KNIFE SHOPPING IN FINLAND / PUUKKO 

Hi Jeffthermite! It's good to know that I wasn't a crazy one.lol Thank you for watching :)

Hue Janus! I totally understand!lol

My wife wouldn't even let me go into that shop... ;-)

Lol,me too,so many an the beautiful craftsmanship.

The first knife's price tag was 16 euros, which is like $17. That's pretty cheap...

Me too, and i am from finland and have plenty of those knifes already. You can never have enough of them haha

Hi Leslie! I totally was like a kid excited too much at the knife shop!lol They were beautiful well made knives.

Shopping never ends in Finland. You’d need someone to stop you.lol

jorluo Hi jorluo! Thank you for watching my videos! Wow, that’s amazing to know that old history about Puukko. It’s fascinating. I love using my Puukko which is small but gets the job done :)

@@uemaisadventure Thanks for your answer. Your puukko is beautiful. I'm looking forward to your next video. Speaking about history, there are two amazing books written by Anssi Ruusuvuori: Puukon historia, parts 1 and 2 (History of the Puukko). Both over 700 pages full of great pictures of puukkos and sheaths and puukko belts. I would like to buy them but they are quite expensive. I could spend hours and hours watching those thousands of pictures. I know you would also love those books. If you go to RU-vid (well... heh, you're now in RU-vid) and write: Puukon historia book, there is a video by James Parus who is introducing those books in english. Just look at those pictures. Sorry, I'm drooling :)

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@@jorluo thx

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ztVV-BJXCxs.html

Well there are guns behind the counter, those aren't knives...

Fun fact: the workers just wanted her to leave.

Looks kinda like a Finnish Cabela's

That is a quite typical Hardware-store, 13 on a dozen .......................

Oscar Gold Hi Oscar! That’s interesting! It shows the value of Puukko to Finnish people.

Part of the tradition is, if you receive a knife as a gift, you must give a coin in return (any coin will do). This is so that the knife does not "cut" the friendship. A very old tradition.

Yes, never gift a knife, always sell very cheap

camping buddy that’s a French tradition not Finnish

That’s what I was told when I bought my laguiole at any rate.

It’s definitely one of my favorite places.

It's good to know when I choose one next time! Thank you for sharing your knowledge :)

Good answer. If you want to chop stuff that's another tool. About 4 inches is fine for just about everything. And these guys have a perfect edge and will keep it, with a little attention.

Mauri Kuisma wow! That’s cool. Never know about that.

That's cool!

Such a cherished tradition that is! What a treasure: your own self- made knife!

Yes in finland we make own puukkos in school metal work i have not yet but i will

I have old marttiini finland 508

Living the dream

coop cooper I agree!!! :)

It was a paradise :)

Hi Nathan! It was overwhelming but so much fun at the same time choosing a knife for myself. Thank you for watching the video :)

I do the same when reading the menu at a new restaurant

I always "feel" the puukko Before I buy one, if it doesn`t "feel right" it`s not good (for me). Ralf Finland ......................

Yeah I feel you b there,that'd be great, I wished smokey mountain knife works was closer to me here,but it's in Sevierville Tennessee, I like holding knives before I buy to check for hot spots an see if it's for me or not.

Finland is not scandinavian perkele

@@jannevihattula6970 yes it is. Trust me. I'm finnish

@@Janpeders24 no nii oon minäki

It was! Thank you for watching :)

Martin H whats the name of your shop? What city?

Tools for the right job. But these are just a thing of..beauty. keep a rough tool for heavy work but if you want a beautiful knife to do a perfect job,..hell I have home made knives, made out of saw blades, that work every day. But..

There are some, but they are marketed very poorly. Rapala imports marttiini knives as fishing knives. Fiskars knives are common as well. My best finds are usually in the used bins at flea markets or at estate sales. 10 minutes of polishing and another 10 of sharpening and I have a VERY good knife. 👍

@@DamonKirry totally agree.. I found one of my favorite little blades that way . She got rehandled and a new sheath. bushcraftusa.com/forum/threads/my-first-pukko-sheaths-and-i-convexed-my-garberg.294616/

Hi! Thank you for watching my video and the information! I like the knife even more now knowing the meaning of the name. Thank you🙏🏼

Hi Howard! Yes, they are. It was overwhelming to see that many puukos! I loved it tho :) I totally understand what you are saying. lol

UEMAI's Adventure where was this store? What store was it as I’m going to Finland aswell

Why would any women who don't like knives click on this lol. Just a thought, maybe going shopping with the missus would be less painful if you made a effort to interact and learn about things she enjoys rather than dismissing it outright ;)

Hi Kenny! I'm very happy with choosing the knife. It's been my go to knife. Thank you for watching :)

@@uemaisadventure ,how can I find the stainless version, do I need to type it in,I mean either is fine.ive just never used this site before

Kenny Wheelus I’ve never used the website either so I’m not sure. Maybe you can go to the manufacture’s website if you want a specific model.

I think so too! It fits in my hand very well. It’d have taken forever to choose one if you guys were not there.lol Thank you for taking me there and giving advice :)

Hi Sebastian! They were very good quality :) I think it’s was around €135.

It was like a Puukko heaven. You will love there!

