Alpaca Wool meets Finnish Design Heritage
Where It All Started
A two-month journey in the forests and mountains of South America changed our founder, Heikki Timlin. There, he discovered something rare: alpaca wool.
The alpaca knits we received from locals kept us comfortable through it all — soft, warm, and unlike anything we had ever worn.
Back in Finland, Heikki wanted to bring this amazing material together with Scandinavian design and the lasting quality of past decades.
Heikki and his sister Ainomaria, a textile designer, began creating our first garments.
Everyone told them not to start a clothing brand. They did it anyway.
Alpaca Wool & Silk
The Finest Natural Materials
Since 2012, we’ve been driven by one goal: to let you feel the same discovery we once did.
Our knitwear is made only from the rarest natural fibres — combined with timeless Scandinavian design and a fully transparent, sustainable production chain here in Europe.
The result? A piece of knitwear so comfortable and long-lasting, it may be the best you’ll ever own.
Timeless Elegance
Always in Style
Elegance and style, not fleeting trends.
Our knitwear is recognised for its distinctive textures and refined patterns, creating a sophisticated and understated look. Since our beginning in 2012, every design has been guided by our head designer, Ainomaria Haataja.
Made the Right Way
European Craft, Transparent Process
All our knitwear is crafted in Finland and Lithuania on modern Stoll-knitting machines. Whenever possible, we knit garments fully fashioned — a technique that makes them more durable while producing less waste.
Our yarns come from Peru, the homeland of alpacas. Every supplier is carefully selected and personally visited by our team.
For those who wish to go deeper, our comprehensive sustainability report lays out the entire process in full transparency.
Next Chapter
From Finland to the World
We began as a small webstore in Jyväskylä, Finland, back in 2012. From the start, customers recognised the difference and trusted our quality. Today, more than 50,000 Finns wear Alpa knitwear — and thousands more abroad.
Every order ships safely from Finland, and our garments are crafted in Europe with yarns from carefully chosen Peruvian suppliers.
And yes — we’re real: our doors are open in Jyväskylä, Helsinki, and Tampere if you ever visit Finland.