The first electrical wafflemaker with the brand name Åviken
was produced at AB Åviken Metall Company in Gnosjö,
Sweden. It all startet in the beginning of 1940. During the
1940´s they change the design to be more modern. In the
centre of 1950´s the design group names "Made in
Sweden" designed the new Åviken. It was still produced
at AB Åviken Metall Company. In the beginning of 1970
the prodution moved from AB Åviken Metall Company to
a factory in the north of sweden, Limsta Produkter AB. During
this period the first double wafflemaker with four hearts was
produced. In the beginning of 1980 the production was moved
to Samhall AB. Samhall produced the first single wafflemaker
with high quality plastic covers. In 1991 Samhall got patent
of single wafflemaker. The design was very similar to the double
905 which are being produced today. The production of the most
famous wafflemaker in Scandinavia the Åviken 905 started
in the middle of 1990´s. The production has improved
during the years and the quality is better than ever.
