ENGLISH LIGHTING NOW SOLUTIONS PRODUCTS CASE STUDIES NEWS COMPANY CONTACT US 1940–1950 Home Company Helvar Story 1940–1950 Company About Us Helvar Careers Quality and Sustainability Helvar Story 1921–1930 1930–1939 1940–1950 1950–1970 1970–1980 1980–1999 2000–2010 2010– Brochures and Documentation 1940–1950 War, peace and ballasts The Winter War (World War II) interrupted the rapid expansion of production. Between 1940–1950, Helvar concentrated on the supply radio equipment to the Finnish armed forces, and in payment of Finnish war debts to the Soviet Union. The first magnetic ballast from Helvar In the next five years, Helvar restarted consumer production while reorganizing the electrical department, founded in 1947. Due to shortage of materials, consumer production was slow. Not until 1950 was a new radio annual production record of 30 000 sets achieved. The department of electrical equipment was considered to be a separate business line and production of ballasts and contactors began in 1949–1950. Lighting took a significant leap forward in the 1930s, when the fluorescent lamp was developed in the United States. But it was not until after the war, at the end of the 1940s, that this type of lighting became common in Finland, and in 1949 Helvar finally started production of ballasts for fluorescent lamps. 1950–1970 TV, the new technology Open Positions Contact Us Head Office Legal Notice Press © Helvar 2018