by Satu | Sep 26, 2020 | Behind The Scenes, Natural Beauty, Nominees, Nordic Countries, Nordic Natural Beauty Awards, Story, Sweden
The story of Rosenserien began some 40 years ago. Laine Nilsson, one of the founders of Rosenserien, worked as a hairdresser and noticed that her skin was not feeling well from the strong permanent and staining fluids that she worked with. The skin on her hands and...
by Satu | Sep 26, 2020 | Behind The Scenes, Natural Beauty, Nominees, Nordic Countries, Nordic Natural Beauty Awards, Story, Sweden
Unlike conventional beauty products, all Loelle’s products are carefully handmade, 100% organic and natural, and usually contain just one pure ingredient. But perhaps most importantly, the company provides better welfare for women by working directly with women’s...
by Satu | Sep 26, 2020 | Behind The Scenes, Finland, Natural Beauty, Nominees, Nordic Countries, Nordic Natural Beauty Awards, Story
The founder of Gaarna, Sini Kervinen, told us how it all got started: “I’ve always been interested in pure and natural alternatives to replace artificial and industrial products. Already as a child, my favorite game was to play chemist and a merchant. I made endlessly...
by Satu | Sep 25, 2020 | Behind The Scenes, Finland, Natural Beauty, Nominees, Nordic Countries, Nordic Natural Beauty Awards, Story
“Famo is a small Finnish one-woman business based in Tuusula, Finland. All products are handmade in a nature-respecting way. An owl represents Famo. An owl represents wisdom and nature. Natural cosmetics is a wise choice. Famo’s main customer segment is...
by Satu | Sep 25, 2020 | Behind The Scenes, Finland, Natural Beauty, Nominees, Nordic Natural Beauty Awards, Story
“Elias Lönnrot, a Finnish physician, philologist, and collector of traditional Finnish oral poetry, did an enormous job on his journeys around northern Finland to collect and preserve the traditional folklore. He visited rune singers and wrote down their songs....
by Satu | Sep 25, 2020 | Behind The Scenes, Finland, Natural Beauty, Nominees, Nordic Natural Beauty Awards, Story
“Because of the arctic nightless nights, hemp cultivars can grow fast in natural environments in the fields of even the Northernmost parts of Finland. Hemp cultivars require a lot of light to grow, and the Finnish summer provides this to the farmers naturally...
