Cable Factory
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thumb|left|Inside the Kaapelitehdas courtyard. thumb|left|The entrance to Kaapelitehdas. Kaapelitehdas (Finnish for "the Cable Factory", also called simply Kaapeli, ) is a famous building in Salmisaari, Helsinki, near the Lauttasaari bridge. It was redeveloped from its industrial use into a cultural centre which hosts artists studios, three museums, activities and events.
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- Official website
- www.kaapelitehdas.fi/en
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- Kaapelitehdas entrance corridor.jpg
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- post town
- Helsinki
- Commons category
- Kaapelitehdas
- postal code
- 00180
- inception
- 1943-00-00
- street address
- Tallberginkatu 1
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thumb|left|Inside the Kaapelitehdas courtyard. thumb|left|The entrance to Kaapelitehdas. Kaapelitehdas (Finnish for "the Cable Factory", also called simply Kaapeli, ) is a famous building in Salmisaari, Helsinki, near the Lauttasaari bridge. 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 factory in 1939–1954 for Suomen Kaapelitehdas Oy (Finnish Cable Works), hence the name. Cable manufacturing started in 1943 and was discontinued in 1987.
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