31.12.2023
Happy rocket-free New Year from Örö island!





10.12.2022
NEW PRODUCT! Ihmekuusi
A miracle spruce surrounded by friends.
Designed by Aamu Song / COMPANY. Material: linden, paint, lacquer. Manufactured in Semenov, Russia. Size: 310 x 190mm
Available at www.salakauppa.fi




08.11.2022
Tokyo. We wil be hosting an small event about our Secrets of Finland at Artek Tokyo Store.
Event starts 18:30 in in the evening of November 8th.




04.11.2022
Excited to travel after a while!
We will be in Seoul speaking at IDCC 2022 talks at Museum of Art, Seoul National University.
The lecture is on November 4th at 2pm and is open for public. Please, please come if you are in town.




15.10.2022
NEW PRODUCT! Big Ear
a candle holder that listens to you.
Material: Clay, paint. Made by Rufina Balbuena in Izucar de Matamoros, Mexico.
Designed by Aamu Song / COMPANY. Size: 200 x 200 x 100 mm
Available at www.salakauppa.fi




26.09.2022
NEW PRODUCT! Celebration
A Candle holder. Material: Clay, paint. Made by Rufina Balbuena in Izucar de Matamoros, Mexico.
Designed by Aamu Song / COMPANY. Size: 160 x 140 x 100 mm
Available at www.salakauppa.fi




26.09.2022
Office in a shelf.
Soon we get more space when the fixing of our Atelier floor (after a water damage) is complete.



20.09.2022
We got photos of this mural that we planned in celebration of Matryoshka turning 100 years, and to clebrate our 10 years collaboration with the Amazing Matryoshka Masters of Semenov. So sad we could not be present in the celebration in these terriible times.




05.07.2022
Secrects of Mexico delivery day!
So excited to receive more items from our friends, the amazing Balbuena Family.
The wrapped packages in front contain new designs. Revealed and available soon at www.salakauppa.fi.





04.07.2022
We just got pictures of the recently opened Suntory Water Museum in Japan. We designed a wooden set of five local animals for the museum.
Titled ’Shinanomori All-Stars’ they stand there on the top left shelf. ’Shinanomori All-Star’ is a limited edition for the museum and is not for sale.




09.06.2022
Temporary summer office. Örö island, Finnish archipelago.
Our studio in Helsinki had an unfortunate water damage. While the studio is being fixed, we will be working in various temporary locations during summer.




16.05.2022
NEW PRODUCT! Perspective Puzzle
Manufactured by Eija & Sirkka / Haapareppu in Joutsa Finland.
10-piece framed puzzle. Material: birch coloured. Size: 200 x 110 x 15mm.
Available at www.salakauppa.fi




10.06.2022
NEW PRODUCT! Outokanto / Strange Stump
Väki of forest keep magic of forest
Designed in 2022 by Aamu Song / COMPANY. Material: linden, paint, lacquer. Manufactured in Semenov, Russia. Size: 90 x 160mm.
Available at www.salakauppa.fi




10.06.2022
NEW PRODUCT! Happy Birthday / Strawberry Cream Cake
12 candles on fire, addible for 1 to 120 years of Happy Birthday
Designed in 2022 by Aamu Song / COMPANY. Material: linden, paint, lacquer. Manufactured in Semenov, Russia. Size: 150 x 100mm.
Available at www.salakauppa.fi




10.06.2022
NEW PRODUCT! Celebration of life
Deer, Chick, Wood sorrel, Blueberry, Flower of Horse Chestnut, 3 Bullfinch, 3 Sparrow, Squirrel, Rainbow, Spirit, 3 Golden Oriole, Kingfisher, Falcon, Snake, Mountain Bluebird male, 3 Mountain Bluebird female are living in one tree
Designed in 2022 by Aamu Song / COMPANY. Material: linden, paint, lacquer. Manufactured in Semenov, Russia. Size: 275 x 180mm
Available at www.salakauppa.fi




04.05.2022
So happy to visit Iceland for a talk on 4th of May at DesignTalks in Harpa, Reykjavik, as part of DesignMarch 2022.
The talks are broadcasted live (also can later be found) on dezeen.com.




30.04.2022
Six weeks of shellfish eating materialized into shellfish art.
The sand beaches close to us had plenty of soft cell clams and blue mussels among other types of shelfish.
This exhibition above was only set up for ourselves (very selfish) but maybe we share more of this project later.
Thank you Mother nature, Lofoten and MJF Foundation.




20.04.2022
Celebrating Yaya's birthday in Lofoten, Norway.
Our time at the Maaretta Jaukkuri Foundation is coming to an end.
It has been such a wonderful month up in the mountains and down by the sea.




12.04.2022
Visiting Kautokeino, Finnmark and being amazed by the Juhls Silver Gallery (and museum, shop, concert hall, home) that the artist couple Regine and Frank Juhls created over four decades.




18.03.2022
We are honored to be the fellows this spring at the Maaretta Jaukkuri Foundation.
We'll be working with mountains and stormy seas in the outskirts of Lofoten, Norway until early May.




12.03.2022
Here's one window view to our project at Design Matters exhibition at Harbourfront Center, Toronto, Canada.
Design Matters 01.03.–31.04.2022, curated by Anders Jansson, is part of on-going Nordic Bridges events at Harbourfront Center.
Photo by Adam Leger.




09.03.2022
Salakauppa Spring Break.
Shop moves temporarily to our studio in etu-Töölö, Eteläinen Hesperiankatu 14 E 2.
Open for picking up products: Wednesdays and Fridays 1-6pm on the following days:
March 9th, 11th, 16th, 18th and 23rd.
April 6th, 8th, 13th, 27th and 29th.
Please say ’HuHuu’ in front of this big window by the left side of main entrance. Welcome.




11.03.2022
Photoshop day.
Here's a reenactment of the above painting for your easy locating.




15.02.2022
Secrets of Imaginationland exhibition extended until end of March.
A new chance to take a journey to Imaginationland. Muji Small Gallery, Urho Kekkosenkatu 1, 4th fl. Helsinki, Finland.
Exhibtion open until 27th of March 2022. Welcome.
Photo above: plant samples collected from Sunny Valley, Imaginationland.




23.01.2022
MoMA Design Store Maker Story features today COMPANY Aamu Song & Johan Olin and their adventures into Russian nesting doll manufacturing.
Mama Birds and Tree of Seasons available at MoMA Store NYC and online.




13.01.2022
SECRETS OF IMAGINATIONLAND -exhibition opens at MUJI Small Gallery in Helsinki, Finland.
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13.01.2022
Secrets of Imaginationland is a jouney into our imaginations. The exhibition presents drawings, notes, a video documentation and a selection of items which we brought back from our journey. Secrets of Imaginationland is the latest part of our on-going ’Secrets of’ series.
Welcome to the journey with us. Exhibition open daily 10am to 8pm.




25.12.2021
Company wishes Happier New Year!
Secrets of Japan collection photo by Paavo Lehtonen 2021.

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