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Aarikka is a Finnish company designing and manufacturing home furnishings, decorative items, and personal accessories. It is regarded as an internationally notable Finnish design brand. Founded in 1954 by designers Kaija Aarikka and her husband Erkki Ruokonen, the company started out manufacturing wooden buttons, before expanding into other product categories; wood remains a 'signature' characteristic of Aarikka products. Aarikka opened its first retail store in Helsinki in 1960, expanding to 20 outlets by the 1980s.

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  • Aarikka (en)
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  • Aarikka is a Finnish company designing and manufacturing home furnishings, decorative items, and personal accessories. It is regarded as an internationally notable Finnish design brand. Founded in 1954 by designers Kaija Aarikka and her husband Erkki Ruokonen, the company started out manufacturing wooden buttons, before expanding into other product categories; wood remains a 'signature' characteristic of Aarikka products. Aarikka opened its first retail store in Helsinki in 1960, expanding to 20 outlets by the 1980s. (en)
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  • Aarikka Oy (en)
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  • Aarikka Oy (en)
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  • Acquired by Martinex Oy (en)
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  • in Helsinki, Finland (en)
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  • Kaija Aarikka, Erkki Ruokonen (en)
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  • Turku, Finland (en)
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  • Riia Sandström (en)
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  • Aarikka is a Finnish company designing and manufacturing home furnishings, decorative items, and personal accessories. It is regarded as an internationally notable Finnish design brand. Founded in 1954 by designers Kaija Aarikka and her husband Erkki Ruokonen, the company started out manufacturing wooden buttons, before expanding into other product categories; wood remains a 'signature' characteristic of Aarikka products. Aarikka opened its first retail store in Helsinki in 1960, expanding to 20 outlets by the 1980s. In 2017, Aarikka was acquired by another Finnish household and gift items manufacturer, . Until then, the company was owned by the Aarikka family, and one of the founders' daughters, Pauliina Aarikka, remains in the business as a designer. (en)
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