Solifer
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| Company type | Osakeyhtiö |
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| Industry | Vehicle manufacturing |
| Founded | 1954 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | |
| Revenue | €110 million (2007)[1] |
Number of employees | 450 (2007)[1] |
| Website | solifer |
Solifer Oy is a Finnish manufacturer of bicycles, boats, mopeds and travel trailers.[2][3][4] The company was founded in 1954, and it started as a dynamo manufacturer.[1] As of 2007, the company's bicycles are manufactured in Poland, boats in Finland, mopeds in China, and travel trailers in Dorotea, Sweden.[1]
In 2014, approximately a fifth of the 250,000 bicycles sold in Finland were Solifers.[5]
Mopeds
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Alongside Tunturi, Solifer was one of the significant moped manufactures in Finland from the late 1950s to the mid-1980s. From 1958 to 1984, around 175,000 Solifer mopeds were manufactured, of which over 20,000 were exported outside Finland.[6] Solifers were distributed by AB Bensow Oy.
With approximately 1,200 registrations in the first half-year of 2010, China-manufactured Solifer BT49QT was the most registered moped in Finland at that time.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Virtanen, Pekka (19 January 2007). "Solifer laajentaa veneisiin ja kaksipyöräisiin". Tuulilasi (in Finnish). A-lehdet Oy. Archived from the original on 12 December 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- ^ Lyy, Juhani (22 September 1993). "Solifer-mopolla maailman ympäri". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "Matkailuvaunujen valmistus loppuu Suomessa". MTV Uutiset (in Finnish). 15 October 2003. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ Vuorela, Seija (4 May 2007). "Solifer palaa paalupaikalle". Iltalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ Rosvall, Minna (2 January 2014). "Entiset nokialaiset tekevät 10 000 mummopyörää Salossa". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ Karhu, Tuomas (2 February 2008). "Suomalainen kahvilaraaseri". MP Maailma (in Finnish). JMS Nordic Oy. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- ^ Viitanen, Jorma (4 August 2010). "Solifer keulii mopomarkkinoilla". Tuulilasi (in Finnish). A-lehdet Oy. Archived from the original on 6 September 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
Further reading
[edit]- Siukosaari, Anssi; Valkjärvi, Jorma (2010). Solifer, meidän mopedi (in Finnish). Helsinki: Alfamer. ISBN 9789524721103.
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