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Piantek Ltd is now certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).
FSC certification indicates that the forest-based materials in our furniture are sourced responsibly.
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28.3.2025 In 2005, we began by manufacturing product display stands. 20 years later we’ve completed countless projects both in Finland and abroad – and the journey is still going strong! Over the years we’ve worked with a wide variety of materials – from wood and stone to plastics and from refrigeration technology to electronics. One of our most important achievements has been building long-term customer relationships based on trust and collaboration. In 2009 we began to focus more on manufacturing custom furniture for restaurants and special environments and in 2011 we relocated to Koskenkorva – at the same time our logo color changed from blue to orange. A symbol of a new phase and growth. The most significant changes have taken place in material development and the strengthening of environmental values. We’ve been part of the changes every step of the way. A heartfelt thank you to our customers, partners, and team for these past two decades. Let’s make the next 20 years together even better! 13.3.2025 As a manufacturing industry we take responsible actions. On March 12th 2025, Piantek Oy was awarded the “Carbon Footprint Calculated” label, which proves that we have begun our climate efforts following the international GHG protocol. The Central Chamber of Commerce confirms that the calculation was conducted before granting the right to use the label. The “Carbon Footprint Calculated” label marks the beginning of Piantek Oy’s emission reduction efforts and establishes a baseline for future measures. 12.3.2025 Last autumn Piantek had the opportunity to implement completely new fixed furnitures in the Flamingo Spa’s children’s area adding both functionality and playfulness to the space. We utilized our modern machinery to create visually appealing details such as the waffle-like appearance of the ice cream station. All materials were carefully selected to meet the requirements of the space. Water resistance and high durability were at the core of the design. 19.12.2024 At Christmas, we want to do good. Piantek supports Save the Children Finland, which helps low-income families with children. We believe that every child should have the right to a safe and happy life. Wishing you peaceful Holidays and a Happy New Year! 19.11.2024 We are proud to have been a part of the renovation of Arina Cooperative Society’s ABC Pulkkila restaurant section. The restaurant was furnished with new and stylish furniture designed specifically to meet the customer’s needs. We manufactured the furniture entirely in-house and took care of the installation. The project was completed while the station remained open which was made possible by the collaboration with other contractors and Arina Cooperative Society. ABC Pulkkila offers a wide range of services, including a café, a buffet, à la carte dishes, and a children’s play area. ABC Pulkkila is now an even more attractive waypoint – and Piantek is proud to have been a part in making it happen. 30.9.2024 Furniture manufacturer Pohjanmaan Kaluste Oy and special furniture manufacturer Piantek Oy Ltd have combined their strengths. This new arrangement serves customers better and more extensive than before. From now on we can offer more widely custom-made high-quality furniture solutions for public and other demanding spaces. Read more about Pohjanmaan Kaluste Oy 27.3.2024 Namika Arena is Helsinki YMCA’s new sports hall. Piantek has manufactured these distinctive and stylish furniture. For us at Piantek, ecologicalness means choices, which we make together with our clients. By choosing durable high-quality materials, we ensure a long service life for our products. In our production we can use recycled materials, which are available in a comprehensive range. The quantities of the materials are precisely optimized and production wastes are carefully sorted. This makes it possible to reuse the materials. We keep detailed information on all our products, and can even upgrade or repair previous products, with consideration for the environment. All this is undertaken by our own production unit. Studies of the effects of construction on the surrounding world show that natural resources are not unlimited and are rapidly depleted in construction. The ecologicalness of construction starts already on the designer’s desk. It matters, what materials are used and how a building is constructed. The site of construction, placement of the building and the choice of materials are significant in terms of ecology. We use local suppliers to provide the materials and for this reason we prefer wood that is available in every corner of Finland. Furthermore, trees bind carbon dioxide when growing. In