Longtime egg-packing station
Our company was founded in 1906
Kustaa Vihtori and Maria Alexandra Tuominen began poultry farming as early as the beginning of the 20th century. There were also other family members involved in poultry farming, such as Ruususen Jalostuskanala in Kyläsaari in Pori and Maijalan Siitoskanala in Panelia.
The year 1934 the daughter Hanna Tuominen married Lauri Haavisto. Lauri and Hanna expanded the business and built, among other things, a significantly large poultry house for 1,000 hens. Poultry farming was not interrupted even when Lauri served at the front.
In 1973, the first generation shift took place. As a result, Lauri and Hanna's youngest son, Jarmo Haavisto, together with his wife Hilppa, took on the responsibility for the business. Under Jarmo's leadership, the family business grew on a large scale.
In the transition between the 1980s and 1990s, the company began, among other things, importing poultry stocks from Canada and France, and in 1994, it started exporting poultry – becoming the first player in Finland to do so.
Towards the future
In 2007, the second generation shift took place. At that time, the business was transferred to Jarmo and Hilppa's eldest son, Marko Haavisto. Over three decades, Jarmo and Hilppa had managed to build over 5,000 square meters of space for poultry, create an extensive supplier network within the industry, and establish, alongside the other operations, an import company for poultry equipment and egg packing machinery PanEgg Oy. In addition, Jarmo served in international poultry industry roles on the board of -AEH
Marko Haavisto had started with table egg production even before the generation shift in 2000 in Eurajoki. In 2001, he began the packing operations with approximately 30 square meters of space and a daily capacity of 100 kg under the name Munapakkaamo Marko Haavisto.
In 2002, the packing operations were expanded and relocated to Eurakoski in Kiukainen. In connection with this, egg procurement from contract producers began.
Incorporation into Satamuna
Thanks to the favorable growth in the demand for eggs, it was decided to incorporate the business. The company was named Satamuna Oy, and a new shareholder was added in the form of Hilppa and Jarmo's younger son, Toni Haavisto.
The same year, brand new facilities of approximately 2,000 square meters were built in Panelia, Eura. In addition, the product range was expanded to include all types of eggs: traditional eggs, free-range eggs, functional omega eggs, and organic eggs.
In 2009, Satamuna expanded its product range to include boiled and peeled eggs for large kitchens.
In 2010, Satamuna was proactive regarding animal welfare regulations that were set to come into effect in 2012. At that time, a dedicated henhouse for free-range hens was built. Since the ethical standards were observed to a greater extent than required in Finland, the henhouse also received a KAT certificate , which enabled egg deliveries to Central European dining tables. At the same time, the certificate was also granted to Satamuna's packing facility.
Between 2010 and 2020, Satamuna doubled the size of its packing facility and built five new henhouses for free-range hens. By 2020, Satamuna was the largest producer of free-range eggs in Finland.
Satamuna now and tomorrow
The Haavisto family’s Haavisto poultry breeding holding delivers poultry to numerous customers both in Finland and abroad, more than 20 different countries in total. The company imports chicken from Germany and the Netherlands and equipment for chicken and egg packing from various European countries on behalf of PanEgg Oy.
In the future, Satamuna intends to continue investing heavily in product development while continuing their long tradition of high-quality egg packing.
