European Championship in Forestry Skills

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The European Championship in Forestry Skills is a competition in forestry skills among students from European forestry and agricultural colleges, staged each year since 2002. The students are formed into teams and tested in various disciplines.

## Goals

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The short‐term goal of the competition is the presentation of the latest achievements in logging techniques, logging machinery tools and loggers safety equipment and a comparison of these at an international level in theory and practice.

The long‐term aim of the competitions is to increase the appreciation of forest work and to draw general attention to forestry training and the forestry industry on both a national and international level. These competitions play a particularly significant role in creating international contacts between students and schools, which contribute to the furthering peaceful coexistence between nations.

## Structure

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This competition is a team competition between schools of the EU. The best team from each country may attend the competition. Students who are in forestry training and between 16 – 25 years of age are eligible to compete. A team consists of four participants. Each participant must compete in theory and practice components.

In planning and carrying out the competitions, special attention is paid to safety aspects in working techniques.

The competition consists of two parts. First part is demonstrating specific knowledge of working with a chainsaw and consists of five disciplines (Fitting a new chain, Bucking by combined cut, Precision bucking, Undercut and Felling Cut, and Limbing).[1]

The second part is demonstrating knowledge about forests. This part takes place over an approximately 3 km long orientation course, within which are 16 points. At each point the competitors must demonstrate their knowledge of forest surveying, or recognize tree and animal species, forest pests and diseases of trees.[2] The winner is the one country whose competitors achieve the highest number of points from both parts.

### Point scoring

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#### Technical events – individual

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Event I | Fitting a new chain | total 140 pts.

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Event II | Bucking by combined cut | total 260 pts.
Event III | Precision bucking | total 310 pts.
Event IV | Undercut and felling cut | total 660 pts.
Event V | Limbing | total 442 pts.

#### Forestry course - team

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Event VI | Forestry course | total 6000 pts.

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## Host nations and prize winners

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| year | organizer of the competition | 1st place | 2nd place | 3rd place

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1. | 2002 | Austria | Austria | Finland | Lithuania
2. | 2003 | Finland | Estonia | Finland | Austria
3. | 2004 | Estonia | Estonia | Slovenia | Austria
4. | 2005 | Lithuania | Austria | Germany | Slovenia
5. | 2006 | Austria | Austria | Slovenia | Germany
6. | 2007 | Belgium | Austria | Italy | Lithuania
7. | 2008 | Norway | Slovenia | Austria | Germany
8. | 2009 | Germany | Austria | Slovenia | Poland
9. | 2010 | Luxemburg | Austria | Slovenia | Estonia
10. | 2011 | Poland | Austria | Germany | Poland
11. | 2012 | Slovenia | Slovenia | Austria | Norway
12. | 2013 | Austria | Slovenia | Austria | Italy
13. | 2014 | Italy | Austria | Italy | Slovenia
14. | 2015 | Estonia | Germany | Estonia | Italy
15. | 2016 | Austria | Austria | Slovenia | Italy
16. | 2017 | Switzerland | Austria | Switzerland | Romania
17. | 2018 | Hungary | Slovenia | Austria | Romania
18. | 2019 | Sweden | Austria | Italy | Romania

## References

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1. ^ "XIV European Championship of Forestry Skills". Retrieved 15 May 2015.
2. ^ "Regulary(sic): European Students Championships in Forestry Skills: 3.6 Event VI: Forestry Course" (PDF). Retrieved 15 May 2015.

## External links

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* European Championship of Forestry Skills
* 13th European Championship in Forestry Skills, Mals, Italy
* 2015 competition, Estonia

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* Aizkolaritza (Basque)
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* Limbing
* Logrolling
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* bow
* crosscut
* Hot Saw
* Wood chopping
* Wood splitting
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* European Championship in Forestry Skills
* Lumberjack World Championship
* Southern Forestry Conclave
* Stihl Timbersports Series
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* Paul Bunyan Days

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