our range you can find various long-lasting and approved natural materials as well as recycled materials. These also include materials that can be used, for example, as nutrients for agricultural fields after their demolition. There has been a major development in the energy efficiency of building systems, and heat recovery can be implemented in all heat production. Indoor air has a great impact on people’s health and comfort. It is possible to use energy-efficient filter technology for air purification. This allows efficient air flow while the filtering performance remains at its peak. Smart energy solutions are two-way, both supplying and receiving energy. The development of solar panels, wind turbines and related battery systems also complement these solutions. Water is a vital renewable natural resource; however, water consumption can exceed water yield. Several solutions for recycling and saving water are already available. In addition to these, it would be important to change operations to minimize water loss and increase water use efficiency. Controlling water consumption is a climate action. The service life of buildings should be extended by constructing in conformity with the life cycle thinking. Designs should allow for adapting premises to different needs of usage. This contributes to long-term property value and not only consideration of demolition costs. If ecologicalness and sustainable construction are important for you, these must also be important for everyone else involved in construction. A sustainable and ecological outcome is reached, if the companies you work with share the same world of values. 20.12.2023 New restaurant called 60° Bar and Brewery has been opened at Stockholm Arlanda Airport. It is located in the T5 terminal. The restaurant has many classy details like brass pipes, a moss wall and stunning leather sofas. Piantek has manufactured restaurant’s furnitures. 8.11.2023 Design fashion store La Boutique opened in August 2023 at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport in the Non-Schengen gate area. La Boutique sells shoes and accessories from the luxury brands Jimmy Choo and Chloé . The business premises are stylish and clear. The products are beautifully displayed in brass showcases, round floor shelves and wall furniture shelves. The retail space was contracted by Piantek and we have manufactured and installed these stylish pieces of furniture. 4.9.2023 New furniture from Piantek. Finavia has renovated the lounge areas of Helsinki-Vantaa airport, investing in Finnish architecture and design made of wood. In the gate area, the same design language has been used as in the renovated departure hall. These new benches are already in use by customers and have been placed in different parts of this area converted into a gate area. A little rest between shopping and traveling is necessary. The furniture for the toilets near the area is also made by Piantek. See more pictures in References. 1.9.2023 Life Science Center in Keilaranta is a stylish new business property. At Piantek , we prepared a stylish kitchen set for a few operators, the counters of the property’s cafe and the reception. Here are pictures of the reception hall. Peab as a partner. Durat Palace’s material has been used in the counter , the color chart options of which have been really popular in decorating. Copper and brass are also often requested from us for surface details. The interior of the property is generally really fresh, stylish and pleasant. See more pictures in References. 30.8.2023 On August 30, 2023, the first Lumene Concept Store opened in Helsinki-Vantaa’s non-Schengen terminal. Piantek’s team was responsible for the store’s construction, furniture manufacturing and installation. Our partners in the project were the design agency Aivan, which had designed a wonderful new store concept, and the Swedish Set Up AB was the project manager. The next time you’re traveling through the beautifully renovated non-Schengen terminal, you should stop by this fresh-looking store. 27.4.2023 30.12.2022 In the spring of 2022, an amazing international project started with Dufry Finland at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport’s departure terminal. The new 1300m2 tax-free store opened for customers on December 8, 2022. The stylish store was designed from Madrid on behalf of Mostaza Design. The project complex was managed from Sweden and by the customer Dufry Finland. Piantek manufactured and installed the space’s furniture for Dufry and various brands. The airport is a demanding operating environment in terms of its size, material requirements and safety aspects. It is also open 24/7 on site. Those of you familiar with the industry know what a frenzy it is like on the construction site when the opening day approaches. It requires an accurate eye for the game, scheduling, cooperation and flexibility in an ever-changing work environment. Piantek completed the job wonderfully – quality and can-do attitude are our trump cards. 