Awards and recognitions

The successful design and high quality of our products are probably best demonstrated by the many recognitions we have received because of them. Over the decades, Lappset Group Ltd has won numerous awards and recognitions for its business and the functional design of its products. Also, parks and playgrounds with our products and solutions have succeeded in architecture and landscaping design contests all over the world.

Illustration of an owl with stylized black feathers and bright yellow eyes against a white geometric background. Text on the left reads

Illustration of an owl with stylized black feathers and bright yellow eyes against a white geometric background. Text on the left reads "Rovaniemi Arctic Design Week." A smaller logo at the bottom right says "Rovaniemi Arctic Design Capital.

Lappset Group won the 2023 Arctic Design Award in the category of design-intensive companies.  According to the jury, Lappset has consistently used design throughout the years to differentiate itself from its international competitors.

The image shows the emblem and text for the German Design Award 2016. The emblem is a gold and black stylized

The image shows the emblem and text for the German Design Award 2016. The emblem is a gold and black stylized "G" graphic on the left side. The text "GERMAN DESIGN AWARD 2016" is in bold, modern font to the right of the emblem.

Our Halo range, which represents modern Scandinavian design, won the esteemed international German Design Award Special in 2016.

The image shows the Red Dot Award 2014 winner logo. It features a stylized red and white circular design resembling a 3D sphere. Below the design, the text reads

The image shows the Red Dot Award 2014 winner logo. It features a stylized red and white circular design resembling a 3D sphere. Below the design, the text reads "reddot award 2014 winner" in black and red letters.

Lappset Group Ltd’s Fono DJ concept was the winner of the 2014 Red Dot Award. Fono was chosen for its user-friendly and practical design.

A circular logo with blue outline, featuring stylized blue and orange abstract shapes in the center. The Finnish text

A circular logo with blue outline, featuring stylized blue and orange abstract shapes in the center. The Finnish text "VUODEN LIIKUNTA-TUOTE" is written in black next to the shapes, which likely translates to "Sports Product of the Year".

Lappset’s Parkour products won the Finnish Sport Product of the Year award in 2010 (26 January 2011).

An award certificate with colorful pixel-like graphics at the top, reading

An award certificate with colorful pixel-like graphics at the top, reading "NOT 2007" and "Awarded with the 2007 Innovation Prize." Logos at the bottom include SmartUs by Lappset and gamesinmotion.

The SmartUs concept won the NOT Innovation Prize in 2007 (at the National Exhibition on Education in the Netherlands).

A black and white logo with a spiral design and starburst. It reads

A black and white logo with a spiral design and starburst. It reads "fennia prize 05" in bold text, followed by "good design grows global" beneath it, and "WINNER" in capital letters at the bottom right.

The Axiom product range was voted the winner of Design Forum Finland and Fennia Group’s international Fennia Prize design award in 2005.

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A rectangular label reads "TOP NOMINEE 2005 INDEX: AWARD" in bold, capitalized letters on a white background. The text is centered within a black border.

The Axiom range was one of the Top Nominees for the international INDEX: Award in 2005.

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A simple pink line drawing of a ribbon with a round center and two tails. The ribbon has a wavy edge around the circle, commonly used to represent an award or achievement. The background is white.

Chair of Lappset Group Ltd’s Board of Directors Johanna Ikäheimo was presented with the Finnish Golden Gavel award in 2012 in recognition of her excellent work on the Board and advocacy of good governance practices.

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A simple pink line drawing of a ribbon with a round center and two tails. The ribbon has a wavy edge around the circle, commonly used to represent an award or achievement. The background is white.

The SmartUs concept was chosen as the Information Technology Solution of the Year in 2008 (Finnish Information Technology Association, 2009).

A simple pink line drawing of a ribbon with a round center and two tails. The ribbon has a wavy edge around the circle, commonly used to represent an award or achievement. The background is white.

A simple pink line drawing of a ribbon with a round center and two tails. The ribbon has a wavy edge around the circle, commonly used to represent an award or achievement. The background is white.

Playgrounds supplied by Lappset won two Golden Swing awards in Spain in a competition organised by the Diseño de la Ciudad magazine for local authorities in 2008. The Golden Swing award is given in recognition of designing and building the best playgrounds.

A simple pink line drawing of a ribbon with a round center and two tails. The ribbon has a wavy edge around the circle, commonly used to represent an award or achievement. The background is white.

A simple pink line drawing of a ribbon with a round center and two tails. The ribbon has a wavy edge around the circle, commonly used to represent an award or achievement. The background is white.

The 0–100 range (now Senior Sport), which was developed to support the physical fitness of seniors, was chosen as the highlight of the FinnBuild’08 exhibition from among 90 proposals in 2008.

A simple pink line drawing of a ribbon with a round center and two tails. The ribbon has a wavy edge around the circle, commonly used to represent an award or achievement. The background is white.

A simple pink line drawing of a ribbon with a round center and two tails. The ribbon has a wavy edge around the circle, commonly used to represent an award or achievement. The background is white.

The SmartUs concept made it to the final of the international Stockholm Challenge ICT innovation competition in 2008.

A simple pink line drawing of a ribbon with a round center and two tails. The ribbon has a wavy edge around the circle, commonly used to represent an award or achievement. The background is white.

A simple pink line drawing of a ribbon with a round center and two tails. The ribbon has a wavy edge around the circle, commonly used to represent an award or achievement. The background is white.

Lappset was voted Finland’s Best Workplace in the Great Place to Work competition in 2007.

A simple pink line drawing of a ribbon with a round center and two tails. The ribbon has a wavy edge around the circle, commonly used to represent an award or achievement. The background is white.

A simple pink line drawing of a ribbon with a round center and two tails. The ribbon has a wavy edge around the circle, commonly used to represent an award or achievement. The background is white.

The SmartUs playground concept won the Finnish Fitness Solution of the Year award in 2007 (Federation of Finnish Sports Professionals).

A simple pink line drawing of a ribbon with a round center and two tails. The ribbon has a wavy edge around the circle, commonly used to represent an award or achievement. The background is white.

A simple pink line drawing of a ribbon with a round center and two tails. The ribbon has a wavy edge around the circle, commonly used to represent an award or achievement. The background is white.

Lappset won the Finnish Export Award of the President of the Republic in 1995.

A simple pink line drawing of a ribbon with a round center and two tails. The ribbon has a wavy edge around the circle, commonly used to represent an award or achievement. The background is white.

A simple pink line drawing of a ribbon with a round center and two tails. The ribbon has a wavy edge around the circle, commonly used to represent an award or achievement. The background is white.

Lappset won the Finnish Entrepreneurship Award in 1993.