to Suokone.