About Helmies

A two-person studio. Lahti, Finland.

Egyptian creativity, Finnish discipline. We build websites, brands, AI agents, and the occasional restaurant SaaS — all because we couldn't stop.

The story

"Helmi" means pearl.

A pearl forms when a grain of sand irritates an oyster. The oyster doesn't fight the sand — it works with it, layer by layer, until something beautiful emerges.

That's what we do. Clients come with friction, problems, ambitions. We don't fight them. We wrap them in layers of craft until something beautiful emerges.

Helmies started in 2024 as a single repository on Wael's laptop. Now there are three live products, four production case studies, and one growing book of work that we'd actually want our names on.

We don't want to be the biggest agency in Finland. We want to be the one you think of when the brief is unusual, the timeline is short, and the work has to mean something.

The people

Two of us. So far.

Wael Helmi

Wael Helmi

Founder & CEO

Born in Cairo. Rooted in Lahti. A decade of creative work for Coca-Cola, Fanta, Hilton, and Intercontinental taught one lesson worth keeping: the best work happens when creativity and technology flow in the same direction.

Wael writes the code, runs the strategy, and is usually the one on the phone when something breaks at 11pm.

Nagham Alaa

Nagham Alaa

UI/UX Designer

Interfaces that feel like water — intuitive, clear, effortlessly beautiful. Nagham designs experiences where users never get lost, because the path always feels natural.

She's the reason a Helmies dashboard never makes you click "back" because you didn't see the button. The work she signs off on is the work that ships.

The numbers

A decade of currents.

50+ projects shipped
30+ clients
10+ years of practice
10+ countries

Want to be project number 51?

Tell us your vision. We'll shape to it — like water.

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