03/12/2024

In a recent comparison test of six high-horsepower tractors, published in the respected Wochenblatt publication, the Valtra Q Series emerged as a standout performer. The Valtra Q285 performed especially well for its exceptional fuel economy, very good manoeuvrability, and driving comfort—including quick cab heating and easy-to-use technology and data transfer. Read the full article for all the details. 

04/09/2024

Production of Valtra’s highest horsepower tractor, the S Series is in full swing with the first completed tractors rolling off the production line this autumn. To celebrate the delivery of the first 50 S Series tractors Valtra has organised a special VIP customer delivery day at their home factory in Suolahti, Finland. 

18/07/2024

A Valtra T235 Active tractor has been delivered to the Norwegian Polar Institute research station at Troll in Antarctica. The Valtra tractor is supplied with a Meri Crusher to perform important ice-crushing and road preparation work around the research station. Valtra was selected as the machine of choice due to its reliability in cold conditions and ease of use.

28/03/2024

In an independent trial undertaken by the respected trade publications Koneviesti, Trekker, Bedre Gårdsdrift, and TraktorTech, Valtra’s autoguidance capabilities and user interface were found to be the best of all systems tested.

22/02/2024

Valtra Unlimited has unveiled a new LED work light system that enables tractor operators to customise their work light system. 

"With the Valtra Unlimited work light system, they can achieve exactly the right light level they need and still avoid stressing their eyes or dazzling other vehicle users. Now operators can adjust their light configuration easily and smartly even from outside the tractor with their own smartphone."

11/12/2023

Valtra is a high-tech company with a wide range of career opportunities for graduates and young professionals. – These are the sentiments echoed by many of the 800 students and teachers who visited our brand home factory in Suolahti for the Valtra Experience for Students Day.

24/11/2023

AGCO has been awarded the prestigious Internationalization Award of the President of the Republic of Finland in recognition of AGCO’s significant investment in it’s brands in Finland, Valtra, AGCO Power, and AGCO Suomi. The award was presented by Finnish President Sauli Niinistö at a special event at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki.

12/11/2023

Valtra Announces Retirement of Jari Rautjärvi as Vice President and Managing Director, Valtra EME and Appointment of Mikko Lehikoinen as successor. 

Mikko Lehikoinen is appointed Vice President and Managing Director, Valtra EME as of 1 January 2024, reporting to Torsten Dehner, AGCO Senior Vice President, General Manager, Fendt/ Valtra.

Mr Lehikoinen succeeds Jari Rautjärvi, who will retire at the end of 2023 after more than 30 years of service to AGCO and the Valtra brand. 

12/11/2023

Finnish tractor brand Valtra, a leading AGCO brand, is working in collaboration with Neste and AGCO Finance to help farmers reduce their carbon footprint by increasing the awareness and availability of Neste MY Renewable Diesel for farmers. Valtra is the first tractor factory in the world to fill its new tractors with Neste MY Renewable Diesel. 

12/11/2023

Over the years, Valtra has gained a reputation for their easy-to-use smart farming technology. Now the Nordic tractor brand has turned their attention to using the data generated by their smart tractors to aid drivers in reducing their idle time to improve fuel efficiency and cut their carbon emissions. 

12/11/2023

Valtra Unlimited is introducing the Smart Top Link for improved fertiliser application accuracy.

Smart Top Link improves the fertiliser spreading accuracy by automatically adjusting spreader top link length to ensure the spreader is correctly calibrated throughout application.

31/10/2023

The Valtra S Series has been nominated for the FARM MACHINE AWARD 2024 and the Tractor of the Year Award 2024. See it at Agritechnica 2023. 

22/09/2023

Recently, Valtra unveiled the latest generation of our flagship high horsepower tractor – the S Series. After significant investments in our home factory in Finland, the 6th generation S Series will now be produced in Suolahti.

22/09/2023

Recent investments in our factory in Suolahti, Central Finland enable even better customer service through improved manufacturing efficiency and better working conditions for many of our 1,200 employees. 

05/09/2023

Last week, Vohamij, a Valtra dealer from Heythuysen – The Netherlands, made a spectacular delivery of 13 new tractors to the Dutch Ministry of Defence. Tractors produced by the Finnish brand Valtra are used at airfields belonging to the Royal Dutch Air Force.

