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VEF, Latvian acronym for Valsts elektrotehniskā fabrika (State Electrotechnical Factory), was a manufacturer of electrical and electronic products in Riga, Latvia. It was founded in 1919. Before World War II, it manufactured a large variety of goods, including Minox — then the world's smallest camera. After the war, it was the leading communication technology producer in the Soviet Union and the largest factory in the Latvian SSR.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Valsts elektrotehniskā fabrika (VEF)
- Company.logo
- VEF_Logo_old.gif
- Company.image
- VEF pārvaldes ēka pēc restaurācijas 2017.jpg
- Company.image_caption
- Street view of the oldest building of VEF in 2017. Built by architect Heinrich Scheel in 1899
- Company.type
- Public
- Company.foundation
- 1919
- Company.location
- Riga, Latvia
- Company.area_served
- Interwar Latvia (1918–1940), Soviet Union (1940–1991), Latvia (1991–1999)
- Company.industry
- Electronics, telecommunications, radio receivers, photography, aircraft
- Company.products
- Minox, VEF Spidola, VEF I-11, etc
- Company.num_employees
- 4000 (1938)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- state-owned enterprise
- Country
- Latvia
- Located in
- Riga
- Headquarters
- Brīvības Street
- Parent organization
- Radiotehnika RRR
- Industry
- electronics
- Official website
- www.vef.lv/ru/glavnaya
- Image
- Valsts Elektrotehniska Fabrika.JPG
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- Commons category
- VEF
- inception
- 1919-01-01
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1999-01-01
- product or material produced
- Minox
- carbon footprint
- 151
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