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It all started with round shape.
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New bags for autumn.
Jewellery, clothing, and their wearer make a combination. Unique and personal. Good as they are. When you have chosen your jewellery and outfit, bag and accessories put a finishing touch to it. To carry your essentials and finish the look.
Silver jewellery gifts for you and for the loved ones.
It's an atmosphere and a state of mind, a perfectly finished look. When your clothes and jewelry feel just right, confidence radiates – allowing you to fully embrace the celebration.
The cornerstone of the autumn collection is timelessness and quality.
Aarikka’s own, timeless and unique voice can be heard in the spirit of Kaija.
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Holidays are made of wood and round shapes.
Holidays are a time for joy and play. Like Aarikka. Let it show in your table setting. Let's be joyful together, laugh and spend time together. Holidays are unique and exceptional, just like you.
Elves. Loved and collected around the world.
Small, wooden, round. Made in Finland by hand. Aarikka's Elves are true Aarikka, everyday celebration at its finest. Collected and loved for over 40 years.
riemuraita
The classic returns.
The name Riemuraita says it all, filled with joy and stripes. The iconic Riemuraita was first presented in 1973.
The beloved Riemuraita, a home classic, envelops tin boxes in delightful graphic design. Venerating old classic, creating something new.
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Introducing the Duo collection, designed by Magnus Löfgren.
The collection exudes the simplistic design and creativity of Löfgren.
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the anniversary year
Kaija started it. We won’t stop.
Finnish handcraft, since 1954. Next to unruliness, standing beside grit. Where round shapes and joy is the only shape. Where play never ends.
History
Our story
The founding of the company
It all began with buttons. And it all started with a real need: Kaija Aarikka, then a textile arts student at the Institute of Industrial Arts in Helsinki, was unable to find any buttons to go with a woollen garment she had designed. So she made them herself. From these fun and original buttons the story quickly went on to include jewellery. And February 24, 1954 went down as the day that Aarikka was born.
The first shops
In 1960, Aarikka opened its own little shop, the Nappi-Aarikka outlet, in Helsinki.
Aarikka’s second shop opened its doors in 1963 on Bulevardi, also in Helsinki. This shop, called Kukkurakauppa, showcased true boutique style. In addition to buttons and jewellery, it had room for gift items and for the clothing lines for men and women presented on the shop’s opening day.
The 1970s
Aarikka weathered the social turmoil of the 1970s without any major conflicts, as the cheerful and colourful style of Aarikka is viewed as a democratic style that suits all youthful consumers.
New shops were established at a rapid pace. Meanwhile, foreign customers were gained at trade fairs from New York to Tokyo. Soon, more than half of the company's production was being exported.
The 1980s
In the 1980s, everything that was big and impressive was deemed beautiful. The heat of the economic boom brought a time of intense growth for Aarikka too. In 1984, the company was overjoyed to receive awards both as ‘entrepreneur of the year’ and for its role as an exporter.
Aarikka’s product range shifted more and more toward decorative products and gift items.
The 1990s
Kaija Aarikka publicly called for joy and passion in people’s work, and she was lauded for her work from many directions. She was awarded the Pro Finlandia medal and the honorary titles Commercial Counsellor and Marketplace Counsellor of Somerniemi. Pauliina Aarikka began to take greater charge of design issues.
All of the company’s production was still in Finland, with this including 40 people working from home. Colouring operations included, there were 600 products under production in these years.
The 2000s
Pauliina Aarikka followed Kaija Aarikka as design director.
In 2017, the family-owned Finnish company Martinex Oy purchased Aarikka Oy, along with all its collections and production.
Kaija started it. And we won't stop.
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