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Replacement parts for vintage Finnish appliances
drawers full of parts the chains don't stock
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Shopfront on Mannerheimintie
Helsinki · Since 1965
ACME Tools Oy (DEMO)
Three generations of the Lehtinen family, one corner of Töölö, and a back room of replacement parts the chains stopped carrying in 2003.
“My father opened this shop after he came home from sea. We still stock his three best ideas and a lot of things he'd have called nonsense.”
— Jouni Lehtinen, Owner 2nd generation
Plan a visit
Open · closes 17:00
Mannerheimintie 84 · Töölö, Helsinki 4 min walk from Töölöntori (tram 4, 10)
Established
1965
Rating
4.8
(74)
Specialties
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Hand-tool sharpening, same day
Drop a chisel off in the morning, pick it up sharp before close
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Key cutting & lock fitting
Abloy, Sentry, mailbox locks. Master keys made while you wait.
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Old-stock screws & fasteners
Whitworth, BA, pre-1990 metric — the bins the chain stores threw out.
What we stock
Tools
Building supplies
Power tools
Hand tools
Fasteners
Plumbing parts
Electrical
Paint & finishes
Locks & keys
The story · 1965 — today
Eino Lehtinen came home from twelve years at sea in 1965 and opened a small ironmongery on Mannerheimintie with a loan from his sister. The first month he sold 47 things — most of them screws. He kept the receipts in a Marlboro tin we still have in the back room.
His son Jouni took over in 1998, expanded into electrical and sauna parts, and added the bike-delivery service after his neighbour broke an ankle carrying paint home in the snow. His daughter Saana joined full-time in 2021 to run online ordering and the locksmithing.
Three generations, one shop, one corner of Helsinki. We are deliberately not opening a second location.
Milestones · 61 years
1965
Founded
Eino Lehtinen opens the shop with a loan from his sister Marja-Liisa.
1972
Sharpening service
Bench grinder installed in the back room. Same one we use today.
1983
Sauna specialism
Become a Helo-certified dealer for stoves and elements.
1998
Second generation
Jouni takes over from his father Eino. Eino still drops in on Saturdays.
2007
Bike delivery
Free local delivery added after one too many paint-can disasters.
2021
Third generation
Saana joins full-time. Adds online ordering and locksmithing.
Meet the owner
Jouni Lehtinen
Owner 2nd generation
Took over from his father Eino in 1998 after fifteen years as a maintenance engineer for VR. Knows where every screw lives. Plays the accordion badly.
What customers say
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“They taught me how to do it myself”
Came in to ask someone to come fix a dripping tap. Left with the right washer, a five-minute explanation, and €4 poorer instead of €120. Honest people.
Bought · Plumbing parts
Helpful (9)
“My first stop, every job in Töölö”
Cheaper than the chains on commodity stuff because they bulk-buy with two other independents. And when I need something weird pre-1990 Whitworth fasteners last month they're the only ones in the city who have it.
Bought · Fasteners
“Sauna stones in March, every time”
They're busy in sauna season so go early. Service is brusque-but-warm — very Finnish. Stones are properly graded, not the mixed bag you get at Bauhaus.