60.17° N · 24.94° E · Helsinki, Finland
Helsinki1994-05
A muted, ashy greige — it makes space for the room.
ENGINEERED ESPC · WATER-RESISTANT FOR EVERYDAY USE · UNDERFLOOR-HEATING READY
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THE FLOOR · SEEN UP CLOSE
The tones in this floor
Sampled from the real plank — light boards to dark, as you would lay them. Six tones, not one square.
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Locked colour
L 54.5–61.1
Tonal range
Cool-neutral
Undertone
16
Physical scans behind it
A near-neutral with quiet authority — cool-ashy or faintly warm by the light.
Request a quote for this modelSEE IT AT 1:1The grain and the joint, at the plank’s own scale
Original pixels — 3.91 per millimetre. Nothing enlarged, nothing retouched. The rule is printed at the plank’s own scale, so you can measure it yourself.
Move the light — the plank is measured and locked; only the light changes.
THE COLOURConcrete greyGrey stone
WHAT THIS FLOOR ACTUALLY IS
- Handles everyday spills — kitchens and dry interiors, detailed correctly
- Water-resistant for everyday use. Not a waterproofing system. Not a flood-proof claim.
- Warm underfoot — ready for underfloor heating
- Works over underfloor heating. The planks lock to each other with a glueless click and float over the base — a fast, clean install with no adhesive, in many cases straight over an existing floor, and a single plank can be lifted and replaced later.
- Made for daily life — chairs, shoes, pets
- A hard-wearing commercial-grade surface.
- Real long planks — a calmer, continuous floor
- Full 1.83 m boards with a fine four-sided micro-bevel — our declared joint.
- Ultra-matte — reads as real floor, never plastic
- A soft matte surface with no shine.
Good to know Think twice if you want warmth or character — this is a very muted, neutral ground.
A starting palette · one floor, five companions
A cool ashy floor wants a cool clean field. Micro-concrete layers it; warm it with a wood accent — never with the wall.
HelsinkiCool whitePale stoneMicro-concreteBlack iron
Helsinki floor · Cool white · Pale stone · Micro-concrete · Black iron
FOR ARCHITECTS · THE MEASURED SIGNATURE
The three positions are derived from the locked colour of all 18 models — b*, L* and C*ab of the instrument reading. They place this floor in the collection; they are not a rating.
Measured, again and again — the readings converge on one.
Specification clause · ready to paste
CARETTA Helsinki (1994-05) — engineered ESPC rigid-core flooring, 1830 × 230 mm. Rigid core, décor layer and wear layer; ultra-matte surface with a four-sided micro-bevel. Floating click installation. Per the manufacturer's declaration: 7.0 mm overall, 0.55 mm wear layer, underfloor-heating compatible. Water-resistant rigid core for everyday use; the installed floor is not a waterproofing system. Declarations of performance, current certificates and measured colour reference issued to specifiers on request.
BEFORE YOU ASK · WHAT A QUOTE HERE MEANS
A quote is a plan, not a number in the air.
What it includes
The boards for your area, edge and threshold profiles, delivery, installation if you want it arranged — and the warranty terms in writing. One itemised document, no surprises later.
How it arrives
Send the rooms and their approximate area — by form or WhatsApp. A person, not an autoresponder, replies personally (Sunday–Thursday) with the itemised quote.
Why no public price list
A floor is priced from its specification: the model, the area, the condition of the existing base and the finishing details. A number published before those are known would be a guess — we don’t guess. Asking costs nothing and commits you to nothing.
HELSINKI 1994-05 · 60.17° N · 24.94° E
A floor doesn't have to say anything to be right.
A deeply muted, cool ashy greige that asks for nothing and holds everything. It takes the light's temperature and lets the room be the room.
Plenty of floors make a statement. This one makes space for yours.
Warm white · pale granite · birch · black steel
A person replies — never an autoresponder
