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Born Original

The first of our weavers were innovative. They took their vast knowledge of jacquard weaving and built a thriving company around it. A company built not just with bricks and mortar, but with values equally embedded into its foundation, as well. Every generation of Lapuan Kankurit has been united in their deep appreciation for the […]

Dear World of 2073

We hope you are doing well. As we are celebrating the 50th anniversary of Lapuan Kankurit, it feels proper to not only gaze back to the past half a century, but to also set our sights on to you, the world of tomorrow. After all, it is for you that we do so much of […]

Respecting the past, weaving the future

A lot has changed for Lapuan Kankurit in their fifty years of business. And yet, to the owner Esko Hjelt, much more remains the same way it always has been. – Our family’s textile legacy began when Juho Annala founded a felt boot factory in Lapua in 1917. His grandson, Juha Hjelt, started his own […]

Ecocompass Certificate

Lapuan Kankurit has received the Ecocompass Certificate 8.7.2022. For us, environmental responsibility means concrete actions in our own operations. We are committed to saving natural resources and increasing the positive impact on the environment. As a proof of this, we have been awarded the EcoCompass Certificate.

Lapuan Kankurit x Lapua Pride

Love is woven into the very core of Lapuan Kankurit. We are defined by the love for our craft and tradition, for the environment that sustains us, for the people we surround ourselves with and for the city that is both our foundation and our home. We are overjoyed to take part in Lapua’s very […]

Weavers of Good Life

The weaving mill of Lapuan Kankurit in Lapua, Finland is filled with the enchanting rhythm of weaving machines as thousands of yarns interlace, twisting, entwining, and turning into beautiful fabrics. Their family has been manufacturing on a jacquard loom in Lapua since the 1930s. Today, Lapuan Kankurit is a family business owned by fourth generation […]

Pattern Lab 20 x Lapuan Kankurit

Pattern Lab is a year-long study project at Aalto University of Art, Design and Architecture. The project gives students a possibility to experience what it is like to work as a professional freelance designer in the textile industry. During the training, students create their own designs in co-operation with a design company, such as Lapuan […]

Learning by Weaving

Students from Aalto University challenge their designs at the Lapuan Kankurit weaving mill.The weaving mill in Lapua, Finland is full of life, as students from Aalto University gather to learn about industrially woven fabrics. “They get to see how weaving with a machine changes the design”, says university teacher Maija Fagerlund. The CEO of Lapuan […]