Porkka – Finnish commercial cooling with decades of experience

Porkka Finland is an internationally recognised designer and manufacturer of professional refrigeration equipment. Porkka products and solutions have been used for decades by mass caterers, restaurants and hotels, hospitals and laboratories, and in pharmaceutical and food industry institutions.

From a two-man servicing company to a refrigeration corporation

The corporate history of Porkka, established in the early 1960s, is an essential part of the history of the Finnish manufacture of refrigeration equipment. The journey from a one-man serving company to the present size and corporation has included a number of acquisitions and different owners. Even so, the manufacturing of the equipment has remained in Finland. Festivo-Porkka Group saw its beginnings in 2019, when Huurre Group sold Porkka Finland to Festivo Finland Oy. Festivo-Porkka Group also includes Suomen Kotikylmiö, which manufactures refrigeration equipment under the Festivo brand. 

The Porkka brand is known for its quality – the long life-cycle and serviceability of its products – and technical skills. The aim of our product development is to bring into practice qualities appreciated by professionals – usability, cost-effectiveness, product safety and life-cycle management. Over the years, the Porkka modular cold and freezer rooms, Inventus refrigeration equipment and Cold Line counters have indeed become the standard devices of commercial kitchens. 

Festivo-Porkka Group operates three plants in Finland. The cold rooms and doors are designed and manufactured at the panel factory at Ylöjärvi. The production of the company’s other commercial refrigeration equipment has been centralized to Kemijärvi, whereas the plant specialized in the manufacturing of Festivo refrigeration equipment and medical cabinets operates in Salpakangas, Hollola. All in all, Festivo-Porkka Group in Finland employs some 200 in production and around 70 in product development and sales. 

Recyclability rate higher than 95% 

The materials used in Porkka products are as recyclable and environmentally friendly as possible. The recyclability rate of our products is more than 95%. Our solutions are designed and manufactured according to the ISO 9001:2015 quality standard. 

Our quality system has been certified by Lloyd’s Register. Porkka also has the environmental certificate ISO 14001:2015 issued by the LRQA. 

Continuous Development

Porkka is also actively involved in developing the standardisation of refrigeration equipment in numerous international working groups. 

Our production aims to use Finnish subcontractors and components to the extent possible. Examples of our contract manufacturing include the Novocold beverage dispensers made for Hutek Oy since the beginning of the 1990s and the neutral medical cabinets commonly used in the healthcare sector, to which Porkka’s cold medical cabinets are integrated to form functional ensembles. 

Studies have shown that our innovative Finnish accessories, such as the Nanoksi Fotonit photocatalytic coating and the antimicrobial accessory Porkka Blue, both increase product safety and protect users from harmful microbes. 

Porkka Finland products awarded the right to use the Key Flag symbol

Porkka has been a member of The Association for Finnish Work since 1993. Several of our products have been awarded the right to use the Key Flag symbol. 

The Key Flag symbol serves as a sign that a product or service has been manufactured or produced in Finland, and that it provides employment in Finland. The average degree of Finnish origin among Key Flag products is more than 80%. 

Porkka products are designed and manufactured in accordance with international quality standards and other regulations. The quality management system used at the company’s production plants has been certified with the internationally recognized ISO 9001:2015 standard and the environmental management system has been certified in accordance with the ISO 14001:2015 standard.

Quality Policy

Customer satisfaction and trust are vital for Porkka. With this in mind, the company is committed to delivering only the best possible quality in its products and services. Porkka’s Quality Policy is an integral aspect of the company’s culture and all of its operations. It represents a commitment not only to customers but also to employees, partners, and the environment.

Quality guides everything the company does, making Porkka a reliable partner now and in the future. The Quality Policy is based on the key principles that guide the company’s day-to-day operations:

Customer satisfaction

Porkka aims to continuously develop its offering to respond to, and exceed, customers’ needs and wishes with regard to all refrigeration and cold room solutions.

Continuous improvement

Quality management is a key aspect of the management of Porkka’s operations and the management of the entire supply chain, from suppliers to manufacturing and the delivery of refrigeration and cold room solutions.

Employee commitment

Maintaining and improving quality is a shared goal at Porkka. Each employee is committed to maintaining high quality in their work.

Selection of partners

Porkka selects its partners carefully to ensure that they share the commitment to high quality. Suppliers and partners adhere to the same high-quality requirements that Porkka sets for itself.

Compliance with and monitoring of legislation and standards

Porkka is committed to complying with the applicable laws, regulations, and industry standards in all of its operations. Active monitoring ensures that the company’s products and services comply with requirements throughout their entire life cycle.

Documents available for download:

• Quality Policy (PDF)

Porkka’s quality management system is certified by Lloyd’s Register.

Over several decades, Porkka products have become the standard in commercial cold rooms and refrigeration equipment, and industry-leading professionalism in the refrigeration sector is at the core of everything we do.

At Porkka Finland, our goal is to be the leading company in the refrigeration sector in Northern Europe with regard to sustainability.

Principles of sustainable development in our operations

We work continuously to reduce the environmental impacts of our products. This is achieved by improving the quality and energy efficiency of our products and by designing them to be as long-lasting, modular, easy to maintain, reusable and recyclable as possible.

In addition to quality, we place a high priority on employee well-being, competence, and workplace safety.

In the development of sustainability, we apply recognized international measurement methods that help us improve our operations systematically and verify the effects of the measures we take.

We are committed to observing the UN Global Compact principles in everything we do.

Sustainability targets for 2030

Our goal is to achieve a complete transition to biofuels and zero-emission energy by 2030.

We report and calculate our greenhouse gas emissions according to the internationally recognized Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol. In the GHG Protocol, emissions are classified into three “scopes”:

Scope 1: Direct emissions arising from the organization’s own sources, such as the fuel combustion of its own operations or vehicles owned by the organization.

Scope 2: Indirect emissions arising from the production of purchased electricity, heat, or steam.

Scope 3: Other indirect emissions that arise from the organization’s value chain but are not under its direct control. Examples include the procurement of raw materials and transport, as well as the use and disposal of products.

The reduction of emissions in each of the three scopes is implemented on a computational basis with 2022 as the baseline, as complete data is available for that year.

In 2024, we will reduce our Scope 2 emissions by as much as 73% by switching to CO2-free electricity at our factories in Hollola and Ylöjärvi. For the Kemijärvi factory, the transition to CO2-free electricity is still being assessed.

In 2025, emissions will be significantly reduced in comparison to 2022 when we will replace all lighting at the Kemijärvi factory with LED lighting.

Environmental Responsibility

We were one of the world’s first refrigeration equipment manufacturers to meet the requirements of the ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 standards.

We are continuing our commitment to sustainability by reducing the environmental impacts of our high-quality products and efficient processes in accordance with the principle of continuous improvement.

We use the environmentally friendly refrigerants R290, R455A, and R744. We will start to exclusively use organic refrigerants as soon as it is technically and economically feasible.

We engage in active long-term product development efforts with our partners to develop even more environmentally friendly and recyclable insulation materials.

For example, the products in our Inventus series already have a recycling rate of over 80%!