I think it's Karesuando Winter Giron or just Karesuando Giron, Karesuando is a Swedish manufacturer. 👍

They really were!

Hi UNA workshop! It’s birch burl :)

@@uemaisadventure I would correct you a little bit if you don´t mind. That is curly birch what you have as handle on that puukko. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curly_birch You find better pictures from Google if you use "visakoivu" as search word. It has gone few months now when you bought that puukko. Have you tried that yet and what do think abot it? If you go back to 60th or 70th the one thing what was essential to Finnish people when they went out to wilderness was puukko. That was our universal tool on forest for food, shelter and normal life. That has been also the last weapon on war time. From that era when Finland was part of Sweden and all the way to WW 2. Puukko is something where Finnish people have faith in when it goes tight. I hope that I could tell to you why we have so high trust on puukko. I personly admire Japanese blacksmiths skills and all those different edged weapons what they make. I hope that your puukko serve you well and you find it helpfull. Greetings from Finland.

They were!

Hi snusmumriken232! It’s called “Giron“ from Karesuando. They have beautiful knives :)

@@uemaisadventure cool! thanks for the reply.

Hi! This is their online shop. www.karkkainen.com/verkkokauppa/era-ja-retkeily-24163501/retkeily/puukot

It really was!!

It was like paradise!

Hi Kari! I believe it!

They are pretty amazing!

Finland is the most boring country ever.

Those knives were beautiful and sold at very affordable price compare to where I live. Thank you for watching!

Thank you!!

UEMAI's Adventure Last night I ordered a Karesuando myself. ( Your videos inspired me 😀) Cant wait to get it, I hope it will be what I expect...

Daniel congratulations! Hope you would have lots fun with your knife during your adventures.

UEMAI's Adventure Thank you so much! I hope you are still happy with yours. I choise a 10 cm blade ( Hunter 10) because I find it to be the most versatile size. But thats everyones personel choice of course. Greetings from Luxembourg and take care!

Daniel Yes, I’m very happy with my knife. Your knife sounds great! I’m excited for you! Thank you for sharing :)

I got my first at age of 7 too i got it from grandpa and started to collect knifes after that

if you have a knife, you dont neet a lighter.

It’s called Giron.

I know! It was overwhelming!

Try ANY hardware store in Finland ......................

@@ralfhaggstrom9862 I will have no more than 4 hours between flights usually thru Helsinki, don't think is good idea to shop around. Can you recommend one close enough to airport, with similar selection? Thank you!

Please tell me when, whitch day you are in hel airport ralf.hagg@gmail.com .................@@acvaro

OK if You want to, You can search for stores with; K-Rauta fi or Varuboden Rauta.fi Good Luck. ......................@@acvaro

Mora is swedish company/town, good user knives but imo lack "authentic" feel to them because of the plastic etc..

@@BasedForever0 don't talk shit boi!! Mora knives have a excellent quality/price ratio, one of the best! How ever a Finnish puukko typically made out of 80crV2 (Laurin metalli) with nice birch or leather handle is a better and nicer knife/puukko. But usually a lot more expensive, a knife you wouldn't want to take to a construction site. And puukko/scandi style knife most likely originates from Finland but it's such an old invention it's hard to pinpoint where it truly comes from and what influences it had to evolve into it's current form.

@@Oozy9Millimeetah Found the swede. Moras absolutely suck, you can't even sharpen them properly after they have worn out. The fact is that they are a COPY! And what the hell do you know what metal Puukkos are made from? Did you even know that they centuries if not millennias old Finno-Ugric design. They are not a "brand" or anything with a set type of steel. "But usually a lot morre expensive, a knife you wouldn't want to take to a construction site." First of all, if the Puukko is made properly then you can take them to a construction site. If it breaks or gets damages then the problem is with the user, not the Puukko. "And puukko/scandi style knife most likely originates from Finland but it's such an old invention it's hard to pinpoint where it truly comes from and what influences it had to evolve into it's current form." That is completely, naive bullshit. Most Finno-Ugric peoples have Puukko knives and Puukko-style knives. So we can say for a fact that it is a Finno-Ugric design and always have been. Before that cheap shit copycat called "Mora" the only similar knives the Scanditrash had was the Seax and it is far from a proper Puukko.

@@BasedForever0 you should take a look what most puukko's looked like pre-factory mass manufacturing era looked like, the current look of puukko formed in the 1920's when Marttiini started to make puukko's on a "industrial" scale, prior to that most puukko's where rather primitive looking, Finno-ugric people's like other Eurasian people have very little of written down history and culture, they say that puukko has had it current form since the 1300's but there is not quite much evidence to back that up. I bet your "authority" on puukko's come just from being from Finland and you couldn't get a hair shaving edge on your puukko if your life depended on it, i can put a hair whittling edge on a puukko and Mora, doesn't matter if it's stainless or carbon steel.

I’m not sure. It might also depend on the country’s rules.

Yes it can, Lamnia for example has huge selection of Puukkos and ships anywhere in the world, you can order from their pages.

true story. dont come here to finnland after bad harvest seasons :-) Finns and bears are said to be related. We can eat berries and onions... but sometimes we just crave the meat of rich tourists muhahaha

think he might say reindeers instead of strangers