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Kaapelitehdas (
Finnish
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* Culture of Finland
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* Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people
* Finnish cuisine
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for "the Cable Factory", also called simply Kaapeli, sv, Kabelfabriken) is a famous building in
Salmisaari
Salmisaari ( sv, Sundholmen) is a small area (a sector, ''pienalue'') belonging to the Ruoholahti quarter of the Länsisatama neighbourhood of Helsinki, Finland.
The Salmisaari island was previously located west of the Helsinginniemi peninsula. H ...
,
Helsinki
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, near the
Lauttasaari bridge
The Lauttasaari bridge (Finnish language, Finnish: ''Lauttasaaren silta'', Swedish language, Swedish: ''Drumsö bro'') is a bridge in Helsinki, Finland, over the Lauttasaarensalmi strait. The bridge connects the island of Lauttasaari to mainland H ...
. It was redeveloped from its industrial use into a cultural centre which hosts artists studios, three museums, activities and events.
History
The building was originally constructed as a
cable
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Mechanical
* Nautical cable, an assembly of three or more ropes woven against the weave of the ropes, rendering it virtually waterproof
* Wire rope, a type of rope that consists of several strands of metal wire laid into a hel ...
factory
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in 1939–1954 for Suomen Kaapelitehdas Oy (Finnish Cable Works), hence the name. Cable manufacturing started in 1943 and was discontinued in 1987.
Suomen Kaapelitehdas was acquired by Suomen Gummitehdas Oy (Finnish Rubber Works) in 1922. Suomen Gummitehdas was renamed Suomen Kumitehdas in 1959, and the companies Suomen Kumitehdas, Nokia Aktiebolag and Suomen Kaapelitehdas were merged in 1966–1967 to form Oy Nokia Ab (
Nokia
Nokia Corporation (natively Nokia Oyj, referred to as Nokia) is a Finnish multinational corporation, multinational telecommunications industry, telecommunications, technology company, information technology, and consumer electronics corporatio ...
Corporation).
Cultural centre
The building was acquired by the city of Helsinki and converted into a cultural centre, where various private and public organisations are based and can hold events large and small, concerts, exhibitions, fairs and festivals. There are also artist studios and the rent from the studios made the project financially viable. As of 2005, the turnover was 3.5 million euros.
Kaapelitehdas is the home of three museums –
Finnish Museum of Photography
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* Something or someone from, or related to Finland
* Culture of Finland
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, Theatre Museum and
Hotel and Restaurant Museum
The Hotel and Restaurant Museum ( fi, Hotelli- ja ravintolamuseo) specializes in the history of Finnish hotels, restaurants, cafés, tourism and culinary culture. The museum is located in Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki, Finland. The museum was first opene ...
. It also provides space for galleries, dance theatres, ateliers, art schools, rehearsing studios, radio stations and a popular restaurant named Hima & Sali.
The company Kiinteistö Oy Kaapelitalo is responsible for developing, renting and maintaining the facilities. Kiinteistö Oy Kaapelitalo is owned by the City of Helsinki. Since 1 January 2008, the company has also managed an old gasworks in the eastern part of the city center. Renovation and renting of the Suvilahti will take years.
Kaapelitehdas is a member of the
Trans Europe Halles
Trans Europe Halles (TEH) is a European-based network of cultural centres initiated by citizens and artists.
History
In 1983 the independent Cultural center, cultural centre "Les Halles de Schaerbeek" (Brussels, Brussels, Belgium) organised a w ...
(TEH) network of independent cultural centres in Europe.
TEH
/ref> The TEH Communication and Administration Office was set up there in 2003.
See also
* Andrejsala
Andrejsala is a area located in the Pētersala-Andrejsala neighbourhood of Riga, Latvia within a former territory of an industrial port next to the city center. It had the potential to become a significant art, culture and entertainment center ...
* NDSM
NDSM is a neighborhood in Amsterdam, Netherlands located on the former terrain of the Nederlandsche Dok en Scheepsbouw Maatschappij (NDSM) shipbuilding company. It is located in the Amsterdam-Noord borough along the IJ river and can be reached b ...
References
External links
Kaapelitehdas in English
Photos from Cable Factory (flickr.com)
{{Helsinki Cityscape
Buildings and structures in Helsinki
Museums in Helsinki
Adaptive reuse of industrial structures
Restaurants in Helsinki
Cultural centres in Finland
Event venues in Finland
Ruoholahti