About Ateljénord

The craft shop in the old centre of Kiruna opened in December 2005

“The business idea is through a shared shop to sell and market both unique and batch produced handicraft, art handicraft, and art. In the shop you will always meet one of the creating artisans.
Handicraft, art handicraft and art - everything is made or designed by one of the respective enterprises. We maintain the highest quality in both craftsmanship and design. The entrepreneurs operate in or near Kiruna council district.”

Praised  cooperation

At the Kiruna business gala on 25 January 2008, the crafters at Ateljénord won the Entrepreneurial Cooperation Award.
The jury wrote: “Through cooperation, these companies have raised their profile and in that way increased sales; different individuals, different talents grouped under one roof. Four role models with an artistic streak”.

Ateljénord won the Cooperative of the Year award in Norrbotten 2019, which was awarded by Coompanion Norrbotten together with Coop Norrbotten and Sparbanken Nord. We are very proud of their motivation:
"For many years, Ateljénord has been one of Kiruna's most important stores for high-quality, world-class local crafts. The quality is at a really high altitude and those who come to the store always meet one of the deeply committed craftsmen. Their work began just over 20 years ago when they began to build the strong foundation on which their entire continued collaboration would rest. Ateljénord is a role model through its serious collaboration and well-developed partnership agreements. They base their collaboration on everyone's equal value, high quality and willingness to develop together"

Artisans quit, start and make a comeback at Ateljénord

Eva Björnström left the shop in spring 2008. Rut Orrmalm Olsson, producer of textile handicraft, started at the shop in May 2008 and left the shop three years later. Göran Söderström, goldsmith from Lannavaara, joined us in October 2008. Our blacksmith and cartoonist Anders Skoglind started at the shop in February 2010.  Lena Lysvret started at the shop on 1 October 2011. She produces textile handicraft using quilt and patch technique. Lena left us  and moved back to her hometown Kinna in May 2017.  Eva Björnström completed the circle with her comeback at the shop in 2017.