Kaakon Sorkkurit

Kaakon Sorkkurit Oy provides hoof trimming and preventive hoof care for dairy cattle. Services include hoof trimming, instruction on using hoof boots for treating sick hooves, home care guidance, and preventive hoof care. The company also sells hoof care supplies such as hoof boots, glues and glue presses.

Its customers are Finnish dairy cattle farms. Revenue comes from farm visits and sales of hoof care supplies to those customers. Visits are arranged in advance, and the company recommends preventive hoof care about three times a year, every four months. The work is based in Lappeenranta and covers South Karelia, Kymenlaakso and South Savonia, with work further afield by agreement. The founder, hoof trimmer Jouko Laamanen, has worked as a hoof trimmer for nearly 30 years and is a member of the Finnish Hoof Trimmers' Association.

The company was founded in 2020 and is registered in Finland as a limited company (Oy) with its headquarters in Lappeenranta.

Product: Hoof trimming, preventive hoof care and instruction for dairy cattle, plus hoof boots, glues and glue presses.