Fiskars Village Art & Design Biennale 16.6.-1.9.2024. Lapuan Kankurit x Parolan Rottinki
Lapuan Kankurit is participating in the third Fiskars Village Art & Design Biennale! We are proud to share our veranda section together with Parolan Rottinki. Our companies share a deep love for traceable production and top design as well as a rich history of craftsmanship. The designers of our included products, Akira Minagawa and Harri Koskinen, both represent the top of their fields. Akira Minagawa is the founder of the famous Japanese minä perhonen brand, and Harri Koskinen is one of the most esteemed industrial designers in Finland. There will be both surprises and news, as we will be showcasing the coming winter’s new releases: Lapuan Kankurit x minä perhonen blankets!
Fiskars Village Art & Design Biennale is open from June 16th to September 1st, 2024. The main exhibition titled “The Surprise Guest”, found on the first floor of the granary, is inspired by the unique Finnish summer villa culture. The moment of surprise happens when unexpected guests arrive at the villa. The exhibition curator Sini Rinne-Kanto has invited an artist to join each room, whose works adds layers and depth to the spatial experience. Our veranda’s surprise guest is the amazing international artist Laura Gozlan. The veranda was designed by Lapuan Kankurit’s designer Elina Helenius.
Remember to visit also the beautiful Biennale Shop on the ground floor! Welcome to Fiskars!
14.6.2024
WOVEN JOURNEY EXHIBITION IN SEINÄJOKI AT KALEVAN NAVETTA
Lapuan Kankurit’s current head designer, Elina Helenius, curated last year's 50th anniversary exhibition for Lapuan Kankurit at the Lapua Art Museum. The "Woven Journey" exhibition showcases Lapuan Kankurit’s products and designers from five decades.
The "Woven Journey" exhibition will be on display this summer in Seinäjoki at Kalevan Navetta from June 14th to September 28th, 2024. The exhibition is located in the workshop corridor on the first floor.
Admission to the exhibition is free during Kalevan Navetta's opening hours:
Mon-Fri 11 am-7 pm
Sat 11 am-3 pm
Welcome!
14.6.2024
LAPUAN KANKURIT OPENS A SHOP-IN-SHOP IN TAMPERE'S VERKARANTA
Lapuan Kankurit Opens a Shop-In-Shop in Tampere’s Verkaranta!
The roots of the picturesque Crafts Centre Verkaranta reach deep into the depths of the Finnish textile industry: the space once hosted the dye house of Tampere’s baize factory, which opened in 1858.
Tampere and its craftspeople have long been a part of Lapuan Kankurit’s woven journey, and now the shared voyage continues: we are opening a shop-in-shop in the newly renovated space of Taito Shop Tampere!
Our spinning mill’s carding machine originates from this very same baize factory, and that is not our only heritage from Tampere. Lapuan Kankurit’s Jaana and Esko Hjelt studied in Tampere, and to celebrate graduation one power loom from Plevna found its way back to Lapua in the moving van, as well.
All in all, Tampere is a dear old friend to us, and so are the people of Taito Shop Tampere and Taito Pirkanmaa. We are overjoyed to get to continue our long-lasting collaboration surrounded by such rich textile history.
Our Tampere shop-in-shop opens its doors on 12.3.2024 at Vuolteentori 2, 33100 Tampere. Open: Mon-Fri 10-18, Sat 10-16. Welcome!
LAPUAN KANKURIT x minä perhonen COLLECTION LAUNCHES AT THE MAISON&OBJET FAIR
We are proud to launch our collection with the Japanese designer Akira Minagawa, founder of design brand minä perhonen, at the Maison&Objet Fair on the 18th of January, 2024. The collection features two designs called METSÄLAMPI (“forest pond”) and KESÄKUKKA (“summer flower”). Both designs are available as towels and blankets.
The style of Akira Minagawa, the mastermind behind the minä perhonen brand, is often described with words such as romantic, naïve and imaginative. Akira himself doesn’t submit to a particular style – to him, everything starts with his own memories, which he wishes to bring to life.
– I create with the feeling that I am bringing the fantasies in my mind out of my hands and into the real world.
Jaana Hjelt, the co-owner of Lapuan Kankurit, has admired the Japanese designer for years.
– As soon as we picked playfulness as our theme for the coming spring, minä perhonen came to my mind. His style fits the theme perfectly with its cheery and colourful tones – it’s exactly what the world could use more of right now.
