They call it "The Whole World's Forestry Fair," and based on the density of the crowds present it seemed like the whole world might have been there. I'm talking, of course, about Elmia Wood, the event touted as one of if not the largest live, outdoorlogging equipment show in the world, held every four years. This year's Elmia, held June 7-10 in Sweden, is the second I've attended. I personally spoke with attendees and exhibitors from the U.S., Canada, South Africa, Australia, Chile, Spain, France, Romania, Austria, the United Kingdom, China, Japan, and of course from Sweden and neighboring Finland.Elmia is very similar to forestry expos here in the States, only much, much larger. I don't have final numbers yet on how many people attended or from how many countries. I can attest that the level of foot traffic on the Thursday and Friday of the showwas significantly greater than anything I have seen in 13 years of U.S. shows and even more crowded than the last time I was at Elmia, in 2013.
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