The traditional Minkiö Steam Festival held during the last weekend of July gathered more than 2700 visitors in hot and sunny weather at Minkiö station. The Museum Railway association is thanking all the participants of the very successful festival. Everybody will for sure remember the hottest steam festival of the summer! Next year we will be celebrating 10 years of Minkiö Steam Festival the last weekend of July!
The festival grounds were open for public on both days from 11 to 17 (ticket sales will closed at 16). On both days there were three steam trains running between Jokioinen and Humppila and a special Porter locomotive hauled festival train on the Minkiö festival grounds. From Jokioinen station there were rides on top of a tractor trailer to Jokioinen estate and the municipal festival of Jokioinen. There was also a very popular free Museum Coach transportation from Forssa buss station to Jokioinen station and Minkiö steam festival on both days.
There were total of four stationary steam engines and four steam locomotives of Jokioinen Museum Railway running on festival grounds. In addition to this there were old agricultural and industrial machines running and on display. For the smaller ones of the family and also for the older there were a garden train and miniature steam engines operated by the youth of Jokioinen museum Railway.
The festival ticket price was 16 euros for adults and 8 euros for children (6 - 16 years). Under 6 year entered for free. The ticket was valid all the weekend and entitled to free rides on board trains running on both days.
Read more about steam festival on the web pages of the Minkiö steam festival at www.hoyryfestivaali.fi.
The train timetables of the day can be found here.
The timetable of free Forssa - Jokioinen bus is here.