The new designs, METSÄLAMPI and KESÄKUKKA, are just that: whimsical designs full of colour and joy. The METSÄLAMPI design represents the Finnish landscape with its bountiful forests, mountains and bodies of water. The gorgeous KESÄKUKKA design is a testament to Akira’s wondrously vivid imagination, featuring an imaginary flower he painted while picturing it blooming casually and happily on the streets of Finland.
Both Akira and Jaana are happy with the collaboration.
– Good things cannot be created without trusting each other through empathy and respect. These are the two important elements that have allowed us to quickly become comfortable with each other and trust each other. That makes me happy, Akira says.
Jaana’s answer echoes with the same sentiments.
– We immediately felt a kinship with Akira, seeing how incredibly passionate he is about his work. As he said so himself after our first meeting: it feels like we’ve been friends for a long time already. We are all so grateful to be able to launch this gorgeous collection in Paris, and hope that the collection will keep growing in the future.
The Maison&Objet exhibition takes place 18.–22.1. 2024 in Paris.
You can find Lapuan Kankurit in Hall 5A, stand D33.
DYEING WITH COFFEE AND WOAD
Lapuan Kankurit sources the Finnsheep wool fibre, utilized in their wool yarns, locally. The yarn made from this fibre is spun to be either natural brown or beige, and some are dyed further.
The Finnsheep wool is also dyed in the Lappajärvi Dyeing Mill, either blue from plant dyes extracted from woad or yellow with coffee. The coffee waste used in the dyeing process comes from Paulig’s roastery in Vuosaari. The waste is a by-product of coffee production, and finds new purpose through Natural Indigo, a Finnish company which utilizes the waste to produce natural dyes. Nearly all of Paulig’s waste is recycled to other purposes.
The KAAMOS and JUHANNUS wool blankets, designed by Hanna Galtat and dyed with coffee and woad, are available in our stores and online! The blankets are woven and finished in Lapua, and are available in two sizes: 150x200 cm and 100x150 cm.
LAPUAN KANKURIT JA SEES PAKETOIVAT YHDESSÄ VASTUULLISET YRITYS- JA JOULULAHJAT
Lapuan Kankurit ja SEES jakavat samat arvot: vastuullinen, suomalainen ja jäljitettävä tuotanto, ekologiset raaka-aineet. Tänä vuonna lahjaksi kääritään yhdessä tuotepaketit, joiden sisältö on kotimaista, kaunista ja kestävästi tuotettua.
"Haluamme tarjota ihania hyvän olon tuotteita ekologisista raaka-aineista, arjen luksusta rentouttaviin kylpy- ja saunahetkiin. Valmiiksi pakattu lahja on yrityksille helppo ratkaisu ja samalla voi olla varma siitä, että tukee kotimaista työtä," tiivistää Lapuan Kankureiden Jaana Hjelt yhteistyöstä.
"Lahjan sisältö kertoo myös antajastaan. Kestävästi tuotettu kotimainen paketti on toivottavasti monen yrityksen lähtökohta tänäkin vuonna. Tämä yhteistyö on meille luonteva, sillä arvot ja läpinäkyvyys on molemmilla yrityksillä dna:ssa", sanoo SEESin toimitusjohtaja Elisa Koivumaa.
Sauna- ja kylpyhetkiin sopivat tuotepaketit on koottu kolmeen erikokoiseen, valmiiksi pakattuun lahjarasiaan. Jokaisesta alusta loppuun vastuullisesti tuotetusta paketista löytyy Lapuan Kankureiden pellavapyyhe ja SEESin biohajoava ja luonnonkosmetiikkastandardit täyttävä saippua- tai kosmetiikkatuote.
Valmiiksi pakatut lahjaideat:
Paketti S: Käsipyyhe ja käsisaippua
Paketti M: Kylpypyyhe, käsisaippua ja käsi- ja vartalovoide
Paketti L: Jättipyyhe, käsisaippua, käsi- ja vartalovoide ja suihkusaippua
Tuotepaketteja voidaan räätälöidä myös yrityksen omien toiveiden mukaan. Tarjolla on laaja valikoima eri kokoisia, kuosisia ja värisiä pellavatuotteita sekä luonnonkosmetiikkaa.
