Sakari Siltala : Family Affair: The Ahlström Dynasty 1931–1981
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Sakari Siltala’s English-language work explores the Ahlström industrial dynasty, its business world, and its influence on Finnish design from 1931 to 1981. Family enterprise, large-scale industry, and cultural history come together in this account.
Suitable for: For readers interested in Finnish industrial history, family businesses, and the history of design.
Family Affair. The Ahlström Dynasty in 1931-1981.
Ahlström is one of 20 powerhouse families immortalised in a famous Finnish protest song from the 1960s. For decades, their company was one of Finland's largest and most influential industrial conglomerates. But the Ahlström story goes beyond mere forest products and machine shops.
In collaboration with the legendary architects Aino and Alvar Aalto, the extended Ahlström family helped launch the mecca of modernist Finnish design Artek, Helsinki's prestigious Savoy restaurant and the world-renowned architectural landmark of Villa Mairea as well as iconic Iittala and Karhula glassware from Tapio Wirkkala and Timo Sarpaneva.
The Ahlström dynasty was a mix of engineers, business leaders, art lovers and bon vivants, spanning the political spectrum. Their deep-rooted family connection gave the firm strength, but frequent clashes threatened the lineage's unity.
Over the years, directors, managers and shareholders alike learned to “play the Ahlström instrument” - with varying degrees of harmony and discord.
Before long, the multinational empire had built up to an unwieldy crescendo. Would the operations in its Varkaus location be the firm's swan song or salvation?
Sakari Siltala is an award-winning historian and author of non-fiction books who specialises in chronicling the stories of family businesses, entrepreneurs and large-scale industry.
Ahlström is one of 20 powerhouse families immortalised in a famous Finnish protest song from the 1960s. For decades, their company was one of Finland's largest and most influential industrial conglomerates. But the Ahlström story goes beyond mere forest products and machine shops.
In collaboration with the legendary architects Aino and Alvar Aalto, the extended Ahlström family helped launch the mecca of modernist Finnish design Artek, Helsinki's prestigious Savoy restaurant and the world-renowned architectural landmark of Villa Mairea as well as iconic Iittala and Karhula glassware from Tapio Wirkkala and Timo Sarpaneva.
The Ahlström dynasty was a mix of engineers, business leaders, art lovers and bon vivants, spanning the political spectrum. Their deep-rooted family connection gave the firm strength, but frequent clashes threatened the lineage's unity.
Over the years, directors, managers and shareholders alike learned to “play the Ahlström instrument” - with varying degrees of harmony and discord.
Before long, the multinational empire had built up to an unwieldy crescendo. Would the operations in its Varkaus location be the firm's swan song or salvation?
Sakari Siltala is an award-winning historian and author of non-fiction books who specialises in chronicling the stories of family businesses, entrepreneurs and large-scale industry.
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| Author | Sakari Siltala |
| Co-authors | Translated by: Pamela Kaskinen |
| Title | Family Affair: The Ahlström Dynasty 1931–1981 |
| Original title | Laulu Ahlströmin perheestä. Suku ja yhtiö 1931–1981 |
| SKU | P-FAMI-9E33A4 |