16.3.2021 “The students find it to be an interesting space. When you enter, you feel the lift of learning and the joy of learning.” This is how Assistant Principal Marianne Andersen describes the separate six-person space solution at Lehtikuusi School in Vantaa. It’s all about the Space4you workspace of Piantek. The soundproofed standalone space at Lehtikuusi School creates a peaceful learning environment for students from 1st to 5th grade. Interaction with the teacher or the therapist can take place at close range, strengthening the student’s sense of individual encounter. The students consider the space as a favourite location for a lesson. The new learning space built in the school lobby offers modern charm to students in the older corridor schools, also contributing to it being the desired working space. The air conditioning in the space also ensures clean and fresh air. In newer open schools, a separate soundproofed space offers a peaceful, safe and quiet recess. “There are a lot of people moving around in our lobby, but this space nicely supports our need to exclude sounds and the traffic of the lobby from the actual learning situation”, Andersen describes the functionality of Space4you. Teachers enjoy the intense and focused student encounter made possible by the extra space. Teachers can also more easily show that they are right there at that very moment just for their students. In addition to deploying it as learning premises, Lehtikuusi School uses the Space4you as a conference room with teacher colleagues, children’s guardians, therapists and other partners, either in face-to-face or remote meetings. In this way, it also enables teachers to have a separate and peaceful workspace when needed. The Space4you workspace at the Lehtikuusi School, named the Havu conference room, is part of the learning environment development project organized by the @City of Vantaa. The aim is to experiment with different solutions to add teaching facilities to school lobbies and other public spaces. Learn more about Space4you workspaces of different sizes and their possibilities >> 1.3.2021 Soundproof and safe space solution for one person. The XS model is an excellent workspace for calls or Teams meetings, for example. In the space you can work all day thanks to efficient air conditioning and good acoustics. Space4you XS is new in the entire collection. The model has all the same functions as the larger models, e.g. air purifier, antibacterial light and sliding doors. Space4you workspaces now come in five different sizes XS, S, M, L and XL. Ask for more information and ask for an offer, sales +358 40 124 6207 or sales@piantek.fi 15.1.2012 Piantek and Are have agreed to co-operate in the installation, maintenance and upkeep of Space4you workspaces manufactured by Piantek. Piantek’s new Space4you workspaces create clean and safe solutions for public spaces. Are takes care of the professional installation and maintenance of the facilities throughout Finland. In addition, Are and Piantek will enhance their cooperation in furniture installations. Piantek’s and Are’s cooperation will provide a high-quality project service package for facility implementations and updates. Piantek’s technical know-how in special furniture and their manufacturing, combined with Are’s strong technical contracting expertise, enables quick and cost-effective delivery of a package perfectly suitable for the customer’s needs. Additional information: Check out Piantek’s products and Space4you workspaces: Special furniture and interior design contracting | Piantek Oy Ltd Piantek Ltd. is a manufacturer of special furniture and a total supplier of interior contracting. We manufacture furniture and space structures for public spaces. The spaces include business centers, shops, pharmacies, restaurants, hotels and ships. Piantek Ltd’s factory is located in Koskenkorva, Ilmajoki, and the sales office is in Helsinki. Piantek Ltd. was founded in 2005 and employs 20 people and indirectly about 100 people. Are is a family business founded in Finland with over 100 years of experience in building service engineering. We offer solutions and services for the entire life cycle of a property, from new properties’ building technology contracting to facilities’ maintenance and service as well as their modernization and renovation. We work closely with our customers to find the best solutions, be it an office, a shopping centre, a hotel, a hospital, a residential property or an industrial facility. We invest in smart building technology, which ensures energy-efficient facilities for our customers and comfortable indoor conditions for the premises’ end-users, implemented cost-effectively. Are has about 3,500 employees in Finland and Sweden, and its turnover is approximately 490 million €. Are is part of the Conficap Group. 