Tarjouspyynnöt ja lisätiedot:
info@lapuankankurit.fi
Lets get inspired! AW 2024 exhibitions
Next autumn we hope to inspire you, both for the big events to come as well as the quieter day-to-day life in between them. We want to welcome you to explore our new AW2024 collection at
Trendset in Munchen, Hall A2-F35 6-8.7.2024
Maison & Objet in Paris, Hall 5A-E33 5-9.9.2024
Inspiration is an everyday thing. It can be something as small as adding seasonal lighting outside your doorstep, or something as big as designing an entirely new Christmas menu on a whim. There are no rules to inspiration, and it can arrive even at the most unexpected moments.
For us, inspiration can be found all around. We get excited about the unique qualities of Finnish wool and wistful about the one-of-a-kind charm of the Finnish Christmas. And so, dear friend, we invite you to cozy up: light some candles, wrap yourself up in a warm blanket and dive in. Soak in the seasonal atmosphere and discover a little inspiration of your own.
See you at the fairs!
Jaana, Elina, Hannele and Esko
WOVEN JOURNEY EXHIBITION
It’s the 50th anniversary of Lapuan Kankurit. 50 years filled with exultant joys, heart-breaking hardships, remarkable friendships, bold breakthroughs, beautiful designs – 50 years filled with more memories than a mind could possibly hold. Our family’s journey in the world of textiles began all the way back in 1917 with Esko’s great-grandfather Juho Annala, who founded a felt boot factory in Lapua and subsequently laid the groundwork for the founding of Lapuan Kankurit in 1973. The past is the cornerstone on which we ground our work and our mission. And it’s from this ground up we peer over the horizon to feel the fresh wind blowing in our faces. The journey continues, and we would love for you to join us.
LAPUAN KANKURIT - WOVEN JOURNEY EXHIBITION
16.6.–9.9.2023 LAPUAN TAIDEMUSEO
OPENING HOURS TUE-FRI 11-17, SAT 11-15
SALES DAYS IN OUR WEAVING MILL 2.-3.8.2024 – THE MOST ANTICIPATED EVENT OF THE SUMMER
Our weaving mill will once again be filled with the joy of reunion and shopping at the beginning of August. We will be hosting the long-awaited Sales Days live in our weaving mill in Lapua!
Sales Days in our weaving mill in Lapua on Friday 2.8.2024 from 9am to 7 pm and on Saturday, 3.8.2024 from 9am to 5 pm!
We will be offering a wide selection of sample pieces, leftovers, II-quality items, special products woven from surplus yarn, meterware and swatches – all equipped with delightfully affordable price tags!
This time the event won’t be held online, and instead you’ll have a chance to come discover one-of-a-kind treasures in Lapua!
While you’re in Lapua, we recommend you visit our Outlet in The Cultural Centre Vanha Paukku as well as the Lapua Art Museum and Cultural Center Vanha Paukku.
During our Sales Days we are offering our regularly priced selection for -20 % in our Lapua Outlet and Helsinki Store.
12.3.2024
Want to become a Lapuan Kankurit pioneer?
We are currently testing our brand new finishing plant, and we’d like to invite you along for the journey. Now is your once-in-a-lifetime chance to buy an entirely unique piece of Lapuan Kankurit craftsmanship in the form of a cosy woollen blanket. Every pilot product batch is one-of-a-kind and can come in varying sizes, weaves and finishes.
Pilot blanket batches are now available with SPECIAL PRICES in our Helsinki Store and Lapua Outlet as well as online as long as supplies last. The selection may wary.
All of the products are a part of our ongoing production trials in Lapua. The pilot products are made from certified Wool Integrity NZ fibre, Finnsheep fibre as well as mixed fibres and with different colours, melange yarns, plant dye tests and various patterns. These pilot blankets will help shape an upcoming Lapuan Kankurit collection, to be released in 2023.
Join us in envisioning the future of Lapuan Kankurit products.
8.12.2022
Natural dyes put finishing touch to sustainable production
Dyeing with natural, plant-based dyes is a long-time Finnish textile tradition. However, apart from traditional knowhow, industrial-scale natural dyeing also requires production development such as new recipes and creating a whole new dyeing process. Lapuan Kankurit is ready to face the challenge of the industrial use of natural dyes.
Lapuan Kankurit is aiming to include the usage of natural dyes as a part of their production cycle. CEO Esko Hjelt says that using natural dyes strengthens the sustainable thinking at Lapuan Kankurit. In addition to plants such as woad, surplus from the food industry, like onion skins, can also be used for dyeing.
