Kuura (Frost)
Kuura is a light, natural shade where the texture of charred wood truly comes into its own — the lightest tone in the Hetki collection.
Applications
Manufacturing
Kuura product is made by charring the wood surface at over 1000 °C using Hiil's charring technology. After charring, the product is pressure-washed with water, brushed vigorously, dried and oiled with white-tinted special linseed oil. The oil alters the char surface structure and binds the carbon into the wood.
Specifications
| Surface | Charred, heavily brushed, oiled, tinted white |
|---|---|
| Wood species | Pine, Kiertopuu® pine |
| Wood certification | PEFC certified |
| Standard sizes | |
| Panel | 26 mm Widths 118, 143 mm Lengths 4110, 5030 mm, end-matched Exterior / interior cladding Coverage −10 mm from the width  |
| Country of origin | Finland |
| CE marking | Product is CE marked |
| Fire class | D class B-class when treated with fire retardant, spruce as material. |
Indicative lead time for the standard range is about 5 weeks from order. Check availability for each product.
Outside the standard range, products can be made to order in thicknesses 20–43 mm, widths 93–193 mm and lengths 2000–6000 mm. Price and lead time are quoted case by case.
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Weather exposure
Weather exposure test for Hiil Oy charred wood products
Natural Resources Institute Finland - 27 March 2025 results - Veikko Möttönen and Nina Pottonen.
Weather exposure test programme: 102 min UV exposure and 18 min UV+rain exposure, repeated over 6 weeks (1008 h). Equivalence: The treatment can be considered to correspond to approximately 3 years of outdoor exposure to rain and sunlight. UV radiation dose in the test was approximately 218 MJ/m².
Installation and maintenance guides
Downloads
Find more on the Resources page.
Example projects using Kuura
Decks and interior surfaces in charred wood at a holiday home
At a holiday home in Kustavi, a Kuura ceiling, Hiili accent walls, Kelo decks and Noki benches continue from indoors into the archipelago landscape.
TRIB3 Helsinki Sture, charred wood building the atmosphere
TRIB3 Sture boutique fitness studio with charred wood – Hiili and Korppi at reception, Kuura in the Pilates room. A shared, community-led atmosphere and a clear material language.
Halo Igloos Resort – Northern lights and charred wood
Halo Igloos is a glass igloo resort in Rovaniemi where Hiil Kiertopuu products bring an ecological dimension both outdoors and indoors.
AITO Saunas’ charred wood cladding
AITO Sauna builds saunas where Finnish design meets everyday wellbeing. Hiil has supplied charred wood surfaces to AITO projects in Ibiza and beyond.