If you follow me on Instagram, you may have noticed that every now and then I take pictures of beautiful products with a minimalist design. Luckily, after a great collaboration in 2021, Hetkinen invited me back as a brand ambassador.

As I already use their products on a daily basis and have placed them in every room of our house including my office at work, it was a really joyful task to photograph new products and share them on my Instagram profile.

About the Finnish brand Hetkinen

Hetkinen is a small company from Turku, located on the southwest coast of Finland. Since 2018, founder Mona Isotupa and her team have been developing and producing natural cosmetics and design items. All products are natural and plastic-free, even the packaging of the products is mostly made of Finnish pine wood. Recently, Hetkinen was awarded with the Finnish key flag mark - which indicates that all products are designed and manufactured in Finland. In addition, a campaign was launched this year to show that Hetkinen strictly rejects animal testing and that they stand for cruelty-free and vegan products.

All of Hetkinen's products have a stunning design. Hetkinen often collaborates with artists and designers, such as Saana and Olli, an award-winning designer couple from Turku.

From last year to this year, many products have been added to the wide product range, which consists of 18 categories, and I was excited to try out the latest products.

Hetkinen Metsä collection – inspiration from the Finnish forest and trees

“Metsä” is a Finnish word and it means forest. The Hetkinen metsä series in one of my current favourites of Hetkinen. The series consists of 12 products from a spa collection to design products for your home. If you have ever been to Finland, you might know that the Finnish forest landscape is quite unique and filled with pure raw materials such as lichen, birches, cranberries which form the basis for the sauna and spa products.
With this series everyone can enjoy the forest - even when there is no possibility to actually visit it – and have a forest spa day at home.

The Hetkinen birch hand and foot bath helps your tired as well as swollen feet and hands feel refreshed again; birch leaves are amongst other things beneficial for circulation. The lichen mask has the same circulation effect on your face - it cleanses the face deeply and provides the skin with moisture and nutrients. The cranberry cream is a dream come true: it is made from cold-pressed cranberries and smells wonderful. The mild and sweet scent of the cream comes from the northern cranberries and the essential oil of geranium.

The spa day is complete with a lovely feeling at home: therefore you can use the veggie candle called metsä and the scent diffuser metsä. I love the needles in the natural candle made from rapeseed and soy wax and the fragrance diffuser with top notes of birch, heart notes of cypress and base notes of black spruce not only smells fantastic but also looks wonderful.

Hetkinen cosmetics

This year Hetkinen kindly gifted me the pine-coffee lip balm. To be honest, I already owned one – even though I don’t drink coffee, I love the smell of coffee beans. The lip balm – which became an essential product of my daily morning routine – reminds me of freshly brewed coffee and the Finnish forest. There is no better way to start the day than with this lip balm!

One product I was particularly excited about was the sense oil. I got to try the Hetkinen rowan berry-mountain ash sense oil, which makes your skin looks healthy. It can be used for many different areas - for super dry spots on the body like elbows or knees, for the face and lips, for dry hair and it can also be used as a massage oil.

Especially in summer, it is very important for me to feel good in my skin and a great deodorant contributes a lot to this. I've been avoiding aluminum-based deodorants for years and was very excited to try Hetkinen's aluminum-free and alcohol-free deodorant. It has a creamy texture and not only removes unpleasant odours, but also moisturizes the sensitive underarm skin. I would highly recommend storing the deodorant in the fridge from time to time - the cool temperature acts as a freshness booster, but also helps to maintain the original consistency of the natural product.

Hetkinen home

Hetkinen is already known for its great veggie candles, which are a special experience due to their wooden wick and the fire-place crackling sounds. In stores and online you can find about 5 to 6 different versions/natural scents – either in square or round shape.
The melted wax burns off in beautiful layers. It reminds me of the annual rings of trees that my father and I often counted together when we went for walks when I was young.

Another beautiful wooden object with a great function is the drop wood diffuser. I just add a few drops of essential oil into the groove of the lid from where the scent unfolds. The bottle with the essential oil (there are five different scents; I picked organic eucalyptus and pine oil) can be stored inside the wooden object. The drop wood diffuser comes in different sizes. I own a small one for my workspace and a wide one for my living room. There is also a tall diffuser available.

Hetkinen summer products

All seasons in Finland have their benefits, but the best, in my opinion, is Finnish summer with its bright nights and blossoming nature. I was very pleased to see that Hetkinen has also created two products inspired by the most significant aromas of Finnish summer.

The summer seizure fragrance is a lovely scent of a lively summer that smells sweet and fresh at the same time thanks to the top notes of Finnish white rose, rose pepper and lemon. It's always a bit difficult to order a perfume online because you can't smell it beforehand, but I'm so glad I chose this one. The scent is perfect for this season: it is a light and bright fragrance for hot summer days.

But not only you, also your room can smell fantastic with the Hetkinen other summer scent diffuser. To me, the natural room scent smells very similar to the summer seizure fragrance for your body. The perfect little extra for your room, not only in summer but also in any other season.

A big thank you to Hetkinen for the great ambassador program as well as the surprise gifts. It is always a pleasure and honour to work with you!

If you want to try some Hetkinen products, visit the Mangolds shop in Graz or have a look at the official online shop. There is also the possibility to buy Hetkinen products during your flight with Finnair!