NOVITA IS THE LARGEST MANUFACTURER OF YARNS IN THE NORDIC COUNTRIES

A family business established in 1928, Novita has been spinning yarn for 90 years.

Novita handles the entire production process, from raw wool to the final ball of yarn. The company’s spinning mill in Kouvola, Finland manufactures one million kilograms, or 10 million balls of yarn, per year. Wool is a natural, timeless material  and has changed very little throughout history.

SUSTAINABILITY

Sustainability has been a natural part of Novita’s daily operations for a long time. Even though we have achieved several important milestones on our journey, sustainability work contiunes to be a central part of our daily operations. We are committed to the three of our most important sustainability goals in line with the sustainable development goals of the UN: responsible consumption, climate actions and partnerships.

Sustainability is one of our key values. We want to be one of the pioneers of the textile industry in climate action. We believe it is our responsibility to use environmentally friendly production methods and materials. We also want to develop our company in the long term for future generations and take responsibility for our employees and society. Furthermore, we want to encourage consumers to make more sustainable choices by offering more ecological options.

ROOTS

Ernst Gylfe, the founder of Novita, left for Britain at the age of 50 to study the making of worsted spun yarn in Bradford, known as the birthplace of European yarn and the textile industry. On his return to Finland, he founded Helsingin Villakehräämö Oy and started spinning yarns in 1928 in what was then the Sea Cable Hall. Once worsted spun yarn had found its way onto the needles and into the hearts of Finns, the company acquired land for its factory in Lauttasaari, Helsinki in 1935.

During WWII, the company ran out of raw materials for production, but nobody was laid off. The employees kept busy by knitting woolly socks to keep Finnish soldiers’ feet warm through the cold winters on the front line. The mill was built on the same site and served as offices for our marketing, purchasing and product design departments until 2018.