NEWS CAREERS BLOG CABIN PRODUCTIONS ENGINEERING PLASTIC PRODUCTIONS REFERENCES GROUP CONTACT HISTORY Mskgroup > Group > History MSK Group has been in the industry for over 60 years We are family-owned and have a stable ownership strivin for long-term success and strategy. 1950- At the end of 1949 Ville Isosaari buys a dairy factory building that had discontinued its operations in Kankaankylä. Maaseudun Kone Oy is registered and production begins. “Ville Isosaari was a very determined man. According to the legend he threw away his shovel and swore never to grab it again. And never he did, just like he decided.” 1960- The first steps abroad: exporting to Sweden begins. Later export to Norway, England, Ireland and Germany is initiated. In the summer of 1963 the LUJA-cabin is presented at the agricultural exhibition at Seinäjoki. In 1964 cabins are produced for Valmet, Ferguson and Dexta. During the same year Ville Isosaari, the founder of the company deceases and Maija Isosaari takes over the general managing of the company. 1970- Operations are divided in two in 1979. Maaseudun Kone focuses on machinery cabins and Junkkari specializes in agricultural machinery manufacturing. 1980- In 1983 Junkkari purchases a plastic factory in Helsinki. In 1984 Muuli trailor production is centralized to Lapua. Juncar and Junkkari Muovi are incorporated into subsidiaries. In 1985 the generation changes in the family corporation. In the 1980’s Junkkari begins to export to Japan, Saudi-Arabia and Argentina. 1990- Maaseudun Kone moves to a new and bigger factory in 1996. In 1999 Valtra’s S-tractor is launched and the production of fully customized cabins begins. The same year Junkkari Muovi (MSK Plast) purchases the plastic technology unit of ABB Tools. 2000- In April 2000 50 years have passed since the foundation of Maaseudun Kone. 2010- In April 2014 we celebrate the unique close to 50 year cooperation of Valtra and MSK Cabins. The business image of the corporation is updated thoroughly. 2018 MSK Group expands with an acquisition in Central Europe › Read about history of MSK Matec MSK GROUP Tel. +358 10 480 2000 Fax 010 480 2470 msk@msk.fi firstname.lastname@msk.fi Subscribe our newsletter Pohjanmaanväylä 1661 62375 YLIHÄRMÄ, FINLAND ›Privacy Policy CABIN PRODUCTIONS Tube bending Welding Assembly Quality control Varia ENGINEERING Engineering Process PLASTIC PRODUCTIONS Reaction Injection Moulding Injection Moulding Contract Stock Rapid Prototypes Further Processing Quick models GROUP Company Policy and Quality Ethical principles Whistleblow History CONTACT MSK Group MSK Cabins MSK Plast MSK Matec GmbH MSK Matec s.r.o. Junkkari Juncar Sites REFERENCES MSK Brands junkkari.fi muuli.fi juncar.fi