Helkema
| Helkama | |
|---|---|
| legal form | |
| founding | 1905 |
| Seat | Hanko , Finland |
| Number of employees | 1000 (2013) |
| Branch | Bicycle manufacturer , car importer, home appliances, cable manufacturer |
Helkama Velox is a Finnish group of companies and originally a Finnish bicycle manufacturer .
Heikki J. Helkama founded the Helkama bicycle factory in 1905. Legendary models that have been manufactured over decades are Jopo, Aino, Oiva and Kulkuris . Today the frames are produced in South-East Asia and equipped with components in Finland.
Helkama also includes the cable manufacturer Helkama Bica (ship's cable ), Helkama Forste (household appliances and cooling units), Suomen Koneliike , Helsingin Uuttera and Helkama-Auto ( Škoda - importer for Finland). According to Helkama, the companies employ around 1,000 people (as of 2013) in seven countries.
Individual evidence
- ↑ helkamavelox.fi from www.helkamavelox.fi, accessed on September 25, 2017.
- ↑ Anne-Katrin Wehrmann: Cable for shipping and the offshore industry. In: Hansa . Issue 9/2014, pp. 52–55.