Aito Log Houses: Build the log house of your dreams

Aito Log Houses is a producer of authentic, energy-efficient wooden homes from the heart of Finnish Lapland. Not only are the houses quick to assemble, sustainable and healthy, they are beautiful too.

Based in Rovaniemi in the heart of Lapland, Aito Log Houses offers a wide range of comfortable and cosy wooden houses of any size or complexity. The company can deliver log house kits to almost every corner of the world and because all components are pre-cut, the process of erecting the log house is fast and smooth.

Architect: Ole Larsen, Gartnerfuglen Arkitekter AS, Oslo, Norway. Location: Malmøya, only 10- 15 minutes’ drive from Oslo city centre.

The log houses are made of pine wood and ranges from small holiday cabins to large residential homes, and even offices and industrial buildings. “We specialise in Scandinavian design, sustainable premium materials from the forests in Finnish Lapland, and ecological construction,” says Hannu Portimojärvi, CEO. “Even though we have a catalogue of example houses, we also listen to the customers and can make bespoke designs to fit their needs and wishes.”

Using logs is an old way of building houses and common in Scandinavia, for holiday cabins in particular. But from the 2000s, log homes have become a serious option also for people who are building their residential home. “Log houses are just about the building material, the design itself can be adapted to a traditional style or a modern design,” says Portimojärvi.

Benefits of building log houses

The log is a sustainable building material and offers exceptional quality. In fact, logs have the best carbon footprint of all building materials. “Log houses are totally renewable, you can actually dismantle and recycle a log house and build a new house from it, you can make furniture, or use it as an energy source. Like a good wine, logs get even better with time!”

Another important argument for using logs as a building material is the health aspect. In fact, the log is a breathing material, it improves the quality of the air indoors, and pine wood even has anti-bacterial properties. And of course, log houses are beautiful.

“You can enter a log house and instantly feel the presence of the wood,” smiles Portimojärvi. If you have ever been in a log house, you will know that the smell is wonderful, acoustically it’s different, and log houses offer a cosy and comfortable atmosphere – there’s a natural warmth from the logs. Perhaps you are one of those people who say, “I had the chance to visit a log house and it was such a wonderful and beautiful experience – one day I want to build one for myself.”

The house is designed with three parts, connected with glass tubes, not to disturb the surrounding nature.

Web: www.loghouse.fi