Estonian Company Revonia Signs One of the Baltic Region's Largest Modular Housing Orders in Recent Times
Estonian company Revonia, which has been operating for over 10 years and has primarily produced traditional ground cellars and log saunas, has signed one of the largest modular home orders in recent times with Finnish holiday resort Kaamos Lodge.
By the end of 2025, 80 concrete modular homes will be installed on the slopes of Aavasaksa Hill, located on the Finnish-Swedish border, at the holiday village being created. All houses have a floor area of 30 m² and weigh 40 tons in their finished form.
What makes this transaction unique is the fact that these are likely Estonia's most energy-efficient homes manufactured from reinforced concrete modules, which will be situated under a one-meter-thick layer of soil. The homes arrive at the site fully finished, and installation of a single house takes only a few hours.
The total cost of the project is 6 million euros.
Johan Väisänen, managing director of Explore the North, the Finnish company leading the transaction, answered the question of why Estonian company Revonia and underground homes were chosen. His answer (translated) was as follows: "For us Finns, finding a producer of the beloved cottage home (traditional Finnish small houses) was not easy. The requirements were that quality be high, the homes beautiful and distinctive in appearance, installation be quick, and later use be effortless and energy-efficient. We considered it most important that the homes be durable and that we could focus on business operations rather than home repairs. After spending a couple of nights in a Revonia sample home, the choice was clear."
Helar Laur, sales manager of Revonia OÜ, commented on the transaction as follows: "It is good to see that our production of standard homes called Modular has been running smoothly, and that in addition to business clients, our homes have also become popular among private clients. The negotiations took less than two years, and we reached our goal thanks to a professional team. We will start producing the homes in our Harku and Vääna production units, and regular customer orders are not affected by this, and we have accounted for the increased workload."
Rauno Oja, managing director of Revonia, commented on the transaction on his part: "Compared to an order from Finland a couple of years ago, when we produced 33 cottage modular homes, the entire process was certainly more familiar this time and therefore also faster. From previous experiences, already protected industrial design solutions proved useful, experiences with transportation and installation, and plenty of good references to present during the sales process. The forecast to produce and install 40-50 new underground homes during 2024 has been nicely exceeded."
