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Hukka Design

When our ancestors migrated to the area that is now Finland, they started using soapstone for fireplaces, cooking utensils and religious objects. Soapstone was used for millennia, but after the industrial revolution, the power of the magical stone was forgotten - pots and pans were replaced by metal ones. Fortunately, soapstone was not completely forgotten. Its resurrection just required someone with enough vision and a touch of caveman in their blood. Jokke Ahti, originally a salesman, saw the magic in soapstone when he came to North Karelia. The man's intuition was right - in more than 30 years, Hukka Design has grown from a modest start to become the world's leading manufacturer of small soapstone objects.

SOAPSTONE

Nature has shaped soapstone to withstand the harsh northern conditions with tenacity. Not only can it withstand both burning fire and freezing cold, but it also has the ability to absorb both heat and cold. It is this ability to absorb and store heat that makes Hukka products so unique. Cave stone is a relatively soft stone material that can be bent into many shapes by experienced stone carvers. Although soapstone is soft, it is still a dense and heavy material. Liquids and flavours are not absorbed by soapstone. Soapstone has been tested and approved as a material for food preparation and preservation. Soapstone is an extremely strong stone material, whose 2.8 billion-year 'manufacturing process' has also strengthened it to meet the challenges of today's world.

The composition of soapstone makes it a very durable material and laboratory surfaces, for instance, are made of soapstone for this very reason: it can withstand heat, cold, splashes etc. Soapstone is a safe material that meets the requirements of Finnish food legislation for food contact materials. It is therefore safe to use in direct contact with groceries.