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Wood stories and Finnish design
Craftsmanship, sustainability, and the quiet beauty of natural wood.
Finnish Wood Design – What Does It Mean at Upea Puu?
Finnish wood design brings together natural material, everyday function and a small idea. How Upea Puu connects forest, design and local making.
Finnish Gifts – Design Ideas Crafted in Wood
What should you bring to a dinner, a weekend visit or as a gift from Finland? A good gift is beautiful when it is given, but the best gifts continue to be useful long afterwards.
More Than a Wooden Tray – For Serving, Organising, Decorating and Gifting
A wooden tray can serve, organise, decorate and make a thoughtful gift. How versatility shapes Upea Puu's Onni, Flora and Tongit designs.
Onni, Sisu and Siro – The Finnish Thinking Behind Our New Designs
Why is a tray called Onni, a bench Sisu and a table Siro? Short Finnish names that describe character rather than function.
Upea Puu New Designs 2026 – Versatile Finnish Wood Design
The Onni tray, wooden tongs, a versatile birch bench and a transformable side table – meet Upea Puu's new designs for 2026.
Upea Puu at Habitare 2026 – Finnish Wood Design and New Design Solutions for the Home
Upea Puu is exhibiting at Habitare 2026 in Helsinki, 2–6 September, stand 3F19 – with familiar wooden products, new designs and a new category: Design Solutions for the Home.
A New Website, Trend Radar and New Products – Welcome to a New Chapter for Upea Puu
We have launched a new website for Upea Puu: clearer product stories, the new Trend Radar and new handcrafted wooden products on their way.
Gift guides
What to give?
Guides for every occasion — from host gifts to weddings. Kept up to date.
