Lapuan Kankurit Aurora hot water bottle

Last updated: 18 October 2026

What the Lapuan Kankurit hot water bottle is

Aurora is a 2 litre hot water bottle inside a removable cover of 100% pure new wool. Lapuan Kankurit weaves the cover in Finland, and then sews it either at its own workshop in Lapua or at its sewing department in Kaunas, Lithuania. The bottle inside is made in Germany by Fashy, from a thermoplastic rather than rubber.

The design is by Akira Minagawa. Describing the northern lights, he says: "I wanted to express this imagery with a simple accumulation of lines." On the cover, those lines run as vertical stripes broken into overlapping blocks.

Who makes it

Lapuan Kankurit is a family weaving company in Lapua, western Finland. Its roots go back to 1917, when Juho Annala founded a felt boot factory in the town. Later, in 1973, Juha and Liisa Hjelt set up their own weaving mill under the Lapuan Kankurit name. Esko and Jaana Hjelt, the fourth generation, took over in 1999, and the fifth generation joined in 2025. The mill weaves wool and linen textiles for the home, including blankets, towels and throws.

Akira Minagawa started minä perhonen in Tokyo in 1995. The name is Finnish: "minä" means "I" and "perhonen" means "butterfly". He chose Finnish words because of his fondness for Finnish life and culture, after travelling around the Nordic countries many times.

Key facts

• Price: £45 at twentytwentyone, the same for all three colours
• Colours: twentytwentyone sells White + Grey, Cinnamon + Grey and Coffee + Grey
• Capacity: 2 litres
• Size: 21 x 7 x 34cm, so it is about as wide as a sheet of A4 and a little taller
• Weight: 0.4kg, about the same as a tin of beans
• Cover: 100% pure new wool, removable
• Bottle: thermoplastic, made in Germany by Fashy, with a polypropylene stopper and hanging hook
• Made in: the cover is woven in Finland, and the product carries the Key Flag, the Finnish mark for products made in Finland

How to look after it

Lapuan Kankurit's instructions cover the bottle and the wool cover. The bottle rules are there for safety:

• Filling: fill it carefully with hot water to two-thirds full. Never use boiling water, and never heat it in a microwave.
• Skin contact: keep the cover on, because the maker warns against direct contact between the bottle and your skin.
• Cold use: it works as a cold pack too, filled with cold water.
• Washing the cover: hand wash it at 30°C at most, in plenty of water. Squeeze it gently, and do not scrub, stretch or wring it.
• Drying: dry it in an airy room, and keep it out of the tumble dryer.

The full care notes are on the Lapuan Kankurit product page.

Who the Aurora hot water bottle suits

• Anyone who is always cold: a hot water bottle warms one person without heating the whole house.
• People who like Finnish and Japanese design: it is a Lapuan Kankurit piece with a minä perhonen designer behind it, at £45.
• A Christmas present they will use: it gets used on cold evenings from November to March.

It is one of the picks in my guide to the best Christmas gifts in the UK, which has twenty more from £15 to £295.

The limits

The cover is hand wash only, at 30°C or less, and it cannot go in the tumble dryer. If you want a cover that goes in the washing machine, a fleece one will suit you better.

The wool cover is the part that touches your skin. Anyone who finds wool itchy, or cannot wear it at all, should pick a cotton or fleece cover instead.

twentytwentyone sells it in one size, 2 litres, which is too big to tuck into a coat pocket or a small bag.

The bottle inside is a standard 2 litre Fashy bottle. What the £45 buys over a supermarket hot water bottle is the woven wool cover and the design.

Where to buy it in the UK

twentytwentyone, the London design shop, sells all three colours at £45 each, and offers gift wrap at checkout. The full design story and the specification are on the Lapuan Kankurit website, and more about the designer is on the minä perhonen site.

Aurora hot water bottle at twentytwentyone

I checked the price and stock at twentytwentyone on 18 October 2026.

FAQs

How much is the Lapuan Kankurit hot water bottle?

The Aurora is £45 at twentytwentyone in all three colours. I checked the price on 18 October 2026.

Who designed the Aurora hot water bottle?

Akira Minagawa, the Japanese designer who founded minä perhonen in 1995. He based the pattern on the northern lights.

Is the Aurora hot water bottle rubber?

No. The bottle is made from a thermoplastic by Fashy in Germany, and the cover is 100% wool.

Can you wash the Lapuan Kankurit cover?

Yes, by hand. Lapuan Kankurit says to wash it at no more than 30°C, squeeze it gently and dry it in an airy room, with no tumble drying.

How big is it?

It holds 2 litres and measures 21 x 7 x 34cm, about the width of a sheet of A4 and a little taller.

Where is Lapuan Kankurit from?

Lapua, in western Finland. The family behind it has made textiles there for four generations.

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