The history of the Christmas decoration factory WEISTE – and at the same time the industrial manufacture of Christmas decorations in Finland – began in the 1920’s. School teacher Kalle Aimo Weiste (1881-1963) decided to pursue a different career and founded a company of his own in Helsinki in 1924. His business idea was to produce decorations for Christmas trees from silver-plated copper thread.

After first having made decorations at his own home and thereafter for a year in a small workshop in Kluuvikatu, a street in the city centre, Kalle Weiste moved with his son Aarre (1920-2001) to Pukinmäki in 1926. Later in the same year, the construction of a modest factory building was finished, followed by an additional building in 1931.

In the mid-1930’s, a weaving mill was established at the factory. According to the price list from 1938, approximately 40 different types of ribbons and yarns were made with a number of weaving and spinning machines.

« Previous  |  Next »