22/06/2023

Valtra organises Sustainability Days as part of the AgriVenture Finland 2023 event. “No green, if red” was a common theme running through many of the presentations by experts at AgriVenture Finland 2023, organised by Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences, Valtra and other operators at the Jamk Institute of Bioeconomy in Saarijärvi on 7-8 June. 

21/04/2023

Valtra celebrates another achievement as their ‘Beast’ receives a prestigious Red Dot Award: Product Design. The much-anticipated Q Series was released in September 2022, and quickly garnered industry attention, picking up the FARM MACHINE 2023 JURY AWARD at the SIMA show in November.

19/04/2023

Going beyond the virtual, the real event: "Farming Reality" returns for 2023. Real machines, motivated teams, influencers present in large numbers. Check out the real live-action event inspired by Farming Simulator.

13/04/2023

Valtra, which has a strong presence in the Farming Simulator game and in the esports field revolving around the Farming Simulator League, will continue investing in the esport for the upcoming season.

22/03/2023

This year Valtra Unlimited marks ten years of providing customer-specified tractor solutions across agriculture, aviation, forestry, municipal, and other specialist sectors.  Read about Valtra Unlimited's history, growth, and future developments. 

22/03/2023

This year Valtra marks five years of collaboration with renewable and circular solution company Neste on renewable diesel. Valtra has used an estimated 4 million litres of Neste MY Renewable Diesel during this time, reducing our carbon footprint by approximately 12 240 000 kg, equivalent to removing 4735 diesel cars from our roads. Read the article to find out how Neste My reduces an engine's carbon footprint by an average of 90%.

7/11/2022

Valtra Unlimited VIEW - Vision-based Intelligent Electronic Warnings – is a new feature released for the 10-year anniversary of Valtra Unlimited. “The Unlimited VIEW solution is an excellent example of the future vision of Valtra Unlimited as we focus more and more on developing intelligent solutions that serve customer needs.” Says Senior Manager, Brand Management, Unlimited Operations, Petri Loukiala. 

7/11/2022

AGCO Corporation announced today it has launched a brand-new online tool called Geo-Bird that will help farmers all around the world to independently plan and optimize their global navigation satellite system (GNSS) machine guidance lines. After a period of pre-release testing and gathering maximum end-user feedback, this application is now available. 

6/11/2022

The all-new Valtra Q Series has won the much-coveted FARM MACHINE 2023 Jury Award. The FARM MACHINE award, formerly known as Machine of the Year, is one of the most prestigious awards in agricultural engineering. 

6/11/2022

The F Series is based on the popular Stage IIIB model, but now comes with a totally new 2.8 litre 4-cylinder FPT engine, which is extremely compact but fuel efficient, complies with Stage V emission standards, and has up to 10% higher torque.

2/11/2022

The Valtra Unlimited studio will celebrate its 10^th anniversary in 2023 and will launch two special edition packages at the SIMA show in Paris in November 2022. 

2/9/2022

Valtra’s 5th generation model range is now complete with an all-new series that fits between the popular T and S Series. The Q Series, designed, engineered, and manufactured in Finland, is the ideal tractor for large farms and contractors that seek performance and integrated smart technology in the 230-305 HP range. By combining industry-leading design, high quality components and finishing, and outstanding aftersales support, the Q Series has the power, intelligence, and versatility to maximise productivity while driving down costs for large farms and contractors.

25/4/2022

Valtra drivers now benefit from completely automatic headland turns of their tractor. Together with Auto U-Pilot headland automation and Valtra Guide automated steering, the new SmartTurn feature completes the automation of field tasks by automatically turning the tractor in the headland. As a result, the driver does not have to touch the steering wheel at all on the entire field.s.

25/4/2022

The 5th generation of Valtra N Series has won the iF Design Award 2022 for best Product Design with top scores awarded from the jury.

31/3/2022

One of the newest Valtra tractor series, the 5th generation N Series, wins the Red Dot Design Award 2022 in the Red Dot: Product Design award series. The latest Red Dot Award continues Valtra’s tremendous success in the Red Dot design competition over the past decades.

09/3/2022

Precision farming will become even more precise when Valtra customers get access to the Section Control 96 with Multiboom feature. 

