IN ENGLISH
NOW THAT YOU ARE HERE
Chances are that you are on these pages because you want to buy a log house or a timber frame house from Finland. I must say that I agree – buying a wooden house from Finland is a brilliant idea. However, you might have found it difficult to decide between different companies. They all claim to have the best raw material, the best technology, the best prices etc. Then there is that extra uncertainty of doing business with a company from a different country.
BUYING A LOG HOUSE OR A TIMBER FRAME HOUSE FROM FINLAND
Buying a log house or timber frame house from Finland is a very easy, convenient, reliable and affordable thing to do. But this is only true if you work with the right companies. Buying a house is really very similar to building a house – you choose the right tool for the job at hand. So, all you need to do to buy a wooden house from Finland is to choose the right partners for your project.
I know Finnish house factories inside out (many of them literally). What I don’t know is your project – so you need to tell me more about it and then I can help you with it.
HERE’S WHAT I CAN DO FOR YOU
- FLOOR PLAN CONSULTATION
- CUSTOM LOG HOUSE AND TIMBER HOUSE DESIGN
- CONTACT RECOMMENDATIONS OF LOG HOUSE EXPERTS LIKE ARCHITECTS
- LOG HOUSE INSTALLATION SERVICE
- EXCELLENT DEALS
- TRANSPORTATION SERVICE
- A BIG SMILE
IF YOU WANT TO READ MORE ABOUT FINNISH LOG HOUSES…
You can find all the English articles by clicking this link. Remember, if you didn’t find your answer here, please leave me a message in the comments section and I’ll answer as quickly as I can. Oh, I almost forgot, maybe you should start by reading an article about Finnish log home industry (did you know that Finland is the biggest exporter of log houses in the world?).
MAYBE YOU WANT TO GET IN TOUCH WITH ME? I HAVE JUST THE THING FOR YOU. PLEASE FILL THE CONTACT FORM BELOW AND I’LL GET BACK TO YOU.
Hi we are looking to import a cheap well insulated home into New Zealand. Can you point us in the right direction please? can you give an idea of pricing?
Many thanks
Tori
Hello Tori,
I presume that you want to have a log house. In that case, you have four choice of countries: Canada, Estonia, Finland and USA. I don’t know so much about manufacturers over there, but they do have the benefit of a weak currency against the euro also transportation costs are slightly lower.
I do know something about manufacturers in Finland and Estonia and my recommendation is that you should choose a log house that is made out of thin glue-laminated logs and that has an additional insulation space. In Finland, you might want to look into two companies that have very strong export profile – Honkatalot and Finnlamelli. In Estonia, you might want to check Ritsu and Palktare.
Manufacturers in Europe charge between 400 and 700 euros per square meter of a complete wooden material log house kit. If you have any other questions, fire away.
Jake
Hello, I am looking for production of cottage in laminated DD-log for Norwegian mountain use. I am currently in contact with Aurora hirsitalot (Revontulitalot Oy) and some more.
Do you have any knowledge about this company and others that are producing DD-logs ?
Sincerely,
Tore
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Hello Tore,
I just wrote a post that answers your question to some degree. Read it here
http://www.hirsilinna.com/log-houses/revontulitalot-oy-a-k-a-aurora-house/
This is for Tore again. The latest English post is about D-log manufacturers in Finland. Check it here Tore. http://www.hirsilinna.com/log-houses/d-log-manufacturers-in-finland/
Dear Jake!
Is is possible also to buy a log house directly from Finland? I have all the plans for my house and now I just need someone to make it for me. I would like to avoid local representatives since they only take a large provision and do nothing. Which are the most popular brands in Finland? I know Honka and Honkatalot and some others. Thanks
Hello TJ,
It is very much possible to buy a log house directly from Finland.
You have two choices, buy from a company that is focused on domestic market or from a company that is export market focused. Now you might be thinking that is there any point thinking about this… naturally it should be a company with lot of exports, right?
COMPANIES THAT FOCUS ON DOMESTIC LOG HOUSE MARKET IN FINLAND
We have absolutely scorching competition among log house manufacturers in Finland. Even companies in Estonia or Russia, which have much, much lower cost structure shun away from Finnish market, because they are not price competitive enough. They might be able to sell the product with 10% less than a Finnish company, but would you trust Russian quality when it comes to making homes? I tell you, it is a great country, but there is still limited amount of expertise what comes to single house building. They had this thing called comminism going on strong for few decades and they basically built only huge concrete monsters. Estonia is not much different in this aspect.
So, if you want to buy your house on the cheap, you better look for those companies that do well in Finland. Such companies are atleast Kontiotuote, Finnlamelli, Honkarakenne, Mammuttihirsi and Lapponia House. Of these companies, Honkarakenne is the most known and usually considered as the most expensive. Just contact the company directly and see what they say. If they have a representative in your country they might refer you to there. In that case, you better take price quote based on your plans so that you can get more accurate price information.
COMPANIES THAT FOCUS ON EXPORT LOG HOUSE MARKETS OUTSIDE FINLAND
I told about the fierce price competition before. This is the reason why many smaller log house manufacturers find it easier to export. Bigger log house manufacturers might have their fixed dealers in other European countries, which limit the access to obtaining a log house kit directly from the manufacturer. It is usual that the manufacturer just refers interested buyers to local dealers and then there is extra cost involved.
However, if you buy from a small log house manufacturer, they are usually more than happy to sell anywhere in the world, without regarding any existing sales networks. This kind of small manufacturers include: Lapin Punahonka, Honkamajat, Honkatalot, Artic House and Ikihirsi. This is just to name bit bigger companies in the lot. Oh yes, Erlund Log Houses has done some successful exports to England.
I can also make a quote for you if you wish. I am also one of those representatives that you fear
My cut is 5%, which I consider quite reasonable.
Dear Jake,
I want to buy a log house kit, and between all the web pages visited of Finnish Manufacturers my preference goes to one special model: Angelica (1 or 2) from Kontio in laminated round logs (approx. 170 cm diam).
Some friends of my are also interested in model Brassica (square laminated log of 135 cm diam). By Kontio we were sent to the local Spannish Dealer, to whom we asked for a quote: so far we did not get any response, but I fear the quote will be beyond our economical possibilities. Do you see any change to obtain a economical quote with any other Finnish Manufacturer?
Thanks in advance for your reply and regards.
Titus van Lieshout
I know of three Finnish log house manufacturers that produce laminated round logs. These companies are Honka, Kontio and Honkatalot. In my opinion, Honkatalot seems to have the lowest price image and fairly good experience on exporting the log house kits. Honkatalot also has a Spanish dealer called Forest House. It is easy for any log house manufacturer to deliver any kind of kit house to you. For this reason, you can get a house that looks like Angelica or Brassica from any log house manufacturer – no need to limit yourself to the one that has some specific model in their catalogue.
Dear Jake,
We had contact last April, and since than I’ve been thinking quite a lot how to proceed with my plans for builing a log house.
Finally I made my own design (as simple as possible), and meanwhile an architect sent me the first drawings in pdf.
What I’m looking for is a very competitive quote, for this house, in laminated square log. As I understood from your message you dedicated to this against a 5% commission.
How can we proceed?
Best regards.
Titus.
Hello Titus,
It is as simple as sending me the pdf-file and I’ll quote the price and the contents of the log house. Contents are modifiable some people only take the log frame and rest of the material they source locally or the other end of the spectrum are the ones who take the complete wooden material kit with windows and doors included.
Best regards
Jake