16.11.2020 In the Apteekkari 2020 event, Piantek will comprehensively present how the hygienic and antibacterial Space4you is suitable for the pharmacy environment- When visiting the event, you are welcome to get acquainted with the solutions used in Space4you, which make the compact space antibacterial, soundproof and barrier-free. Our special furniture production is also presented, as well as our Safe Products product family, which is used to increase the premises’ antibacterial properties. Antibacterial service point for pharmacies Space4you is ideal, for example, as a service point for various one-on-one guidance activities or measurements. Space4you is available in four different sizes, so there is even room for larger devices if needed. If necessary, the space can be divided by partitions. The Space4you air purifier is energy efficient and quiet. It cleans the air of small particles up to 0.02 µm (micrometers) in size, such as viruses, bacteria, microbes and dust, without any harmful by-products. Because Space4you produces 10 times its size of fresh air, it also improves the air quality of the surrounding space. The hygiene of the space can be increased using antibacterial lighting. The Safe Light luminaire produces light that eliminates microbes and bacteria, but is still safe for human beings. Barrier-free space solutions Space4you has wide sliding doors that can be opened with an RFID reader or automatically with a motion detector. An integrated access ramp also makes it easier to enter the space. Special furniture and hygiene-enhancing Safe Products How does an antibacterial and air-purifying cash register sound like? Also at the same time protecting staff and customers? We manufacture furniture and equip spaces where ventilation technology is used to produce solutions that protect people. We also increase their antibacterial effect with lighting technology and surface materials. A luminaire can be positioned in the area to create unfavourable conditions for viruses and bacteria on the surfaces. Technology can be installed in the store’s waiting areas and corridors to capture aerosol-level small particles. All this in an energy-efficient, silent, and if necessary, invisible manner. Ask more about our Safe Products! Additional information You can find Piantek and Space4you in the Exhibition Space of Apteekki 2020 -virtual event. >> Read more about Space4you on our website >> Read more about Safe Products on our website For more information, please contact: Timo Maunula, Account Director, +358 (0) 50 422 3257 Taina Bäck, Key Account Manager, +358 (0) 40 152 0930 28.8.2020 18.8.2020 We were in charge of the total contracting of Starbucks’ new café in the non-Schengen area of Helsinki-Vantaa Airport in the early spring of 2020. We manufactured the furniture and other interior for the premises at our Koskenkorva factory. The design for the Starbucks’ recognizable interior look was very clear. However, we could locate several points where by changing technical solutions we could provide Starbucks, the customer, a solution where the design look and quality is maintained but a more production efficient end result is achieved. The proposals were well received and they were implemented. Our idea was also to make the cooperation with other contractors more streamlined, thus introducing an added efficiency to the project. A couple of years ago, we started to seriously invest in interior design for restaurants and in making of special furniture. The Corona pandemic has, of course, led to a refinement of the strategy. Our customers include Restel, Burger King, Hesburger (Lohja Prisma) and Viking Line. As we also are familiar with electrical and HVAC work and other interior design contracting, we often make even other technical plans for the premises in order to facilitate our own work at construction sites for furniture and interior. We also provide plans meant to be utilized by other builders, as those plans sometimes solve technical or material challenges for all builders. We consider such cooperation between contractors and designers to be important for us, because it is in the best interests of our customer. We are a good partner for all parties in the project. Cooperation will bring smoothness to work and reduce misunderstandings, and usually it often creates new innovative solutions. It is important to be able to work with the entire partner network, and it is our duty to take into account also their needs to achieve the customer’s goal. That is an added value that one can’t afford to ignore. Therefore, we at Piantek take all parties involved in the project into account. We take up and delve into customer challenges, and the harder the pressure, the harder we work on the project. The aim is not to get off easily, but to find the best solutions and even to create innovative new ones if needed. 