Oy CrossLam Kuhmo Ltd.

What Oy CrossLam Kuhmo Ltd. does

Oy CrossLam Kuhmo Ltd. is a privately held Finnish manufacturer of cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels, headquartered and operating from a single factory at Kivikatu 4, Kuhmo, in the Kainuu region. Founded in 2014 as Finland's first CLT producer, the company positions itself as the country's market leader in mass timber ('Suomen johtava CLT-valmistaja'). Its core product, Crosslam CLT, comprises custom-manufactured panels (up to 3.2 m × 12 m, 60–300 mm thickness, 3/5/7 layers) made from PEFC-certified Finnish pine and spruce sourced within an 80 km radius of the factory, with VTT-certified quality control, ±1 mm dimensional tolerance, and an RTS EPD-verified carbon-negative footprint. The portfolio also includes the PROLOG CLT-hirsi hybrid product (co-developed with Timber Frame) and, since June 2026, the residential CLT house model range acquired from Asumma Group Oy.

The company serves two principal customer groups: B2B — construction companies, general contractors, architects, and developers procuring CLT for schools, daycares, multi-storey apartment buildings, sports arenas, energy infrastructure (Fingrid Hepokorpi substation), and increasingly data centres (SRV/CSC LUMI AI Factory, Kajaani) — and B2C private homeowners and holiday-home builders (Oulu Housing Fair 2025, Grand Design Suomi PEAK). GTM is sales-led and direct-only: a project sales team (Sales Manager Vesa Saarelainen, Project Managers including Susanna Pyykkönen) handles quoting, design consultation, and delivery coordination, supported by a Material Bank of technical documentation for architects. Revenue is generated from one-time, quote-based project sales plus professional services (design and planning support); pricing is not publicly disclosed.

Financially, Crosslam is a privately held Finnish limited company (Business ID 2589767-8) with no disclosed funding rounds, no parent company, and no public listing. The Virta-hall factory expansion opened in March 2023, making the site one of the most modern CLT facilities in Northern Europe. Leadership comprises founder Juha Virta (Chairman) and CEO Ville Manninen, with Pekka Airaxin (architect SAFA, ex-Asumma co-founder) serving as Design Director since June 2026. Operations are entirely domestic — no exports or international geographies are evidenced.

Name

Oy CrossLam Kuhmo Ltd.

Legal name

Oy CrossLam Kuhmo Ltd.

Website

https://crosslam.fi

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Oy CrossLam Kuhmo Ltd. is Finland's first and leading manufacturer of custom cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels, serving B2B construction firms, architects, and developers across schools, residential, infrastructure, and data-centre projects, plus B2C private homeowners, from a single Kuhmo factory using PEFC-certified northern timber.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mass Timber / Cross-Laminated Timber Manufacturing

NAICS

Engineered Wood Member Manufacturing (321215), Prefabricated Wood Building Manufacturing (321992), Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing (32121)

SIC

Millwood, Veneer, Plywood, & Structural Wood Members (2430), Prefabricated Wood Bldgs & Components (2452), Lumber & Wood Products (No Furniture) (2400)

akta.pro primary industry

CLT (Cross-Laminated Timber) Manufacturing (IMAMACAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mass Timber & Structural Engineered Wood (CLT, Glulam, NLT/DLT) (IMADADAC), Mass Timber Panels & Components (DLT, NLT, Hybrid Panels) (IMAMACAG), Prefabricated Engineered Wood Building Components (Trusses, SIPs, EWP Kits) (IMAMACAJ)

Keywords

• Cross laminated timber
• Mass timber panels
• Engineered wood products
• CLT manufacturing
• Structural timber elements

Headquarters

HQ city

Kuhmo

HQ country

Finland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. CLT Panel and Element Sales: Crosslam manufactures and sells custom cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels and building elements directly to construction companies, architects, and private individuals. Each panel is manufactured to order for the specific construction project. Revenue is generated from one-time project-based orders with no recurring component. The company also supplies CLT to industrial building projects (e.g., data centers, sports arenas) as a primary contractor relationship.
2. Professional Services (Project Sales Support): Crosslam provides design consultation, planning support, and project sales services through a dedicated team of project managers and design engineers who assist customers throughout the construction project lifecycle.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Oy CrossLam Kuhmo Ltd. manufactures and sells custom cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels and building elements for residential, commercial, public, and industrial construction projects in Finland. Panels are produced to order with maximum dimensions of 3.2 m x 12 m and thicknesses from 60 mm to 300 mm in three, five, or seven glued wood layers, using PEFC-certified Finnish pine and spruce sourced within 80 km of the Kuhmo factory. The company also supplies CLT-based building solutions for houses, villas, public buildings, and multi-story timber apartment buildings, supported by project sales, design consultation, and a technical Material Bank for architects and designers.

Product overview

Oy CrossLam Kuhmo Ltd. operates as Finland's leading manufacturer of Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) — a carbon-negative mass timber building material. The core product is Crosslam CLT panels, manufactured at the Kuhmo factory since 2014. The product portfolio includes PROLOG CLT-hirsi (a CLT-log hybrid), CLT building solutions for houses, villas, public buildings (daycares, schools), and multi-story timber apartment buildings. The company also offers a Material Bank with technical documentation for designers. Crosslam positions itself as a full-solution provider from design consultation through CLT supply, with project sales support for construction companies, architects, and designers. In June 2026, Crosslam expanded into single-family home design by acquiring Asumma's single-family home business, adding CLT house model designs and design expertise to its portfolio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PROLOG: CLT-log product combining the best properties of traditional log and CLT construction for cost-effective, sustainable building. Developed in collaboration with Timber Frame.

