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example, when an aircraft part must be made
from scratch.
The Tuesday Club is part of the Aviation Museum Society,
Finland, whose objective is to restore historically
important aircraft for exhibition at the museum owned
and operated by the Finnish Aviation Museum Foundation.
The museum is primarily based on volunteer work;
the input of the Tuesday Club alone was approximately
17,000 man-hours last year.
Strong partners are needed for an operation based on
volunteer efforts and limited resources. One of the Aviation
Museum Society’s key partners is the Military Museum,
which loaned an engine for use in the Stieglitz.
Kemppi Oy donated a Migger welding machine to the
Tuesday Club. The Migger is extremely well-suited to
their work. Foreman Kauko Juvonen expressed his satisfaction:
”Now we have a first-rate welding machine that
meets our needs perfectly.”
Arena Riga
– the stage for high
Finland’s first helicopter on exhibition
The Finnish Aviation Museum’s first exhibition was held
in 1972. The museum moved to its present location in
Vantaa in 1981, and the most recent expansion was completed
a couple years ago. The Finnish Aviation Museum
is a general museum of aviation and one of Finland’s
national speciality museums. It is open nearly every day
from 11am–6pm; the museum is closed on only a few
holidays. Last year, approximately 25,000 people visited
the museum.
Come see the Finnish Aviation Museum and admire such
exhibits as Finland’s first helicopter! •
The Ice Hockey World Championship
is a highly anticipated and esteemed
annual event. Even those who are not
usually interested in sports are lining
up for the Championship. The stage for
high drama at the 2006 Ice Hockey World
Championship was Riga, Latvia and its
two arenas: Skonto Arena and the brand
new Arena Riga.
Start of exhaust pipe installation.
The Championship is hosting teams from 16 different
countries, which have been divided into 4 groups. The
three top teams move up from each group to the quarterfinals.
Then, the top four teams move up from the
quarterfinals to the semifinals. This is followed by the
elimination round. Finally, there is only one team left:
the World Championship gold medallist.
Predicting the outcome is always impossible. Even
though there are a few teams with a lower ranking than
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