– We want our production chain to be as natural and organic as possible. Using natural, Finnish dyes is one step towards this goal. The process will, however, take time to implement: at first the natural dyes will primarily be used in a few of the upcoming Finn sheep wool products. The natural dyes will be developed in cooperation with the plant dye supplier Natural Indigo Finland. The recipes have been developed with Riikka Räisänen, docent at University of Helsinki, and Eeva Piesala from Piiku Oy, who has a long expertise in Finn sheep wool dyeing. She has made the actual dyeing trials for Lapuan Kankurit.
Riikka Räisänen, who is the leader of the BioColour project at University of Helsinki, says that variations in shade and a certain liveliness are characteristics of natural dyes. The colour extracted from plants often depends on where the plant has grown and on other qualities of the plant, such as its age and the strength of the bark for example. On an industrial scale where the changes in colour should be under control, this might prove a challenge, says Esko Hjelt. – All these factors including the quality requirements of small scale industrialproduction, such as the light and colour fastness, must be taken into consideration. This requires careful planning of the entire production process from plant collection to finishing, says Esko.
The construction of Lapuan Kankurit’s own wool spinning mill and finishing line also supports the use of natural dyes. Esko Hjelt says they have also made dyeing samples on linen, but that wool is by far the best natural fibre for natural colourants – With our own production line we are able to produce an unlimited number of different shades, when we spin and weave the yarns ourselves. This also means huge possibilities for the product design, Esko adds.
01.08.2022
CLOSE TO NATURE – NEW AUTUMN 2022 COLLECTION
A good life. What does it mean to you? To us, above all else, it means closeness – closeness to nature, closeness to each other, closeness to everything we do. We wish to be present in everything we make. Through our new collection we wish to weave a good life for our customers. We hope that you will have the chance to enjoy the coming autumn and winter together with your loved ones.
Our upcoming autumn collection is called “Close to Nature”. Some of our most precious values include ecological awareness and respect for both nature and humanity. With our new collection we want to highlight the Northern slow living, being close to nature, each other, and our home.
The talented young designer Saara Obele created the gorgeous JÄKÄLÄ design for our autumn collection. JÄKÄLÄ is an ode to the forest floor. It extends and reaches out over large areas in a unified ensemble, bringing softness to the rocky landscape. JÄKÄLÄ is available in several different colours as sauna covers, sauna pillows and blankets. The new KUUTAMO blanket, available in two different colours, was also designed by Saara. KUUTAMO is inspired by the warm, almost tropical nights of the late summer, when the bright light of the moon is filtered through the forest vegetation.
The delightfully luxurious SHAKKI blanket is the first Lapuan Kankurit product designed by Ida Korsström. Ida is a Finnish textile designer and an Aalto University graduate. Her work is characterised by the straightforward yet expressive designs and her strong sense of colour. The savvy SHAKKI pattern is available in this autumn’s mesmerizing new colour option olive as well as two other gorgeous colourings.
You can also discover our new design by Matti Pikkujämsä called KISSANPÄIVÄT. The cheerful design is available as tea towels and blankets in two different colours. Our two new blankets, DUETTO and SOINTU, are designed by Elina Helenius and Helmi Liikanen respectively. We hope that our new products bring lovely warmth and gentle comfort into your life. Besides our new releases, we are also bringing out new colours for the following existing series: VILLIYRTIT, SADE, SAIMAANNORPPA, TERVA, HUVILA, TANHU, KOLI, KOTA, UNI and EEVA.
We will present our new collection at the following exhibitions:
HABITARE, Helsinki 7.–11.9.2022 Hall 6, stand B 48
MAISON & OBJECT, Paris 8.–12.9.2022 Hall 4, stand F 41
LAPUAN KANKURIT x LAPUA PRIDE 4-10.7.2022
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 first Pride celebration next week 4.–10.7.
During the Lapua Pride week, we will be donating 40 percent of our Lapua outlet’s MAIJA towel sales to the event host Lakeuden Sateenkaari ry. Lakeuden Sateenkaari is an organization which aims to create a more inclusive and equal society for sexual and gender minorities, both locally and around the whole Finland.
Our Lapua outlet will be open 10:00–18:00 from Monday to Friday, 10:00–15:00 on Saturday and 12:00–15:00 on Sunday. Come join us on our mission to weave a good life for everyone.
4.7.2022
AALLOKKO FOR SAVING THE BALTIC SEA
Lapuan Kankurit has been part of the John Nurminen Foundation’s Baltic Sea rescue team since 2016.
