Welcome to vintage cranes!
The Vintage Crane Association (Nosturihistoriallinen Seura ry) is an association for people who are interested in vintage cranes and methods that were used in former days. Our meaning is to act as a forum for the people who have made their career with cranes.
This association was founded in 2020 and it`s activities are, among other things, the preservation of vintage cranes and also documenting the history of cranes, methods and people who have worked in this interesting field. Everything is worth writing down whether the story is big or small.
This association will work in close co-operation with manufacturers, entrepreneurs, operators and mechanics. We will have good relations with other vintage associations as well. Activities of this association can be seen on this website, but also in many other events and happenings.
After 3 years of hard work the association published a book that will tell you everything about the Finnish Lokomo-cranes. The book is called "Lokomo – nostureita Suomesta". In the book we can see the first prototypes from 1960’s, the successmodels from 1970’s and we also get to read how the last Lokomo-cranes were made in the 1990’s.
In the fall of 2024, the society launched a new book project to record the history of Betox tower cranes for posterity,
because there was no previously compiled written material on the subject. After a year of work, the book "Betox – Finnish Tower Crane" was completed in the fall of 2025. The book presents the stages of Betox Oy, the technical solutions of the tower cranes, and the experiences of the people who worked on them.
Our latest book Betox - suomalainen torninosturi was reviewed by Cranes & Access magazine! Read the review below
 | Cranes & Access magazine Betox book review C&A Betox juttu.pdf (289.95KB) |
Come and apply for a membership. Every person, company or society is welcome to be a member of this enthusiastic group.