07/3/2022

The FARM MACHINE award, formerly known as Machine of the Year, has been one of the most coveted awards in agricultural engineering. The Valtra G Series won in the Utility Tractor category.

19/2/2022

The Valtra G Series has been nominated for the FARM MACHINE 2022 Award (formerly known as Machine of the Year) in the category of Utility Tractor. The public also has the opportunity to vote for their favourite tractor in the Audience Choice Award. 

12/2/2021

The Minestry of Agriculture is launching a tournament on the agricultural simulation game Farming Simulator to promote the sector, particularly among young people who seem to be losing interest. 

The competition will be played in teams and will take place in two parts: a first qualification round which will take place on the 27^th and 28^th of November, before the final round on the 6^th December. The face-to-face final event will be broadcast on the Twitch platform.

9/2/2021

Valtra has two Tractor of the Year finalists, small giant from A Series and modern workhorse from T Series.

6/10/2021

The CoFarming Tour of France initiative aims at promoting agricultural innovations and showcasing the diversity of agriculture in France to the general public. During five weeks in 2021 farmer and Youtuber Thierry Bailliet is touring France in a tractor, visiting schools, farms, agricultural stakeholders and exhibitions.

5/3/2021

The iF Design Award is one of the world’s most prestigious design competitions. The Valtra G135 won in the vehicles category for product design.

4/16/2021

Following the launch of the G Series last year and the A Series at the start of this year, Valtra continues its development into the fifth generation by introducing its new N and T Series tractors

4/16/2021

Valtra’s extensive experience with factory fitted front loaders culminates this year in a completely new front loader control experience. Together with its fifth generation of tractors, Valtra is launching the completely new Precision Lift & Load app for G, N and T Series SmartTouch models.

3/30/2021

The Valtra G135 has received the Red Dot Design Award 2021 in the Red Dot: Product Design award series. This marks already the sixth Red Dot award in Valtra’s history and demonstrates how Valtra’s success story continues with the latest, fifth, product generation of tractors.

3/9/2021

AGCO and Ascendum have come to an agreement where Ascendum Agro will take over Valtra distribution in Portugal. Effective 1 March 2021, all previous Valtra Portugal employees will transition to Ascendum services and all current dealers will continue under the new distributor. João Pimenta has been appointed Managing Director Valtra at Ascendum Agro.

1/29/2021

The popular Valtra A Series, twice the recipient of the Machine of the Year award, in 2017 and in 2019, is going into its 5^th generation. The tractor range is now available with many new features that have been requested by customers. The model series continues to comprise seven models to choose from, all of them available as so-called GL-models, which feature an easy-to-use mechanical transmission. The best-selling 105 and 115 horsepower model are also available with a four-step powershift transmission. In these HiTech 4 models, transmission is controlled electronically. All A Series come with Valtra’s renowned shuttle transmission including the integrated handbrake.

1/29/2021

Valtra turns 70 in 2021 and is celebrating its anniversary in a variety of ways throughout the year. 70 years ago the focus was on the mechanisation of agriculture, while later on that focus shifted to for instance improvements in working safety, to growing farms and the success of rural businesses. Valtra’s technologies and services have always been up to the task of meeting our customers’ needs. But it’s in the last 10 years where the largest leaps have been taken. In the coming years Valtra sees digitalisation and precision farming technology change the face of farming significantly. 

1/29/2021

Valtra Connect has for several years enabled tractor owners and their local service technicians to monitor tractor data remotely. In the near future, customers can choose to make this data available to the AGCO Machine Monitoring Center, where service needs can be detected in advance through the continuous processing and analysis of the data transmitted by tractors.

1/29/2021

The Valtra factory in Suolahti, Finland is going to become more flexible and sustainable than ever before with the addition of a new state-of-the-art paint shop. Detailed plans are currently in development and the new paint shop will start operations in 2022.

1/6/2021

Valtra now wants to help customers tailor their tractors. While customers still have complete freedom to specify their tractors any way they like, we are now offering ready option packages to make their choices a little easier.

29/1/2021

The popular Valtra A Series, twice the recipient of the Machine of the Year award, in 2017 and in 2019, is going into its 5^th generation. The tractor range is now available with many new features that have been requested by customers. The model series continues to comprise seven models to choose from, all of them available as so-called GL-models, which feature an easy-to-use mechanical transmission. The best-selling 105 and 115 horsepower model are also available with a four-step powershift transmission. In these HiTech 4 models, transmission is controlled electronically. All A Series come with Valtra’s renowned shuttle transmission including the integrated handbrake.

