{"id":13206,"date":"2023-05-22T15:04:50","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T15:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isku.com\/tarinamme-vuodesta-1928\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T16:03:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T16:03:06","slug":"our-story-since-1928","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/isku.com\/en\/our-story-since-1928\/","title":{"rendered":"ISKU Story &#8211; Since 1928"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1150788173\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"282\" src=\"https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Lahden_puukalusto_1902-1000x282.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Lahden_puukalusto_1902-1000x282.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Lahden_puukalusto_1902-500x141.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Lahden_puukalusto_1902-800x225.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Lahden_puukalusto_1902-768x216.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Lahden_puukalusto_1902-1536x433.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Lahden_puukalusto_1902.jpeg 1902w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1150788173 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1335963010\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1335963010 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<h1 class=\"lead-paragraph-title\">ISKU Story &#8211; Since 1928<\/h1>\n<div class=\"lead-paragraph-text text-content\">\n<p>ISKU, Finland&#8217;s largest operator in the furniture industry, is growing and has centralised all its production in Lahti, Finland. Past few years\u2019 vast investments in the factory modernization, systems, logistics and work ergonomics has been an investment in the future with respect to our Finnish roots. Read our story that began in 1928, when Eino Vikstr\u00f6m founded ISKU in his basement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1104742990\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1771051094\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-49128947\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-49128947 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<h2 class=\"image-text-title\">The ISKU story \u2013 from its beginning in 1928<\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>The ISKU story began in 1928 when Lahden Puukalusto Oy was registered as a limited company. The company is founded by Eino Vikstr\u00f6m along with his partner Matti Metso, who sold his share of the company in 1929. Since then, 100 percent of the share capital has been owned by the Vikstr\u00f6m family. Today, ISKU is a family-run business in its third generation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-617765420\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1199472901\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1920-1-1000x624.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1920-1-1000x624.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1920-1-500x312.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1920-1-800x499.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1920-1-768x479.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1920-1.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1199472901 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1887013613\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1446774044\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1774499728\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1930-1-1-1-1000x675.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1930-1-1-1-1000x675.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1930-1-1-1-500x338.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1930-1-1-1-800x540.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1930-1-1-1-768x519.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1930-1-1-1-1536x1037.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1930-1-1-1.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1774499728 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-88941311\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1294479534\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1294479534 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<h2 class=\"image-text-title\">Specializes in office furniture<\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>In the 1930s ISKU started to specialise in manufacturing office furniture. Finnish office furniture followed the international trends, even from the USA. The furniture tended to be heavy and made of solid wood;- such as birch and oak. Highly skilled carpenters were needed to manufacture these kinds of furniture. Very soon it was obvious that a new factory building was needed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1808747504\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2138871497\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-2093605375\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-2093605375 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<h2 class=\"image-text-title\">Furniture production during the war<\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>ISKU was affected by the difficult times during the decade of the Second World War. Since men left their factory jobs to fight in the war, the company faced a decline in furniture manufacturing. The war brought with it changes in product demand and ISKU even supplied coffins, boxes for the transportation of goods and caskets for ammunition for the Finnish military. During Eino\u00b4s absence, the business continued to run thanks to the efforts of Eino\u00b4s hard-working wife Aino.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-662865590\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1578089402\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1940-1-min-1000x624.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1940-1-min-1000x624.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1940-1-min-scaled-500x312.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1940-1-min-800x499.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1940-1-min-768x479.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1940-1-min-1536x959.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1940-1-min-2048x1278.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1578089402 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-697036048\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-661209982\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_74553619\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"637\" src=\"https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1950-1-1-1-1000x637.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1950-1-1-1-1000x637.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1950-1-1-1-500x318.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1950-1-1-1-800x509.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1950-1-1-1-768x489.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1950-1-1-1-1536x978.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1950-1-1-1.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_74553619 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-926318040\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1300159257\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1300159257 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<h2 class=\"image-text-title\">The second generation joins the business<\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>Timo Vikstr\u00f6m started to work in the family business, with a new approach to business operations. He focused on new technologies, furniture design, functionality and quality. During the 1950s, ISKU brand started to develop, when Iskukaluste Oy retail network was established. In 1957 the construction for a new plant at Mukkula in Lahti begun. This is where ISKUs factories still exists to this day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-864192411\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-681079571\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-2003675029\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-2003675029 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<h2 class=\"image-text-title\">Iskun Tehtaat Oy internationalizes<\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>Since the name of the newly established chain of shops Iskukaluste Oy was such a success, Lahden Puukalusto Oy decided to change its name to Iskun Tehtaat Oy. The 1960s was a period of economic prosperity and society is in a stage of transition, as the larger age-groups were starting to enter working life. The urbanisation caused the demand of housing to double and consequently increased demand for furniture could be identified as the living standards of citizens were improved. With the increase in capacity, serious efforts to gain a foothold in the export market were initiated. Isku began to export heavily to both Sweden and the Soviet Union. In September 1966, Eino Vikstr\u00f6m passed away. The company was transitioned from the first to the second generation and Timo Vikstr\u00f6m took over the company.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-64749813\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_670894647\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"704\" src=\"https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1960-2-1-1000x704.