Together with our customers, we have already donated 54 000 euros to support the Foundation’s valuable work for saving our unique Baltic Sea. Today, the partnership continues with the new AALLOKKO textiles designed by Reeta Ek.
The purpose of the John Nurminen Foundation is to save the Baltic Sea and its heritage for future generations. The goal of the Foundation’s Clean Baltic Sea project is to improve the condition of the sea with tangible measures that will reduce the load and environmental risks directed at the Baltic Sea.
The work of the John Nurminen Foundation is managed by measurable results and impact.
Find out more: www.johnnurmisensaatio.fi
LAPUAN KANKURIT PLEDGES TO CARBON NEUTRAL TEXTILE SECTOR 2035 COMMITMENT
The aim to keep our global warming under 1,5 Celsius degrees requires radical measures. The Finnish Textile and Fashion Organization’s Carbon Neutral Textile Sector 2035 -commitment has summoned together the companies who wish to take action to reduce carbon emission.
Lapuan Kankurit was among the first to sign the commitment. The participants aim for a carbon neutral business activity by 2035. The commitment acts as a tool for the textile businesses to reign in climate change. In addition, it offers regular training and counselling in relation to the most current questions regarding climate change, which is of key importance to small and medium sized companies in this rapidly evolving world.
”We began measuring our carbon footprint a few years back. Through it we understand emissions better and can actively work towards carbon neutrality. The Carbon Neutral Textile Sector 2035 calculator is a great aid in this. Together with other textile businesses we can help each other improve and work to achieve a better tomorrow”, says Jaana Hjelt.
”This spring we will incorporate the environmental management system EcoCompass into our entire company operation, which will also help us towards a carbon neutral textile sector. Here in Lapua we are currently investing in a finishing plant, which allows us to take our environment in consideration on an entire new level through, for example, geothermal heating and heat recovery systems.
Lapuan Kankurit Invests in Its Own Wool Spinning Mill
Lapuan Kankurit continues to invest in Finnish sheep's wool. With the upcoming wool spinning mill, we can control the entire production chain of wool and make unique product development with Finnish wool. At the same time, we take responsibility for transferring know-how to future generations.
Lapuan Kankurit will build – not just one, but two – new production facilities in Lapua
Alongside the Finnish sheep's wool weaving and finishing mills also comes a spinning mill. "Thanks to our own spinning mill, we can begin with a completely new kind of comprehensive product development with Finnish sheep's wool", the CEO of Lapuan Kankurit and textile industry’s passionate trailblazer, Esko Hjelt, says. With its own yarns and fibres Lapuan Kankurit is able to, for instance, mix the Finnish sheep’s wool with new cellulose-based and recycled fibres, thus creating completely new yarns. The weaving mill also makes it possible to dye the wool with natural colours even before spinning, which, according to Hjelt, gives the wool a beautiful, mottled finish. It is also possible to combine the wool from different coloured sheep to create completely unique decorative products. The path is open for large-scale experiment and development. "It is also worthwhile to be able to showcase young students, for example, the entire production chain of a wool product in our own premises. From wool fibre to a finished product. Only the wool washing is done elsewhere for the time being." Maintaining and developing the Finnish textile tradition has always been an important value for us. The project is also strongly motivated by the fact that until now up to half of Finnish sheep's wool has been wasted.
A new life for the machines of SUUPOHJAN KEHRUUTEHDAS spinning factory
Lapuan Kankurit acquired the spinning wool yarn machines from Teuva, Suupohja's spinning factory, which has not had operations in years. The equipment is currently being serviced and modernized to reflect current work safety standards. “The spinning of carded yarn is the traditional way of making yarn, and it hasn’t really changed over the years. These machines are my age, so not even that old, somewhere in their fifties”, Esko Hjelt laughs. For the needs for Finnish sheep wool from Lapuan Kankurit, the machines are the suitable size. When approximately 130,000 kilos of different yarns are used annually in our modern weaving, Finnish sheep wool initially accounts for about 10,000 kilos per year. We buy Finnish sheep wool from local farmers, turn it into yarn ourselves and weave it into decorative items in Lapua. Our new production facilities will be finished in 2022, and we are aiming to get the first Finnish sheep’s wool products ready to sell as fast as possible. Lapuan Kankurit is the leading Finnish, Made-in-Finland decoration textile company, and we wish to be the trailblazers in utilizing Finnish wool responsibly and sustainably.
