01.06.2015.
We work, you shop.
COMPANY WORK X SHOP SALAKAUPPA
Laivurinkatu 10, 00150 Helsinki, Finland
Now Open!
10.05.2015. Salakauppa spring window. New Tree Matryoshkas and Peach Bags available. Salakauppa Open: Wed-Fri 14-19, Sat 12-18.
21.10.2014. COMPANY back in Helsinki. Salakauppa is getting ready for winter. Winter Ties & PinguWears (in the window), Suomi Shoes, Felt Virsu and wool shirts now available in Salakauppa. We also have a new colour of our woollen Vigri Cap. Salakauppa Postikatu 1, 00100 Helsinki. Open Wed-Fri 14-19, Sat 12-18.
06.03.2014. Secrets of Estonia -collection now available in Salakauppa!
In summer 2013 we set on a journey to explore Estonian manufacturing secrets. After visiting each factory, and getting to know their manufacturing secrets, we designed new products based on each tradition.
10.-16.02.2014. Helsinki gets a new festival when Aamu, Johan and producer Johanna Råman organizes a week-long event with music, dance, art and light. MINI BIENNAALI takes place in, and around, Salakauppa, Postikatu1, 00100 Helsinki. Performers and artists include: Pekka Kuusisto, Jay Gilligan, Auri Ahola, Jukka Huitila, Roope Gröndahl, Anna-Mari Kähärä and Tuovi Eskola. |
22.08.2013. GOLDEN SALAKAUPPA PARTY
Salakauppa go east with dj Babushkin, russian disco, russian city meininki with taiteiden yö, of course ice cold vodka & russian kurkku, secrets of russia book with all the secrets, and the NEW secrets of Russia collection.
We also say farewell to our amazing intern Hanna who turned Salakauppa into gold (check that amazing golden onion on top of our roof). |
12.2012. Salakauppa turns into ’SEKRETI MAGAZIN’ (Secret Shop).
Secrets of Russia. In 2011 Aamu Song and Johan Olin set on a journey to explore Russian manufacturing secrets. The travels in Russia resulted in collaboration with six traditional manufacturers. After visiting each factory, and getting to know their manufacturing secrets, we designed new products based on each maker's own tradition. A collection of new traditional items ’Secrets of Russia’ was born. The project was exhibited first time in KIASMA (Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki)in summer 2012. |
25.08.2012. We have a factory! Today is the opening day of ’Secrets of Helsinki’ exhibition featuring our new ’Secret Factory’. Welcome! Salakauppa, Postikatu 1, 00100 Helsinki. Open: every day 12–18. Factory and exhibition open until 5 September. More about the projects and reports of the Helsinki secrets here. Photo: Erling Sommerfeldt. |
03.02.2012. Huh huh. Secret shop keeping = snow cleaning.
Snow or no snow, we are open:
Wed-Fri 14-19, Sat 12-18. Welcome! |
09.12.2011. Salakauppa christmas calendar opening up day by day.
Salakauppa open: Wed-Fri 14–19, Sat 12–18. |
14.10.2011. RED party in Salakauppa. Thank you all. It was red, hot and fun!
SALAKAUPPA in red until 12.11. We've made a special edition of COMPANY products all in red, and invited some of our favourite designers to join the Red-mad-dness. Exclusive red pieces available from Vuokko Nurmesniemi, Vik Prjónsdóttir & Nene Tsuboi. COMPANY / Salakauppa, Postikatu 1, FI-00100 Helsinki. Open: Wed-Fri 14-19, Sat 12-18. |
31.05.2011. Salakeikka in Salakauppa.
Pekka Kuusisto & Paula Vesala will throw a secret gig in secret shop at 14:30 & 16:30.
Salakauppa, Postikatu 1, 00100 Helsinki. |
05.05.2011. DOUBLE PARTY IN SALAKAUPPA
05.05.2011. DOUBLE PARTY IN SALAKAUPPA
We are celebrating the DOUBLE HEELS finally available!
We are celebrating the DOUBLE HEELS finally available!
And the premiere screening of the movie COMPANY SECRETS (dir. Ville Vainio)!!