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1960-2-1-1000x704.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1960-2-1-500x352.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1960-2-1-800x563.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1960-2-1-768x540.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1960-2-1-1536x1081.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1960-2-1-2048x1441.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_670894647 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1081044365\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1476032308\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_812777699\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1970-63-1-1000x600.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1970-63-1-1000x600.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1970-63-1-500x300.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1970-63-1-800x480.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1970-63-1-768x461.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1970-63-1.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_812777699 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1406932957\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1887245482\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1887245482 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<h2 class=\"image-text-title\">Isku Oy was established<\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>The years of rapid growth in the late 1960s were followed by the international oil crisis of 1973 and as a consequence, production declined. Therefore, the company began looking for new international markets. The Middle East and the Arab countries became important countries for new exports. In 1978 retail organisation Iskukaluste Oy and the furniture production units of Iskun Tehtaat Oy were amalgamated into Isku Oy. Together under this amalgamation, two segments were established &#8211; one dedicated to home furniture and the other to office and school furniture.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-15669972\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1665006722\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-179957426\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-179957426 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<h2 class=\"image-text-title\">Time for structural changes<\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>During the 1980s, people were granted loans for homes and thus people could invest more in furniture. Companies began to implement flexible working environments into their offices, such as open plan offices. ISKU undertook large-scale projects in Finland. In the 1980s, the company began taking a larger interest in green thinking and making green investment. To emphasise the new green thinking that was taking place at the company, Isku\u00b4s logotype was renewed with a green color that reflected the new green-thinking principle. In the early 1980s, Seppo Vikstr\u00f6m became the first family member of the third generation that began a career at Isku.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-743118566\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_202082395\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1980-9-1-1-1000x691.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1980-9-1-1-1000x691.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1980-9-1-1-500x345.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1980-9-1-1-800x553.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1980-9-1-1-768x531.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1980-9-1-1-1536x1061.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1980-9-1-1.jpeg 2041w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_202082395 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1155475170\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1187695790\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_309124559\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"782\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1990_-_4-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1990_-_4-1.jpeg 782w, https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1990_-_4-1-500x363.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1990_-_4-1-768x557.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_309124559 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1454888625\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-752601458\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-752601458 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<h2 class=\"image-text-title\">Depression led to difficult times in the furniture industry<\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>The great depression at the beginning of the 1990s caused economic challenges, even for Isku. For the first time in ISKU\u00b4s history, the company faced a strong turnover cut down. After the great depression, the furniture market faced a radical demand increase. In 1992, ISKU received the ISO 9001 certificate for a quality management system and became active in sustainability. Isku was the first furniture company in the Nordic furniture industry in the Nordic countries to receive an ISO 14001 certificate for its original environmental system in 1997.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1051549603\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1917106316\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1337761934\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1337761934 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<h2 class=\"image-text-title\">Isku transitions from the second to the third generation<\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>In 2004, Timo Vikstr\u00f6m retired but remained until 2009 as a member of the Board of Directors of Isku-Yhtym\u00e4 Oy, which was a subsidiary company. Seppo Vikstr\u00f6m continued as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the parent company, Isku-Yhtym\u00e4 Oy. In 2005, Isku Oy was divided into separate companies with different business areas; Isku Koti oy, Isku Interior oy, Isku Invest Oy and Isku Keitti\u00f6t Oy. The 2008 financial crises caused some significant economic shocks and the company faced several challenging years. The company had to make radical reductions to survive, such as downsizing of functions and employees as well as the closing of stores.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1793609642\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_34444119\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"673\" src=\"https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2000-3-1-1-1000x673.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2000-3-1-1-1000x673.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2000-3-1-1-500x336.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2000-3-1-1-800x538.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2000-3-1-1-768x517.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2000-3-1-1-1536x1034.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2000-3-1-1.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_34444119 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-743215822\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1410186851\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_2094838237\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2000-11-1-1-1000x667.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2000-11-1-1-1000x667.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2000-11-1-1-500x333.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2000-11-1-1-800x534.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2000-11-1-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2000-11-1-1-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/isku.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2000-11-1-1.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_2094838237 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-572020402\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-167553414\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-167553414 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<h2 class=\"image-text-title\">Turnaround<\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>In 2013, ISKU received the PEFC (Chain of Custody) certification. Today ISKU\u2019s whole production is PEFC (PEFC \/ 02-31-205) certified. ISKU decided to expand the business to occupational health care. In 2016, ISKU renewed its brand identity. A part of ISKU\u00b4s factory building was also transformed into a campus with modern learning environment for 5000 LAB students. Between 2014-2021, ISKU has invested more than 100 million euros to Lahti.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISKU Story &#8211; Since 1928 ISKU, Finland&#8217;s largest operator in the furniture industry, is growing and has centralised all its production in Lahti, Finland. Past few years\u2019 vast investments in the factory modernization, systems, logistics and work ergonomics has been an investment in the future with respect to our Finnish roots. 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