Wood is the oldest material know to man. Alongside the spread of other materials, wood remaining characteristics of some areas- owing to its availability, easy of working and insulating properties.
in Finland two-thirds of the land areaare coverd by forests. timber has traditionally defined the image of the country, in both nature and the built enviroment. Over the past forty years, the use of wood has considerabily decreased in building as a estructural and cladding material.
Now new opportunities for structural use and surfaced treatment are restoring wood to the prominent and visible role that it use to have in the rural and urban context.