Study & Work
The historic factory block has become home to a unique community of creative-sector players and students working together to create sustainable and forward-looking ideas and innovations.
Diversity is our strength
A135 Creative Community
Our community is made up of a colourful group of innovative companies, including both start-ups and more experienced players. It is precisely this diversity that we draw our strength from, as creativity feeds creativity. The more varied our community is, the more we can learn from one another. Because when energies and synergies meet, amazing things can happen.
Study on the creative block
The educational institutions on the block are also geared toward creativity. They include Metropolia’s Arabia Culture Campus, the Pop & Jazz Conservatory and Stadi Vocational College’s media studies programme.
Work on the creative block
Are you looking for a place that offers room to think and create? Join our community and innovate with us!
Check out our vacant business premises and Innovation Home’s Coworking spaces
Meet the players
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Stadi Vocational College Mediastadi
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At Stadi Vocational College’s location on Muotoilijankatu you can earn qualifications in media studies and audio-visual expression.
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Pop & Jazz Conservatory
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Opening times
Mon–Fri: 7-21.30
Sat–Sun: ClosedPlease check the current opening hours from the website.
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Founded in 1972, the Pop & Jazz Conservatory is the oldest school of rhythmic music in the Nordics and one of the oldest in Europe.
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Opening times
Mon–Fri: 7.30-21
Sat–Sun: ClosedPlease check the current opening hours from the website.
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Metropolia University of Applied Sciences’ Arabia Culture Campus is a centre of innovation, giving a nod to the block’s arts and design history.
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VMP-interior
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Opening times
Arabia Centre Showroom
Hämeentie 135 A, 00560 HelsinkiPlease check the current opening hours from the website.
Contact
Customer Service
+358 2 824 1000
asiakaspalvelu@vmp-interior.fiPharmacies
Veli-Matti Paulasaari
tel. +358 500 721 723
vmp@vmp-interior.fiStory
VMP-interior is the right partner for you if you want to ensure that your premises and business operations can live up to today’s challenges. We are the market leader in Finland in designing and implementing pharmacies.
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Helsinki XR Center
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Opening times
Mon–Fri: 9-17
Sat–Sun: ClosedPlease check the current opening hours from the website.
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Helsinki XR Center (HXRC) is linked to Metropolia’s cultural studies programme and combines design and technology in a novel way. XR (Extended Reality) refers to virtual, mixed and augmented reality technologies. HXRC is operated by Metropolia University of Applied Sciences together with the Finnish Virtual Reality Association (FIVR). You can visit the open XR Showroom demo area where the technology is presented.
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Viaplay Group
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Contact
Partners:
partner.finland@@viaplaygroup.com
Restaurant customers:
b2bsales@@viaplaygroup.com
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Viaplay Group’s Partner & Wholesale function is responsible for the distribution of Viaplay Group’s services and content through third-party partners. Strong co-operation with our partners guarantees both consumers and companies the opportunity to enjoy Viaplay Group’s broad entertainment offering through Viaplay, V sport or V film channels or other services belonging to Viaplay Group.
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Fokus Media Finland Oy
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Opening times
Mon–Fri: 9-17
Sat–Sun: Closed
Please check the current opening hours from the website.
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Fokus Media Finland publishes magazines and customer magazines and produces content marketing. The publication channels include print, online and social media.
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FirstView Digital Signage
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FirstView has focussed on digital signage screens and advertisement screens, including background music and analytics, for well over a decade now. More than 200 companies use our solutions to boost their business, and more than 13,000 FirstView screens are in use in Finland, and an equal amount throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
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Innovation Home
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Opening times
See detailed opening hours here.
Please check the current opening hours from the website.
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Innovation Home offers companies a home and an inspiring community. Whether you need an office space or a workstation in an open coworking space, you can find it through us.
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Angel Films
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Opening times
Our rental service is open on weekdays from 7.30 until 16.30. You are always welcome to drop in and meet our fantastic team and learn about our equipment and premises.
Always check the latest opening hours on the company’s website.
Please check the current opening hours from the website.
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The studios of Angel Films, a film equipment rental and studio services company, are used to film ads and many well-known TV shows.
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Arabia Art Department Society
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Opening times
Read more about the society here.
Please check the current opening hours from the website.
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The Arabia Art Department Society was founded by a group of artists in 2003 in order to continue the activities of the Arabia art department and to safeguard its traditions. The purpose is to carry on the cultural tradition of ceramics and to develop links to the sector’s Finnish and international artists, museums and galleries.