19.3.2020 The coronavirus crisis is striking right now, but our Koskenkorva plant is currently operating normally. Ongoing customer projects are also well under way, of course according to our customers’ guidance and wishes. All our office workers hold the yarns in their hands from their home offices, ie they are reachable and available. Please contact us if we can assist you in any way. 28.2.2020 Starbucks has been opened at the non-schengen side of Helsinki-Vantaa airport. It has been great to construct the space and bespoke furniture. Stop by for a coffee on your way to your flight! 6.2.2020 Piantek Oy is involved in contracting Restel’s restaurant operations in Hartwall Arena during 2020. 14.11.2019 Piantek has been involved in the realization of the Burger King opened at the new Ideapark in Seinäjoki. 24.10.2019 Ainoa Shopping Center has been opened in Tapiola on October 24, 2019. The objects contracted and manufactured by Piantek. 17.10.2019 Quite much we have been involved. 26.6.2019 Burger King constructed by Piantek was opened on 26 June in Skanski Shopping Center. 8.2.2019 The products and services of Piantek Oy were awarded the Key Flag Symbol last week. With the Key Flag Symbol we want to communicate the Finnish origin of our products and services. All our products are manufactured in Koskenkorva, Ostrobothnia. We have offices in both Ostrobothnia and Helsinki. Also in our acquisitions we prefer Finnish. The Key Flag Symbol is a registered collective mark owned by the Association for Finnish Work. We hope that our Key Flag Symbol will help our customers choose the Finnish option – we need one another in Finland. 25.1.2019 ABC Kuninkaantie station is being renovated. Cooperative Varuboden-Osla Handelslag has chosen Piantek Oy to be the overall building contractor for the ABC Kuninkaantie station. The Piantek contracting agreement includes the basic refurbishment work for the interior of the building and the construction work on the extension part of the building. Piantek will also be contracting the furniture for the supermarket and the restaurant. Piantek Oy is a reliable Finnish supplier of complete solutions for trade business. As a growing and internationally active supplier of special furniture, we offer design, special furniture and contracting solutions tailored for customers’ projects. 28.8.2018 Suitable materials for precision laser cutting or engraving are metals, plastics, wood, textiles, paper, glass and stone. The laser makes it possible to cut complex images without affecting the material’s properties. The laser cutting machine can also produce large, illuminated surfaces, known as Backlight panels. The machine has a working area of 2000 x 3000mm. 6.7.2018 The UV printer combines UV colors, energy saving LED light technique, CMYK + white extra color as well as a UV varnish function. The UV prints are immediately dry and the product will not need to be laminated. Possible printing materials include different kinds of wood materials, metal, glass, plastics and papers. The printer is also able to create surface structures. The finish can be either matte or glossy. The printings also endure being used outside. The printing area is 3600 x 2000 x 100mm. 14 May 2016 Piantek has invested in an Adamik vacuum press. With the new press it’s possible to bend Corian as well as UPM Grada plywoods into shape. The press also has a heating oven which can be used for bending and shaping different plastics. The new equipment enables processing even bigger materials up to the size of 1280 mm x 3450 mm. 10 May 2016 Piantek has taken part in the VÄRINÄ- research led by professor of architecture and urban research, Ari Hynynen. The VÄRINÄ- project examines the effect of constructed local environment and atmosphere on consumers eating habits. With the right showcase, colours and ambience we can make a positive impact on the choices consumers make. One of the goals of the project is to guide people towards healthier choices. The results of the research can be used by public and private food service producers, designers and constructors of interior spaces and urban environments as well as restaurants and experience stagers. Piantek is looking forward to use the results in its upcoming projects. 11 November 2014 Pohjanmaan Kaluste Ltd has become a stakeholder of Piantek Oy Ltd. The shared ownership means a lot as Piantek is moving into a new developmental phase. “Through the shared ownership we get to use the resources and knowledge of Pohjanmaan Kaluste Ltd. In the future we can provide our customers with a wider range of products. And therefore it creates us more resources to carry out bigger projects.” says Tapani Renkola, the CEO of Piantek Oy Ltd. “The shared ownership with Piantek has an important strategic meaning for us in Pohjanmaan Kaluste, because through Piantek we can offer our products and knowledge to new kinds of projects that we haven’t taken part in before. Piantek has also very strong designing knowledge and innovations that in the future we can launch into home furniture. Naturally