Kaija Aarikka, founder of Aarikka Ltd, has passed away.
According to the company, Aarikka passed away on Thursday at the age of 85 after a long illness.
Aarikka founded the company in her name in 1954 as a manufacturer of wooden buttons. The company rapidly expanded as a maker of wooden jewellery and items of interior decorations, among other products.
Kaije Aarikka was awarded the Pro Finlandia medal in 1994.
