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Founded by Edvard Pajunen in 1918.1
Private company
Finnish grocery store chain
Alepa is a grocery shop chain in the Greater Helsinki region of Finland. It is currently owned by HOK-Elanto, a part of the nationwide cooperative S Group. Alepa was founded in 1918, when Edvard Pajunen and his wife founded a shop in Sörnäinen, Helsinki.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Alepa is a grocery shop chain in the Greater Helsinki region of Finland. It is currently owned by HOK-Elanto, a part of the nationwide cooperative S Group. Alepa was founded in 1918, when Edvard Pajunen and his wife founded a shop in Sörnäinen, Helsinki.2
Alepa is part of a group headed by S Group. 18 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.
Founded by Edvard Pajunen in 1918.1
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