Juutila Foundry

Juutila Foundry (Juutilan valimo or Metallivalimo H & E Juutilainen in Finnish) is situated in the village of Vehkalahti in Kaavi, Northern Savonia.

It is a unique museum in the Nordic countries introducing the traditional sand casting method of the foundry.

[6] Nowadays Juutila Foundry manufactures about half a dozen church bells annually.

Mr Eljas Juutilainen (August 4, 1947 – March 6, 2019[2]) carried on the tradition of his forebears by sand casting.

The craft of casting and foundry work came to Juutila farm with Juutilainen's grandfather's uncle from nearby Juankoski ironworks.

[8] In the 21st century Juutila Foundry has also been casting the medallions of Cranbrook chairs (new production) designed by Eliel Saarinen.

Juutila bells have also been exported to Australia,[9] Bolivia, Kenya, Namibia, Senegal, Tanzania, and Uruguay.