T. Ojala carpentry workshop
An important part of industrial history in Kalajoki is the carpentry workshop by Toivo Ojala.
In 1939, Toivo Ojala opened a small carpentry workshop in Kalajoki, by the name of Tmi Toivo Ojalan Huonekaluliike (“Toivo Ojala’s furniture shop”). The original workshop was located where the current Topi-Keittiö shop is now standing, near Saarisilta-bridge and S-Market.
In the 1970’s, the name of the business was changed to “Topi-Kalustaja”. It quickly became the third biggest manufacturer of kitchen cabinets in Finland.
In 2002, the name of the business was changed to “Topi-Keittiöt”. The same Ojala family still runs the business.
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Cultural history of Tynkä by bike
“Churches, crime scenes, and landscapes”
The popular biking route, Bridges of Tynkä, has many fascinating sites of local history that even date back to the Middle Ages.
For 500 years, Kalajoki has been an important center for farming and social life, where many different enterprises and businesses have flourished.
The route consists of stories, historical research, cultural heritage, and art. For example: the locations of the first and second church of Kalajoki, historical crime scenes, art, traditional landscapes, antiques...
Route details:
- The route is app. 18 km long.
- The biking route uses a sidewalk almost the entire length of the route. In Tynkä, you have to bike along the “highway” for a few hundred meters.