Aarikka

Aarikka is a Finnish company designing and manufacturing home furnishings, decorative items, and personal accessories.

[3] It is regarded as an internationally notable Finnish design brand.

[4][5][6] 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.

[3][7] Aarikka opened its first retail store in Helsinki in 1960, expanding to 20 outlets by the 1980s.

[8] In 2017, Aarikka was acquired by another Finnish household and gift items manufacturer, Martinex Oy [fi].

Aarikka store on Esplanadi in Helsinki