Martela
Finnish furniture and interior design business
Martela Oyj is a Finnish company supplying furniture. In 2024, Martela Group's turnover was EUR 86.7 million and it employed an average of 372 employees.
Martela is the largest company in its sector in Finland and one of the three largest in the Nordic countries. In Finland, Martela offers a comprehensive service that can cover the entire process of change from initial inventory and design to removal and maintenance.
History
Matti S. Martela worked at the Riihimäki woodworking company that he himself had founded. He had good relations to business circles and knew that there was demand for new office furniture. His idea was groundbreaking in its simplicity: create a company in Finland that would develop and market sensibly designed office furniture according to the new office standards.
Martela, then called Tehokaluste Oy, was established in 1945. Operations did not begin with production first, as with many competitors. Instead, the company focused on designing products and marketing them to customers.
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