The company story of SKI OUT BIKE
Arja Hyvärinen says:
Ski-Outlet Finland Oy was founded on 14.12.2012 December XNUMX. Ythe rite was founded by Juha Mikkola and Petri Ikävalko. Ski-Outlet operated for many years only in the winter season, selling and servicing downhill and skiing equipment. Mikkola was a farmer from spring to autumn and had years of experience in ski sales and maintenance. Ikävalko was a gardener and had also previously worked with skis in the winter. In January 2017, Mikkola bought the company completely.
In 2017, the company's brand was renewed and the first version of the online store existed. Juha's spouse Arja Hyvärinen helped by working in the background alongside her main job. Arja brought brand expertise, strategic planning, system development and communication to the company. The old outlet was a thing of the past and the new marketing name of the sports specialty store & online store was Ski Out and at the same time the visual appearance changed. The products were of high quality, from well-known brands, and the company turned into a specialty shop. In the spring of 2018, Arja joined the company and the operation expanded to year-round, when bicycles and their maintenance joined the product family. Bikes were added to the branding, i.e. the brand expanded to what it is today: Ski Out Bike. A strong investment was made in the development of the online store, content and products.
We specialize in mountain bikes. In the summer of 2018, Ski Out Bike's Tuesday runs began, free guided mountain bike runs in the terrains of Hollola and Lahti. They are drawn throughout the summer, sometimes into autumn and sometimes into December. In winter, we organize ski tests in Messilä. We are conveniently located along Messiläntie and next to off-road trails and tracks. More species have been added to the product menu; diving, roller skiing and padel.
The company has grown strongly in the last three years and has a customer base all over Finland. Today, our working community includes trader Juha, sales & service experts Petri and Pyry, sales & e-commerce orders/digital customer service Natalie, product creation/e-commerce/digital assistant Jenny, e-commerce product information Heidi and CEO Arja, who is responsible for bike leasing, invoicing, e-commerce complex and communication. A good feeling is important to us, both with colleagues, partners and customers. Kivijala has a lot of regular customers, familiar faces, many of whom have become our friends.
Even though we sell sports equipment and are dealing with something very important to people, i.e. free time, the most important thing is communication between people, i.e. customer encounters in brick and mortar and online. In social media, our lovely customers play the main role. We have expertise, experience in the sports and we welcome everyone in a friendly manner. It is a matter of our heart to get people to move outside, all year round, take care of themselves and have good energy.
Ski Out Bike – a good reason to move
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SKI OUT BIKE Website , opens in a new tab SKI OUT BIKE Facebook , opens in a new tab SKI OUT BIKE Instagram , opens in a new tab SKI OUT BIKE Tuesday run , opens in a new tab SKI OUT BIKE run on Salpauselkä ridge , opens in a new tabMessiläntie 40 15860 Hollola 040 5555 612