Our partnership with Helsinki Pride started last year and this year our voice is even bigger as 50 companies from Weecos have joined us. We have to be loud and proud and make sure that all types of voices are supported and heard! Voice is this year’s main theme of Helsinki Pride. We have to […]
Weecos on perustettu edistämään solidaarisempaa ja tasa-arvoisempaa yhteiskuntaa. Se onnistuu yhteistyöllä ja ennakkoluulottomalla asenteella. Mitä kovempaa vastatuuli puhaltaa, sitä kovempaa haluamme laittaa vastaan. *** Tällä hetkellä konservatiiviset liikkeet polkevat maailmalla ihmisoikeuksia, ja erityisesti seksuaalioikeudet ovat maalitauluna. On kestämätöntä, että nykypäivänäkin on yhteiskuntia, joissa ihmiset eivät saa päättää omasta kehostaan, joutuvat pelkäämään ja peittelemään rakkauttaan tai […]
The Christmas sauna has always been one the most important Christmas traditions for me. It has been part of my Christmas Eve since childhood and still is. Actually, sauna has been part of Finnish Christmas traditions and way of life for ages. We go to Christmas sauna at noon, when it is dark outside. Everyone […]
Sydänmaa means the Heartland. It is the wilderness, the distant woodland, backwoods or salo, erämaa, korpi, takamaa as we say in Finland. The common thought is that Finnish people in general love forests. We have lived in the forests as long as there has been settlement in this part of the world. Forests reinvigorate us, […]
It is time for celebrations! Weecos Ltd was established on the 28th of June in 2012, so the company is now 5 years old! Weecos – Sustainable Marketplace service was launched in Midsummer 2013 and it is now 4 years old. Last year has been truly the best one so far. We have grown in many […]
The year 2017 is moving already full speed ahead! Looking back the year 2016 huge things have happened. We got plenty of new amazing brands, new interesting and pioneer collections, a new implementation partner, a new board of directors and wonderful new team members! And it seems that the pace is going to be as […]
New layoyt, new blog, new shops, co-operations with inspirational people, first marketing video, FIN POP-UP in Sokos, plenty of new customers and motivated team! This sums up the amazing spring we have had and gives us strength to continue the development of the Weecos towards sustainable lifestyle ecosystem. Since the beginning of the year have had […]
WWOOLLFF CO. street clothing company has summarized their designer vision into slogan ”Badass clothes – goodass materials”. Let’s take a closer look of what this means in practise. Check out the first post about them if you have not done that already. Trials and materials In design Pedro and Jenna are looking for something that they […]
Respecting the nature and wild animals, enjoying life and doing things that makes you happy. No strings or strains, just doing things that matter and are fun! This is the strong feeling you get when talking with Jenna and Pedro, the founders, designers and makers in WWOOLLFF CO. street clothing company. They have summarized their […]
We have something special planned for you for the next few weeks: Weecos goes all black! ”What the heck, in the middle of the brightest spring” you might wonder. Trust me, there are many inspiring reasons. During these weeks we introduce to you the black selection in Weecos. Black is the all time favorite and […]
In Finland there are currently several innovative projects ongoing in the field of new textile fibers and circular economy. This article highlights some of them. We glanced what Metsä Fibre, Spinnova and VTT are doing at the moment. The ongoing innovations focus on creating the new fibers from wood or using the old textiles. According to YLE […]
It is great to start the Easter holidays with good news! This is the fourth time when Finnwatch conducts a survey of the usage of certified chocolate in Easter treats. The amount of certified chocolate has increased significantly to this year. Almost 30% of the Easter Chocolates in Finnish markets is certified. For example last year Ruokakesko […]
We often run into situations where we’re asked what does sustainable business and being ecological mean to us. Good questions! And something we try to figure out every day. When Weecos was just an idea in our heads, a few years ago, we spent hours trying to define what do we mean by sustainable lifestyle! We discussed and […]
This blog is about sustainable lifestyle. It’s about doing sustainable business, it’s about raising discussion. And having fun while doing it! Welcome to the journey with us! Weecos is about creating good for people and the planet – it is a sustainable marketplace, a place for environmentally friendly and ecological fashion and sustainable design. The […]