Challenging extreme conditions
The conditions in the Antarctica are especially demanding on the buildings and insulation; 10–20 cm of EPS insulation is placed between the wall elements covered with sheet metal. In addition, the powdery snow that can be carried by the wind at up to 40 meters per second can be highly invasive, which means that all structures must be sealed tightly.
Before the station was shipped to the South pole, a trial assembly was carried out in Rautalampi to eliminate the discovery of any unwanted deficiencies on the remote polar glacier where the nearest hardware store is thousands of kilometers away.