12/22/2020

The new Valtra G135 Versu has been awarded the title Tractor of the Year 2021 Best Utility in the virtual TOTY award ceremony on 18 December 2020. The jury awarded the multipurpose and utility tractor above 70 horsepower that offers the best solutions available on market.

Team Valtra competes in the upcoming Farming Simulator League Season 3

10/26/2020

Valtra steps into the world of esports by entering its own team in the upcoming FSL Season 3, kicking off in late November 2020. The team consists of six players that have already proven themselves at the highest level of competition, three of whom ranked second in the last FSL Season finals.

Brand-new model series for Valtra

8/28/2020

The G Series is the first in the 5^th generation of Valtra tractors and at the same time a brand-new model series that fits between the popular A and N Series. The G Series is also the first tractor in the 100–145hp range to offer SmartTouch controls as well as full precision farming capabilities. 

Wayline Assistant enhances automated steering

8/28/2020

Valtra G, N, T and S Series tractors are all designed for precision farming. Now a new Wayline Assistant option will be offered together with Valtra Guide automated steering for these tractor series.

New strategy and new look

8/28/2020

Valtra has set a new vision to offer its customers the best tractor user experience in the industry. The new vision encompasses the total user experience rather than focusing on the tractor alone. 

Major step towards autonomous driving

5/20/2020

Valtra and Elisa have joined forces to innovate a 5G solution which enables the remote operation of a tractor with the 5G network and a 360 camera. The solution is the first of its kind in the world. 

Product launch & awards

4/28/2020

Held in late February, Valtra enjoyed a lot of visitors and positive attention during the FIMA show, one of Europe’s largest trade shows held in Zaragoza, Spain.

Noremat road maintenance machinery available from Valtra dealers

11/12/2019

Valtra’s line-up at the Agritechnica exhibition entails a road maintenance tractor fully furnished with Noremat road maintenance equipment. The T154 Active is equipped with a Magistra 63T that can be operated via the seamlessly integrated controls in the tractor’s armrest.

The Noremat-equipped tractor represents a starting point for future cooperation between Valtra Unlimited Studio and Noremat. In the future, Valtra customers can order tractors equipped with Noremat road maintenance implements directly from the Unlimited Studio.

Four models: 75–105 horsepower

11/10/2019

The Valtra F Series is a tiny yet powerful tractor that takes great care of your most precious yield. The F Series is available in three different dimensions which makes it suitable for the whole variety of tasks in vineyards, fruit farms, and other specialised cultivation. Choose a tractor with or without a cab or go for the narrow model to fit through tighter spaces. Let a specialist handle your most valuable crop.

11/10/2019

We have revealed the final design of our heads up display (HUD) SmartGlass at Agritechnica 2019.

Positioned in the centre of the tractor’s front windscreen, Valtra SmartGlass is based on transparent display technology, laminated between two glass surfaces. This makes the solution very robust and suitable for demanding operation conditions of agricultural machinery.

10/25/2019

The Valtra N154e Versu is more than just a tractor. The N154e Versu means the possibility of tailoring the tractor precisely for individual needs already on the production line and in the Unlimited Studio, where only the laws of physics and road traffic regulations are the limit.

Valtra tractors ready for precision farming and the future

10/25/2019

Valtra has taken a step beyond precision farming and is now aiming at Smart Farming. Smart Farming involves more than just adjusting tractor functions based on location information or some other individual technology. Instead, it is an integral part of the entire ecosystem of a farm or contractor, from crop planning to financial administration and purchasing to maintenance. Smart Farming is easy, Smart Farming is profitable and Smart Farming is environmentally friendly.

10/25/2019

Valtra is teaming up with fertiliser company Yara in a project that aims to achieve a significant reduction in the environmental impacts of meat and dairy production and increased productivity of grassland production. The three-year project will utilise Valtra Smart Farming technologies such as Valtra Guide, Section Control, Variable Rate Control and Valtra Connect telemetry.

10/23/2019

Forest fire prevention in Portugal gains a major boost with tailored Valtra Unlimited forest work solutions.

