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Employees of OTK's Katajanokka warehouse handling bananas

Employees of OTK's Katajanokka warehouse handling bananas
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Men and women weighting and packing bananas in a store.
Bananas were imported to Finland as early as the 1920s. Even in the 1950s, that now very common fruit was still a rare treat.
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Katajanokka – from disgrace to Art Nouveau gem

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