Pictured: The CEO of Lapuan Kankurit, Esko Hjelt, getting acquainted with the upcoming spinning production line with Jorma Saarikoski, The CEO of the now-closed Suupohjan Kehruutehdas spinning factory.
2021 LK POP UP at Lapua Factory outlet
LK POPUP IN LAPUA
This summer it's worth to stop in Lapua and visit our Factory outlet store that is located along the Lapua river in picturesque area of Vanhan Paukun kulttuurikeskuksen.
In our spacious store we have our whole collection available with new products and changing campaigns and sale items.
Lapuan Kankurit has opened new pop up store area in the Factory out let.
During the spring and summer you can find beautiful design and interior products from interesting finnish brands. For example
Adea, Nikari, Himmee, Woodnotes, Udumbara, By Aatos, Johanna Gullichsen, Raaka Rå, Pia Ost, Jatta Lavi, Reeta Ek ja Maija Frederika.
Mon-Fri 11-18 Sat 10-15
Vanhan Paukuntie 1, 62100 LAPUA, tel. 050-5275728
CURRENTLY BUYING FINNISH SHEEP’S WOOL
We are currently buying good quality, pure and clean wool from Finnsheep, Kainuu Greys and Texel sheep.
Please contact us via email at info@lapuankankurit.fi
For more information, contact Esko Hjelt 0500-463084
Thank you!
The wool of Finnish sheep will be utilised for industrial purposes and bring new investments to Lapua
A large portion of the wool of Finnish sheep is wasted, but now this wool will finally be utilised for industrial purposes. Lapuan Kankurit is investing in a new finishing mill 2021-2023. This mill will produce wool textiles also made from the wool of the Finnish sheeps.
Lapuan Kankurit is the leading manufacturer of household textiles in Finland and it hopes to lead the way in the responsible utilisation of Finnish wool.
According to estimates, up to one half of the wool of Finnish sheep currently goes to waste. Lapuan Kankurit – known for its design textiles – decided to do something about the matter so that it could become the only manufacturer in Finland to offer its customers industrially woven and continuosly finished wool textiles made from the wool of Finnish sheep.
The company also strives to build a unique, continuously operating wool textile finishing facility in Finland. In total we are talking around 3 miljon euro investment.
”We want to use available materials responsibly and effectively and bring our own special expertise to bear in the processing of the wool of Finnsheep and other Finnish sheep. We know how to direct the industrial process using modern methods”, says Esko Hjelt, CEO of Lapuan Kankurit.
Up until now, the fine wool of Finnsheep has only been utilised by small operators and craftspeople for making mainly handicraft yarn and there has been a lack of Finnish wool thread for industrial weaving. The most significant reason for the poor utilisation rate is the low price of raw wool, which has not encouraged sheep farmers to undertake the laborious tasks of sorting and selling the wool. ”Once demand increases, the price of wool fibre will increase with it, making it profitable for the sheep farmers as well”, says Hjelt.
Bringing lost knowhow back to Finland
Lapuan Kankurit procures the certified ready-made wool threads it uses from carefully selected spinning mills mainly from within the EU area. Over the last years the entrepreneur has been touring Finnish sheep farms and has already acquired thousands kilograms of Finnsheep wool for the company warehouse.
At least at first, the wool will be washed in England because as of now industrial-scale washing is not possible in Finland. Once washed, the wool will be spun into yarn. Investment includes also developing methods of utilising plant dyes in the dying of yarn. Finally, the yarn is woven and finished into wool felt at our own mill and new finishing plant.
Weaving is the specialty of Lapuan Kankurit, a manufacturer of high-quality linen and wool products, but in the finishing of wool, Esko Hjelt aims to utilise the theoretical knowledge his weaver master family has accumulated in fulling mills since the 1950s. ”We are a rebuilding a production line that had already disappeared from Finland. We are combining old knowhow with new technology.”
Systematic collection through cooperation
The Hjelts are pleased that the need for the systematic collection of Finnsheep wool has been recognised in recent years by operators such as Pro Agria, and they are happy to join cooperative projects on the matter.
Published 15.2.2021
Brand appreciation Survey
Lapuan Kankurit - number one in customer satisfaction index measurement 2020
The second most recommended was Kolmen kaverin jäätelö and the third one was Fiskars. 536 brands were involved in the measurement of economic research - Taloustutkimus. We are proud and happy that Lapuan Kankurit is appreciated precisely among its users. Thank You!
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