5/14/2019

Robotic vacuum cleaners and lawnmowers are already reality, but can the same idea be applied to a 7-ton machine clearing an airstrip from snow? To show it can, Valtra and Nokian Tyres partnered up with three other Finnish companies in March 2019 for a joint proof-of-concept project at the European Union’s northernmost airport. Two Valtra T254 Versu equipped with Nokian Hakkapeliitta TRI tires and each pulling a 4.5 m wide sweeper blower autonomously cleared the runway at Ivalo airport in Finnish Lapland. 

3/5/2019

At the end of February this year, there was a special opportunity to celebrate the handover to a new owner of already one thousand VALTRA tractor imported into the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic. Exclusive importer of Valtra tractors situated in the city Beroun - company TOPAGRI s.r.o., together with the Embassy of the Republic of Finland, organized a dignified reminder of this milestone at the residence of the Finnish ambassador in Prague.

2/25/2019

Valtra celebrates a new addition to the list of awards presented to its fourth generation at the SIMA Show 2019 in Paris. The new A Series HiTech 4 models have been awarded the ‘Machine of the Year’ title in the category of tractors under 150 hp. 

1/8/2018

Valtra will update N, T and S Series tractors above 130 kW to stage V emission standards during 2019. At the same time several new features will be introduced that improve operator comfort and reduce the overall cost of ownership of the machine.

1/8/2018

Valtra is to introduce the AIRES air-suspended front axle option on the Valtra N Series range in 2019. 

Air suspension is widely used on commercial vehicles, but on tractors it has been a unique Valtra feature for the last 25 years. An air-suspended front axle offers a faster response and better shock absorption level particularly in fast axle movements and when the axle load is changing rapidly like in front loader use. This makes operator comfort and traction superior over hydro-pneumatic solutions. 

1/8/2018

Valtra introduces service offering to maximize machine uptime

Valtra customers can now benefit from the Valtra “Connect, Care & Go” service offering allowing them to access a range of services related to their machine at a fixed cost.

1/8/2018

The Valtra A Series has now become more versatile and comfortable with the introduction of the new A104 and A114 models with HiTech 4 transmission. 

11/8/2018

The winners of the 2018 Valtra Design Challenge were announced at the EIMA Show in Bologna, Italy. The competition which started in April and ended on September 23rd was targeted globally to designers, academic design students, design studios and automotive suppliers. This year’s challenge was to design the multi-purpose vehicle of the future: a machine that can handle multiple tasks to meet future needs and that is more efficient than today’s highly specialized machines. 

8/22/2018

Nokian Tyres and Valtra have set the world record for snow removal with an autonomous tractor. The speed record was set in March 2018 using an unmanned Valtra T254 Versu tractor equipped with Nokian Hakkapeliitta TRI tyres. Operated without a driver, the tractor ploughed snow on a closed road in Southern Finland at 73.171 km/h (45.466 mph).

6/18/2018

Trelleborg has joined the Valtra Smart Tour 2018 roadshow as an official partner. The Valtra Smart Tour demo fleet is equipped with Trelleborg tyres and Trelleborg will have a stand at Smart Tour locations. With the collaboration, both Valtra and Trelleborg aim to provide their customers with a more comprehensive customer experience at the roadshow and offer a good platform to deepen the discussion about Valtra tractors and Trelleborg tyres.

4/9/2018

Valtra´s newest model series, Valtra A4 (75–130hp), has won the Red Dot 2018 Design Award in the category ‘Commercial Vehicles’. This award is a continuation to Valtra´s success in the world´s most famous and prestigious design award competition in which Valtra was recognized also in 2016 and 2017. The Red Dot Design Award recognizes the high-design quality of the A4 Series tractor.

3/21/2018

The finals of the Valtra Master Cup were held in March among the winning drivers from last year’s national competitions. The most skilful Valtra driver proved to be Radoslav Račák from Slovakia followed by Tets Kalvis from Latvia in second and Jean-Philippe Paraire from France in third.

3/12/2018

Concrete steps towards a cleaner future. Valtra has become the first tractor factory in the world to begin using Neste MY Renewable Diesel as the start-up fuel for all new tractors. As a result, around 700,000 litres of fossil diesel fuel will be replaced each year by 100-percent renewable fuel.