Kaapelitehdas

Kaapelitehdas (Finnish for "the cable factory", also called simply Kaapeli) is a famous building in Ruoholahti, Helsinki, near the bridge to Lauttasaari.

The building was originally constructed as a cable factory in 1939–1954 for Suomen Kaapelitehdas Oy, hence the name. Cable manufacturing started in 1943 and was discontinued in 1987.

Suomen Kaapelitehdas was acquired by in 1922 by Suomen Gummitehdas Oy. Suomen Gummitehdas was renamed Suomen Kumitehdas in 1959, and the companies Suomen Kumitehdas, Nokia Osakeyhtiö and Suomen Kaapelitehdas were merged in 1966–1967 as Oy Nokia Ab.

The building was acquired by the city of Helsinki and converted into a cultural centre, where various public and private organisations are based and can hold all kinds of events, from art classes via ecological fairs to BDSM play parties. The building and its industrial milieu are protected.