Tunturi C85 - Manual (Page 5)

Tunturi’s rich history started way back in the year
1922. The foundations of the Tunturi brand were
laid when the Harkke brothers set up a small cycle
shop in Turku, Finland. Cycle repairs were the
shop’s main activity at first, but some small-scale
production was also carried out. The brothers then
began to manufacture Tunturi bicycles on a larger
scale, at first under license. The name Tunturi
is quite unusual, but it is the Finnish word for
“Highland”. It was highly successful; within just
a few years the small shop was exchanged for a
factory that was extremely modern for its time. It
is an interesting fact that in the 1950s the Tunturi
brand was market leader in mopeds.
It was from this technology and expertise gained
from bicycle production that Tunturi went on
to invest strongly in fitness equipment product
development. Tunturi recognised the importance of
healthy living and fitness as an important basis for
the future. In the 1970s, Tunturi became recognised
internationally as an influential producer of fitness
equipment.
With the success of its fitness equipment, Tunturi
became a strong and internationally oriented
organisation. The Tunturi brand was at that point
being sold all over the world.
In the 1990s, an important strategic decision
was made to focus on the production of Tunturi
fitness products and Tunturi cycles. This decision
was important for the further development of the
brand. Tunturi is now a well-known concept in
Scandinavian countries and Tunturi trainers are
sold in over 40 countries all over the world.
In 2003, Tunturi Oy Ltd was taken over by the
Accell Group, Europe’s largest organisation
producing and selling bicycles and fitness
equipment, including well-known brands such as
Koga Miyata, Batavus, Lapierre, Winora and Red
Line. Tunturi’s takeover by the Accell Group is a
guarantee for the future!
The starting point of Tunturi: 1922
1940s: Assemby line for Tunturi bicycles 1960s: Assemby line for the Tunturi mopeds 1960s: Assemby line for fitness equipment
1960s: Service training
1940s: Tunturi bicycle production 1970s: The famous Finnish
professor Mr. Tahko Pihkala
1950s: New and modern factory in Finland
1960s: Serviceteam Tunturi on the road Prins Charles, Prins of Wales
on the famous Tunturi W1
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History of Tunturi