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The wood of the kuksa

All our kuksa are made of wood from the vast forests of Finland. The woods used to carve these cups are :

• Finnish forest birch burl
• Curly birch from Karelia

There is very little birch burl in Finland, which is why kuksa are so rare and expensive.

We and our craftsmen are determined to work with Finnish wood. Even if it's more expensive than wood from Norway, Estonia or Russia.

Wood products

As for our other wooden products, each wood comes from a specific place where the tree grows naturally.

Antler and reindeer skins

Some of our kuksa have reindeer antler decoration on the handle. This reindeer wood also comes from Finland. Indeed, in Finnish Lapland, there are more reindeer than inhabitants, and reindeer husbandry is a profession practiced by over 60% of the population.

When autumn arrives in Finland, male reindeer lose their antlers. For females, this happens once they've had their young. When reindeer shed their antlers, herders collect them and use them to make jewelry or as decoration on products such as cups and knives.

All our other reindeer antler products and reindeer skins also come from Lapland herds.