- January 1st, 2023 -
Salakauppa (kiosk) history 2008-2023
Our dear original small Salakauppa kiosk. Below are Secret window displays since 2008 and some other happenings at Salakauppa. Enjoy!
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, 00100 Helsinki |
17.05.2010 Company back in Helsinki. Salakauppa (and terrace) open: Wed-Fri 14-19 Sat 12-18 Postikatu 1, Helsinki. Welcome. |
06.12.2009 Salakauppa independence day party! see pictures |
30.11.2009 Salakauppa christmas calendar opens. Salakauppa open: Wed-Fri 16-20, Sat 12-18. |
05.10.2009 Meet Maippi! New secret shop keeper. |
26.06.2009 Salakauppa midnight movie festival. Salakauppa open: Wed-Fri 16-20, Sat 12-18. |
311.06.2009 Salakauppa terassi open! Salakauppa (and terrace) open: Wed-Fri 16-20, Sat 12-18. |
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 |
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. |
02.01.2009 Happy new year from Salakauppa fisu party. |
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. |
15.11.2008 Salakauppa is now open! Finally all is set and Salakauppa starts selling. Here we celebrate a pre-opening of the shop. |
31.10.2008 Salakauppa gets a neonsign. |
25.10.2008 Aamu and shop window lighting. |
25.10.2008 Finishing light installation. |
11.10.2008 One day with all windows open. We needed to do seaming and paint work for windows frames one more time. |
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.. |
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. |
23.09.2008 Petri from Selki-asema installing sales desk. Aamu observing. |
22.09.2008 Took three more days …after three more days…but now the floor is finished. |
17.09.2008 Huh huh… Floor cleaning is almost finished. It took three days to clean. We’ll continue after a good night sleep. |
15.09.2008 Welding works. Jukka & Markku installing display system. |
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… |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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 |
01.07.2008 This building needs quite a lot of cleaning (from inside too). |
Company Salakauppa is located here. It’s between the main railway station, main post office and KIASMA contemporary art museum. |
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). |