As its name declares, the Cable Factory used to produce electricity cables. In the 1980s, its owner, Nokia, no longer needed the premises and began to rent them to artists who soon settled into the high and light rooms. The City of Helsinki bought the building in 1992, and today, the Cable Factory houses three museums, studios for over one hundred artists, galleries, art schools, a dance theatre, two radio stations and sports facilities. The ongoing renovation work has been sensitively carried out to reflect the building's history: the feeling of the factory -- its open spaces and structures -- remains intact.