Services at Vammala’s Beach Sauna Improved Overnight as 14-Year-Old Ossi Opens Business Named "Helpot Huvit"

Services at Vammala’s beach sauna improved overnight as 14-year-old Ossi opened a business named "Helpot Huvit" at the sauna facilities today, Wednesday. The company rents boats, outdoor games, fishing rods, beach chairs, and equipment suitable for parties and accommodations such as a 110-cup coffee maker, grill, and camping beds. Plans are also underway to rent out a hot tub.

Ossi has enlisted the help of two eager salespeople, his younger sister Lyyti and her best friend Iitu, whose job is to manage the beach sauna's café. The ten-year-old girls will sell café products throughout the summer whenever they have time. Their weekly football practice and games still take priority over work.

“We are most likely to be found at the café in the afternoons,” the girls say. They mention that they spend a lot of time at the beach sauna anyway, so working there doesn’t cause too much hassle. “So far, the best-selling product has been coffee. Even before the official opening, we were already selling about four cups a day.”

Behind the company’s operations are also the family’s parents, who take care of paying VAT and bookkeeping with Ossi. They also receive customers at their home if no family member happens to be at the beach sauna. “We live right next to the beach sauna, so feel free to ring the doorbell and inquire about coffee or rental items.”

Although the parents help Ossi with practical tasks and can also rent out equipment, the boy is responsible for his company. He has invested significant amounts in the business, including purchasing a motorboat.

Ossi cannot estimate when he will get his money back, but that is likely not the main purpose of the business. “Ossi is quite the numbers guy. He is very interested in business,” says his mother, Satu. The boy nods in agreement: “I am interested in entrepreneurship. Helpot Huvit offers experience in running a business, so starting my own company might be much easier when I’m an adult.”