Lapponia House
Lapponia House is a Finnish log house brand. The product copyrights are owned by Finnish Momo House Oy.
The Lapponia House builds mainly thermo-log houses. Thermo-log has an energy-efficient structure compared to laminated and traditional solid log. The wall U-value (thermal transmittance) is U 0.17 and the roof structure heat transfer value is U 0.09.
Lapponia House's main market areas are Finland, Norway, Sweden, Russia, Germany, South Korea, Cyprus, China, and Japan. Lapponia Houses are made at Momo House Oy's factory in Joutseno, Eastern Finland. Lapponia House's sales office is located in Varisto, Ring Road III, Vantaa, Finland.
Momo House Oy delivers Lapponia thermo-log houses according to Lapponia House's range and customized designs with different delivery contents and techniques. The houses of Lapponia House are also delivered as turnkey modular houses.
Lapponia House's Kaskilinna thermo-log home model was the winner of a public vote at the Koli Holiday Homes Fair in 2006.
History
Lapponia House started operations in Sweden in 1976. The company was founded by Jouko Riihimäki, a house construction entrepreneur from Kemi, Finland. Between 1973 and 1976, Jouko Riihimäki worked at Kemi Oy as an export officer for log houses and established a log house sales company in Sweden in 1976. He built a log house sales and assembly organization. The energy crisis and the quality requirements of the market gave rise to Riihimäki's idea of how to make the log homes more energy efficient. This created the Lapponia House and the thermolog. In 1981, industrial production began in Kemi.
In 1981, Riihimäki founded a log house factory in Kemi, where the thermolog product was developed. VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland listed Lapponia House's thermolog as one of the 100 most innovative products as a future structure. In addition, Lapponia House was awarded the “Entrepreneur of the Year” award.
Lapponia House sales increased in the 1980s and 1990s, and Lapponia House became the third largest log home provider after Kontio and Honkarakenne at the turn of the millennium. The annual sales of Lapponia House around the year 2000 varied from 200–300 houses per year.
Lapponia House founded log house exhibition areas in Järvenpää, Kirkkonummi, Sweden, St. Petersburg, Norway, and Thailand in the 1990s. Lapponia House's export and sales operations were transferred to Vantaa in 2000.
In 2013, the Lapponia House brand rights were acquired by Momo House Oy. After the purchase, the production of Lapponia House thermo-log houses was started under the ownership of the new owner.
Production
Lapponia House's operations are focused on Vantaa's export office and the Joutseno factory, which is operated by Momo House Oy. The company is strongly focused on export markets. The houses of the Lapponia House collection are made at the factory premises of the owner company Momo House Oy. The area is home to Momo House Oy's cooperation network and the company's logistics center. The design and production of Lapponia House utilize both Vertex and ArchiCAD design systems in both architectural and production planning phases. The company uses about 5% of net sales for product development annually.
Markets
The majority of Lapponia House production is exported. The Lapponia House collection also includes private houses and domestic and international projects such as hotels and golf club buildings.
Examples of international projects include a 15-house construction project at the foot of Mount Fuji in Japan and a seven-house project in Thailand.
The Kingdom of Thailand's Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn owns a Lapponia House. Russia, South Korea, and China are the largest export destinations in the Eurasia region. In addition, major larger projects have been implemented in, for example, Ukraine, Norway, Germany, and Cyprus.
References
- ↑ Suomi rakentaa – Finland Builds magazine "Runkorakenteiden vaihtoehdot – Options for frame structures", Suomirakentaa, Helsinki, 28 September 2016. Retrieved on 6 February 2019.
- ↑ Lapponia House: Puidust mini-maja Habitarel (Kodusaade, 28 January 2012) – Lapponia House: Wooden mini-house on the Habitare fair (Home Show, 28 January 2012) "Wooden mini-house on the Habitare fair", Sisustusweb – Interior decoration web, Helsinki, 28 January 2012. Retrieved on 6 February 2019.
- ↑ YTJ The Business Information System "Momo House owner of Lapponia House trademark – Trade Register Information", YTJ, Helsinki, 6 February 2019. Retrieved on 6 February 2019.
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