we also gain synergy profit in production, purchases and logistics.” says Timo Viitala, the CEO of Pohjanmaan Kaluste Ltd. Piantek Oy Ltd designs, manufactures and installs tailor made furniture to malls, shops, ship and boat industry and other demanding spaces. Engineering technology, South Ostrobothnian carpenter skills and the modern production equipment combined together, ensure the quality of our work. The quality of our work, as well as the reliability of shipping and the collaborated approach to the work are important for clients. Piantek offers the most efficient service and has reached the highest inner and outer quality requirements. The company is environmentally friendly. Pohjanmaan Kaluste Ltd is one of the leading furniture manufacturers in the Nordic region. The headquarter is located in Kurikka, in the Southern Ostrobothnia region of Finland, where the company has operated for over 50 years. Pohjanmaan Kaluste Ltd’s products are sold buy the biggest furniture chains in Finland as well as smaller private owned furniture stores. There is over 400 skilled professionals working for the company and they ship to 16 different countries. The company’s own designing and product development department ensures a collection that is constantly recurrent. Their biggest strengths are producing custom made furniture for the need of every individual, the flexibility of the customer service package and highest technical quality. Functional couches, convertible sofas, lounge chairs, coffee tables, wooden sets and closets, drawers and cupboards are some of the things Pohjanmaan Kaluste produces. Along with the Pohjanmaa- collection Pohjanmaan Kaluste has a unique, environmental friendly Luonto- collection. The pure materials used, the traditional hand craft skills and the environmentally friendly production process are essential in the marketing of the Luonto- collection. The Luonto- collection, launched in 2011, is sold by many furniture chains and stores around the USA. Porkka Finland Ltd is an internationally recognised company that produces commercial customer based refrigerators and freezers. Their range incorporates equipment for food storage and handling, specialist scientific items, chilled display cabinets and beverage counters as well as refrigerators and freezers. Porkka Finland’s customers include kitchens, restaurants, hotels, industrial canteens, hospitals, laboratories and fast food outlets in the catering section all around Europe. Among other things Porkka Finland Ltd produces together with Piantek Oy Ltd different kinds of service counters. These service counters are custom made to meet the requirements of the customer. Different kinds of spaces can be used efficiently. The final results are high quality, stylish, efficient and compatible.
FSC Certificate
Piantek – 20 Years of Experience in the Woodworking Industry
Piantek Oy was awarded the “Carbon Footprint Calculated” label
A new look for Flamingo Spa!
Piantek supports Save the Children Finland
Piantek gave ABC Pulkkila a fresh look
Pohjanmaan Kaluste x Piantek
Namika Arena
Ecological furniture production and carbon handprint
Sustainable construction of premises
60° Bar and Brewery, Arlanda Airport, Stockholm
La Boutique, Helsinki-Vantaa Airport
Finavia, Helsinki-Vantaa Airport
Peab , Life Science Center Keilaranta
The first Lumene Concept Store opened in Helsinki-Vantaa’s non-Schengen terminal
Space4you
Dufry’s newest store at Helsinki-Vantaa airport is now ready. 1300m2 and 300 pieces of furniture create a wonderful whole.
Space4you – Support and enjoyment for the students
Piantek launches a new model for the Space4you family
Piantek has signed a cooperation agreement with Are on the installation and maintenance and project services for Piantek’s antibacterial workspaces
Sami Häkkinen, Director, Are Oy, 040 516 4233. sami.hakkinen@are.fi
Piantek participates in the Apteekkari 2020 event on November 19-20
Emails in the format: firstname.lastname@piantek.fi
Cleaner and healthier premises – Piantek’s cleaning product solutions for public spaces
Dedicated to the customer’s needs – interior design contracting utilizes the experience of a fine carpenter and the courage of propeller heads
Piantek – Coronavirus announcement
Starbucks has been opened at Helsinki-Vantaa airport
Piantek and Restel at Hartwall Arena in 2020
Burger King in Seinäjoki opened on October 14, 2019
Ainoa Shopping Center opened in Tapiola on October 24, 2019
Opening of Mall of Tripla on October 17, 2019
New Burger King constructed by Piantek opened
Work for Finland – the Key Flag Symbol has been awarded to Piantek Oy
Piantek will be the building contractor for the ABC Kuninkaantie service station
Piantek Oy has invested in a Laser Cutting Machine
Piantek Oy has invested in a UV Printer
Adamik vacuum press
VÄRINÄ-project
Pohjanmaan Kaluste Ltd becomes a stakeholder of Piantek Oy Ltd
Porkka Finland Ltd in collaboration with Piantek Oy Ltd
