Finland's largest closed-loop textile pilot

Over the years, SOL had accumulated, among other things, work clothes and laundry bags that could no longer be used. These textiles became Rester's Thanks to the fiber opening process and Vilikkala felting, the felt produced was about the size of a football field.

Vilikkala made the felt products in collaboration with With Salon Kolmituote and Ykkösmuovi comfortable seat pads. Ykkösmuovi's special expertise is heat treatment and cutting of the material. Salon Kolmituote sewed the logo onto the finished product.

Thanks to this completely domestic work, we were able to transform discarded textiles into responsibly produced personnel and corporate gifts. It was important for us to prevent the disposal of discarded textiles and to utilize the huge amount of material that would otherwise have ended up incinerated. Thanks to good networking, we received a completely domestically produced, sustainable gift , says Jussi Holopainen, CEO of SOL Palvelut.

SOL's waste textiles were opened into fibers at Rester, the largest textile recycling facility in the Nordic countries in Paimio. In the fiber opening process, buttons, snaps and other hard parts of the clothes are automatically removed and the textiles are opened into fibers without the use of chemicals. Since the waste textiles were sorted by color, it was also possible to produce the recycled fibers and the felt sheets made from them in SOL's colors.

We have been looking for an open-minded company to implement a fully advanced textile project with us for some time, where the recycled raw material is returned to the company for use. We are happy that the sunny SOL took up this and now we really have much more to offer in promoting the circular economy. The sunny way of going and doing things immediately caught our attention , Jari Toivonen The Vilikkalasta is grateful.

Watch the video below to see the entire process from removing textiles to finished seat cushions.

Interview requests and additional information:

Jussi Holopainen, SOL Services 0400 565 797

Jari Toivonen, Vilikkala, 050 577 2675

Anna-Kaisa Huttunen, Rester, 040 7381 015

SOL is a large Finnish, internationally operating family-owned service company. The company provides a wide range of cleaning, office space, property management, building services and security services, as well as personnel rental and laundry services. SOL employs over 14,000 people.

Rester Ltd. is a company specializing in the recycling of corporate textiles, founded in 2019, with the largest mechanical fiber opening production facility in the Nordic countries in Paimio. Rester's high-quality recycled textile fiber can be used in many different industries as an alternative to virgin raw material. rester.fi

Vilikkala is located in Salon Haliko. The company specializes in felt products. The company is part of Rester Oy's network utilizing recycled textile fibers. Textile lamination and cutting, as well as felt production from discarded textile fibers are Vilikkala's special expertise. Textile circular economy services and life cycle design include the use of discarded textiles, such as workwear, as raw materials for new products for the company's own use. vilikkala.fi

Located in Suomusjärvi Number one plastic is an office supplies manufacturer and printing house. The products are manufactured on a B2B basis, i.e. custom products from business to business. The core business is the manufacture of customized office and plastic products, as well as versatile possibilities for thermoforming and product manufacturing of removable textile felt. ykkosmuovi.fi

Triple product is a social enterprise based in Salo, Finland, that offers high-quality services and products to companies, while promoting social goals. The range of services includes subassembly, packaging and electronics work, wood and metal work, as well as sewing and upholstery work. kolmituote.fi