Products and services

• Crosslam CLT Panels Custom-manufactured cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels made from PEFC-certified Finnish pine and spruce. Panels are produced in three, five, or seven glued layers with maximum dimensions of 3.2 m x 12 m, thicknesses from 60 mm to 300 mm, strength class C24 minimum, and ±1 mm dimensional tolerance. Sold to construction companies, architects, and developers for residential, commercial, public, and industrial buildings.
• PROLOG CLT-hirsi (CLT-log hybrid) Hybrid CLT-log construction product combining the aesthetics and properties of traditional log building with the dimensional stability of cross-laminated timber. Manufactured from close-grained Finnish timber sourced from PEFC-certified forests in the Kainuu region. Targeted at residential and log-home construction customers seeking a sustainable alternative.
• CLT Houses and Villas Single-family houses and vacation villas built with Crosslam CLT panels, including detached homes, holiday homes, and cottages. Acquired and developed through the Asumma business acquisition; targeted at private homeowners and families seeking modern, fast, sustainable solid-wood construction.
• CLT Public Buildings (Daycares, Schools, Cultural Centres)

Quantifiable outcome

• CLT buildings consume approximately 15% less energy in practice than structurally equivalent concrete buildings (based on Turku Hirvensalo twin-building comparison study).
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Asumma Group OycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026Crosslam acquired Asumma's single-family home business in June 2026. The acquisition brought Asumma's CLT house model range, design expertise, and operating models for single-family home design and delivery. Asumma Group Oy ceased operations following the sale. Architect SAFA Pekka Airaxin, a founder of Asumma, joined Crosslam as Design Director.
• SRVcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2026SRV and Crosslam signed an agreement in February 2026 for Crosslam to supply CLT elements to the LUMI AI Factory data centre project in Kajaani. This is Crosslam's second data centre structural delivery within a year. The project will employ Crosslam's entire production for approximately one month. SRV is the main contractor, and Crosslam delivers CLT elements for the computer room shell being built inside a former paper factory hall.
• CSC (IT Center for Science)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2026CSC operates the LUMI supercomputer and is the end-user of the LUMI AI Factory being built in Kajaani. Crosslam supplies CLT elements to the project which is being built in a historic paper factory environment. CSC's LUMI is one of Europe's leading AI factories.
• Timber FramecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTimber Frame (based in Kuhmo) co-developed the PROLOG CLT-log product with Crosslam. PROLOG combines the best properties of log building and CLT into a cost-effective, stable, and sustainable building material. Both companies are Kuhmo-based wood industry specialists.
• MangroveminorOthersMangrove is an ecological housing developer that built twin CLT and concrete apartment buildings in Turku Hirvensalo for TVT Asunnot. These buildings serve as a comparative study on material choice impacts, demonstrating Crosslam's performance in practice.
• Peura-TransminorOthersPeura-Trans handles transport of Crosslam CLT panels from the Kuhmo factory to construction sites across Finland, as agreed per customer contracts.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Stora Enso: Swedish-Finnish forest products major with a significant CLT (and other mass timber) division. Competes with Crosslam in the European CLT market but at substantially larger scale and across multiple product categories and geographies.

Direct peers

• Binderholz: Austrian family-owned group and one of Europe's leading manufacturers of CLT (Binderholz CLT / BBS) alongside sawn timber, glulam, and solid wood panels. Direct competitor in the engineered wood / CLT market with multi-site production.
• Eugen Decker Holzindustrie: German manufacturer specialising in CLT (Decker CLT) for residential, commercial, and public buildings. Comparable mid-sized European CLT producer competing for similar project types as Crosslam.
• Hasslacher Norica Timber: Austrian sawmill and engineered wood group producing CLT, glulam, and structural timber. Competes with Crosslam in the European CLT market, particularly in Nordic and Central European projects.
• KLH Massivholz: Austrian pioneer in CLT manufacturing with a global project portfolio. Direct peer to Crosslam, producing large-format CLT panels for residential, commercial, and high-rise timber construction.
• Pfeifer Group: Austrian timber group operating the Xlam brand for CLT panels and broader engineered wood products. Direct competitor with multi-site European production and a comparable custom-CLT offering.
• Mayr-Melnhof Holz: Austrian manufacturer of engineered wood products including CLT, glulam, and LVL. Comparable to Crosslam in its focus on mass timber structural solutions, though with broader European market reach.

Emerging players

• B&K Structures: UK-based timber engineering specialist supplying CLT and glulam structures, often acting as a project partner to developers. Comparable in its role as a specialist CLT supplier for high-profile timber buildings, though with a regional UK focus.

Regional players

• Structurlam: Canadian mass timber manufacturer producing CLT and glulam for North American projects. Comparable product category to Crosslam with a focus on larger commercial and institutional builds.
• SmartLam: North American (US) mass timber / CLT manufacturer. Operates in a different geography than Crosslam but produces the same engineered wood product category for construction.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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