And the premiere screening of the movie COMPANY SECRETS (dir. Ville Vainio)!! |
17.12.2010
Psychedelic Secret calendar.
Salakauppa open every day until christmas eve.
Company / Salakauppa:
Mon-Fri 14-19,
Sat-Sun 12-18. Postikatu 1,
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17.05.2010
Company back in Helsinki.
Salakauppa
(and terrace) open:
Wed-Fri 14-19
Sat 12-18
Postikatu 1, Helsinki.
Welcome.
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30.11.2009
Salakauppa christmas calendar opens.
Salakauppa open:
Wed-Fri 16-20,
Sat 12-18.
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05.10.2009
Meet Maippi!
New secret shop keeper.
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26.06.2009
Salakauppa midnight movie festival.
Salakauppa open:
Wed-Fri 16-20,
Sat 12-18.
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311.06.2009
Salakauppa terassi open!
Salakauppa (and terrace) open:
Wed-Fri 16-20,
Sat 12-18.
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04.04.2009.
SALAKEIKKA!
by Pekka Kuusisto and Milla Viljamaa! Kiitos.
Special kiitos for great audience who didn't mind a little rain.
See concert video here:
www.nelonen.fi/videot
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27.03.2009.
New Salakauppa friends. Tytti (on right) and Tuuli will take care of Salakauppa wednesdays and fridays.
Company Salakauppa
Postikatu 1,
00100 Helsinki.
Open:
Wed-Fri 18-20,
Sat 12-18.
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02.01.2009
Happy new year from Salakauppa fisu party.
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11.2008
Company Salakauppa (Secret Shop) opens in the center of Helsinki.
In 2008 Company has been touring with Secret Shop in Milan, Berlin and Oslo. Now it is time to stop moving and start selling.
How to make a shop?
See pictures below.
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15.11.2008
Salakauppa is now open!
Finally
all is set and Salakauppa starts selling.
Here we celebrate a pre-opening of the shop.
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31.10.2008
Salakauppa gets a neonsign.
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25.10.2008
Aamu and shop window lighting.
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25.10.2008
Finishing light installation.
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11.10.2008
One day with all windows open.
We needed to do seaming and paint work for windows frames one more time.
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04.10.2008
One window opening.
Testing our window display systeemi.
Hopefully window light system is delivered soon and we get to finally open the shop..
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23.09.2008
Shop conquered.
Renovation is now complete.
Few furnitures still to be made and then we can start bringing in the products.
Exciting times.
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23.09.2008
Petri from Selki-asema installing sales desk.
Aamu observing.
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22.09.2008
Took three more days ...after three more days...but now the floor is finished.
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17.09.2008
Huh huh...
Floor cleaning is almost finished. It took three days to clean. We'll continue after a good night sleep.
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15.09.2008
Welding works.
Jukka & Markku
installing display system. |
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12.09.2008
Finishing up with the paint work.
Other: We found the original stone floor underneath newer tiling. Few extra days needed to do the floor... |
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12.09.2008
Company back in Finland and back in business. While we were gone Markku installed all the missing windows and fixed the plumbing and electricity work. |
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15.08.2008
9AM. Ready to install a new (glass)facade. After the first try, we find out that the glass plate (120 kg) was delivered in wrong position and needs to be taken back outside and turned around. It's going to be a long day but all facades have to be ready and shut by night. |
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11.08.2008
Meet Markku. With this pro help the renovation starts up fast. First we strip the interior, then do the facades. Two doors needs to be replaced. |
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15.07.2008
A small-scale model of the small shop. After finishing with the planning it's time to face the bureaucracy of Helsinki city. We are lucky and get a permission to start the renovation in just two weeks. |
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07.07.2008
After cleaning the facades it's time to start planning. We manage to get in touch with the original architect who drew the building and get a lot of information and suggestions on how to proceed. |
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01.07.2008
This building needs quite a lot of cleaning (from inside too). |
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Company Salakauppa is located here. It's between the main railway station, main post office and KIASMA contemporary art museum. |
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01.07.2008
Salakauppaa! Company Secret Shop will open permanently in the heart of Helsinki. We bought this building (in the back) from these fellows (on the right). |
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