Pentik Mäki
Pentik Mäki is a renowned cultural and shopping tourism site in the Posio centre beside the world’s northern most ceramics factory. At Pentik Mäki you can explore collections of ceramics and design as well as do a spot of shopping for interior design products from Pentik’s wide range.
Pentik Mäki comprises the factory shop, cafeteria, Rural Memories Exhibition, Old Ceramics Exhibition, the International Coffee Cup Museum, Pentik Home Museum, and Anu Pentik Gallery. Admission to exhibitions and museums is free of charge. Spectacular ceramicsculptures decorate the surroundings of the culture centre.
Pentik Mäki has grown up beside the world’s northernmost ceramics factory. The internationally renowned company was founded in 1971 by Anu Pentik and Topi Pentikäinen. In addition to Finland, the company has shops in Sweden and Norway.
Ceramics have become well founded as part of Posio’s image. Indeed, education in ceramics is provided in art lessons at school and in business education. Posio High School specialises in ceramics, and each year the work produced by its students are collected for an exhibition at Pentik Mäki. The public buildings in Posio have ceramic items made in ceramic events, such as the Papin Lammas (Priest’s Sheep) on the church wall. The library of this ceramics municipality also gathers a collection of pottery and ceramics materials.