Woven journey
Our family’s journey in the world of textiles began all the way back in 1917 with Juho Annala, who founded a felt boot factory in Lapua and subsequently laid the groundwork for the founding of Lapuan Kankurit in 1973. So many years filled with exultant joys, heart-breaking hardships, remarkable friendships, bold breakthroughs, beautiful designs – so many years filled with more memories than a mind could possibly hold. The past is the cornerstone on which we ground our work and our mission.
Our woven journey continues.
Sales Days in our weaving mill in Lapua 1.8-2.8.2025
Our weaving mill will once again be filled with the joy of reunion and shopping at the beginning of August, as we will be hosting the awaited Sales Days in our weaving mill…
Cosy Cocooning
We all need our safe spaces, our havens. Our cocoons to wrap up in to take a little breather. Some of us find it in nature and some in other people. We hope…
Instead of Black Friday, Lapuan Kankurit raises funds during Good Spirit Friday
Lapuan Kankurit celebrates with good deeds. Instead of Black Friday sales, the company’s stores, outlet, Store & Studio, and online store celebrates Good Spirit Friday. On Friday, Lapuan Kankurit donates also this year…
Lapuan Kankurit Outlet is a Shop of The Year 2024 Nominee
Lapuan Kankurit’s outlet in Lapua, Finland has been nominated in the SHOP OF THE YEAR category in Visualistit ry’s (Finnish Trade Union for Visual Marketing) Visu Awards 2024. We opened our gorgeous outlet…
Buying Finnish Sheep’s wool
We are buying good quality, pure and clean wool from Finnsheep and Kainuu Greys. We collect the Finnish sheep wool from local farms ourselves, in approximately 300-kilometre radius around Lapua. We have built…
Fiskars Village Art & Design Biennale 2024
Design by Akira Minagawa for Lapuan Kankurit and Harri Koskinen for Parolan Rottinki. Lapuan Kankurit is participating in the third Fiskars Village Art & Design Biennale! We are proud to share our veranda…
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.…
Playfullness
“We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” Our theme for spring of 2024 is playfulness. This spring we want to explore curiously, we want to…
Lapuan Kankurit x minä perhonen
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…
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…
Lapuan Kankurit wins “Audience’s Favourite” in the Entrepreneur of the Year Competition
The EY Entrepreneur of The Year competition, organized annually by EY, is an acknowledgement of entrepreneurs who inspire others with their vision, leadership and achievements. In 2023, Jaana and Esko Hjelt from Lapuan…
Sustainable Travel Finland Label to Lapuan Kankurit
Lapuan Kankurit Oy meets all the criteria set for the Sustainable Travel Finland label, and we have been granted the right to use the Sustainable Travel Finland label as proof of valuable and…
Lapuan Kankurit receives the Responsible Company Award
Lapuan Kankurit, Kyrö Distillery, and Lennol Oy have been recognized as pioneers in sustainability in South Ostrobothnia. The awards for exemplary sustainability efforts by these companies were announced on Thursday, June 8, 2023,…
Regional Entrepreneur of the Year Award
The South Ostrobothnia Entrepreneurs Association awarded the 2022 Regional Entrepreneur of the Year award to Jaana and Esko Hjelt. Lapuan Kankurit, a family-run company led by the Hjelt family, has carried on Finnish…
Through the eyes of tradition by Katja Lösönen
Katja Lösönen has worked with Lapuan Kankurit for nearly 13 years as a masterful storyteller through her words and pictures. Originally hailing from the countryside of eastern Finland, she left the bustling life…
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…
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…
Tunnustustuoli Award
Tunnustustuoli, awarded by the Association of Interior Journalists, is awarded as a recognition for excellency in the field of interior decorating. The association’s executive committee chooses the winner from three to four nominees…
Textile and Fashion Award
At the Textile & Fashion Forum Helsinki event on April 7, 2022, the Textile and Fashion Award was presented to Lapuan Kankurit. The Award Winner Grows and Evolves While Honoring Tradition The Textile…
Brand of the Year Award
We were honoured to win the brand of the year award by the Finnish chamber of commerce. For the third year, the Chamber of Commerce awarded the brand of the year. This year…
Designing the good life by Elina Helenius
Elina Helenius, nominated as Finnish Textile Artist of the Year 2012, has won several design competition awards, and her textiles are on display at Helsinki Design Museum, Röhsska Museum in Gothenburg, and the…
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 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. This mill…
Woven together
Lapuan Kankurit is a small, tight-knit family business woven together by skill and community. The clang of weaving machines fills the air. The weaving mill in Lapua is the focal point of the…
The Most Recommended Brand of 2020
Lapuan Kankurit – the most recommended brand 2020The survey of economic research – Taloustutkimus, included 536 brands, and Lapuan Kankurit was the most recommended brand with NPS result +52. The NPS number shows…
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…
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…
Intelligent Nature
Authentic, natural materials are close to our heart at Lapuan Kankurit. We love weaving with linen and wool because of their unique qualities. Linen is a truly ecological material. It grows with rainwater…
Lapuan Kankurit opens Flagship Store in Tokyo
Lapuan Kankurit opened their first flagship store in Omotesando, Tokyo with their long-term distributor in the beginning of October 2019. With this store Lapuan Kankurit strengthen their presence in Japan and bring their…
An Oasis in Torikorttelit, Helsinki
We have combined traditional Finnish elements with Japanese minimalism to create a light infused and peaceful environment in our completely renewed Helsinki Flagship store. Locals and Tourists of Helsinki are now able to…
Hvitträsk– a gem of design and architecture
A collaboration between The National Museum of Finland and Lapuan Kankurit resulted in a sauna collection designed by Reeta Ek. Hvitträsk was built between 1901–1903 by famous Finnish architects Herman Gesellius, Armas Lindgren…
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…
Ornamo Sphere Award
This year’s Ornamo Sphere will be presented to Finnish weavers Lapuan Kankurit for their long-standing commitment to the Finnish textile industry during a period of sustained change and for their skill in making…
Muoto Award – CORONA blanket
The CORONA blanket in 100% wool designed by Finnish textile designer Marja Rautiainen was awarded with the Finnish MUOTO 2015 prize. MUOTO is a timely cross-section of the best Finnish design. The annual…
TAITO-FINLANDIA Award
The linen weaving mill Lapuan Kankurit has won the Taito-Finlandia 2014 award. The award was presented on November 14th at the Finnish Craft & Design Fair in Tampere. The recipient was selected by…
Muoto Award – KASTE bath textiles
The MUOTO 2012 competition culminated in a spectacular Muoto Gala at Finlandia Hall on September 5th.2012. Jaana and Esko Hjelt from Lapuan Kankurit, along with designer Anu Leinonen, attended the event to receive…
Muoto Award – DORA JUNG textiles
Lapuan Kankurit’s Dora Jung Reproduction Recognized at MUOTO2011 GalaLapuan Kankurit’s Dora Jung reproduction received recognition at the MUOTO2011 gala, held on September 1, 2011, at Finlandia Hall. Lapuan Kankurit was the winner of…