NORDIC / SCANDINAVIAN KNIVES

NORDIC / SCANDINAVIAN KNIFE SITES

This link list is not intended to be all inclusive, just some sites about Nordic / Scandinavian knives; Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish. Some are U.S. based, some are European. Some in English, some in other languages. Content is solely that of the linked site authors and no endorsement of products is intended or implied. Sites linked are in no special order.See bottom of page for a collection of Nordic knives.

Nordic Knife and Knife Crafting Suppliers
 (Many dealers also carry a variety of Nordic arts and crafts)

Ragweed Forge
Thompson's Knife Supply (Brad Jarvis)
Lamnia of Finland
Northcoast Knives & Supplies
Puukko Cutlery
Cloudberry Market
Scandinavian Treasures (Cloudberry ebay store)
A Cut Above (Patrick Knives)
Ben's Backwoods Supply
Brisa Cutlery Supply
Good Stuff Shop (Kniv-Per)
Lahjapaja Puuhari
Nordica Heat (ebay store)
Laurin Metalli Oy
Knifekits.com (all types of supplies)
Puukopaja Design a Knife
JRE Sheaths
Steffan Leather Supply

Informational Sites on Nordic Knives

Taisto Kuortti's Finnish Knife History (via Google Translation)
Per Thoresen's Norwegian Knives (extensive info on Norwegian knives)
Per Thoresen's Site in English (via Google machine translation)
Antika Skandinaviska Knivar (Hundreds of Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian Knives -
w/sale prices from around the world)
Nordiska Knivar (excellent blog on Nordic knives)
Ulf Ahlstrom's History of Mora Knives
Perkele's Blog on Leuku
Finnish National Museum (over 400 pictures with labels of various puukko)
Puukkomies's Posterous (Theo Eichorn's site on Puukko)
EdgePal's Nordic Knife Terminology (in XLS download format)
Swedish Military Knives
Puukko Blog (associated with Cloudberry)
Puukkoseura (Finnish Knife Association)
Puukoseura (Knife Maker Links)
Puukko Biz (good links to old catalogs)
Norwegian Knife Forging Assoc.
Swedish Knife Association
Scandinavian Knifemakers Guild (Finland & Sweden)
Puukkosivut (Finnish knife makers forum)

Nordic Knife Manufacturers

Iisakki Jarvenpaa
Woods Knife (Harri Merimaa)
Wood Jewel (Kauko Raatiniemi)
Kauhavan Puukkopaja (Matti Koski)
Lapin Puukko (Esa Silvola)
Puukkojunkkari (Mika Heikkila)
Roselli Knives (Heimo Roselli)
Helle Knives
Marttiini Knives
Mora of Sweden
Brusletto
Karesuando
Paaso Puukot
Kero Knives of Sweden
Erapuu Knives
Fallkniven
Stromeng
Haugrud
Lauri Tuotteet

Custom Makers of Nordic Knives
(Very incomplete listing)

Nordic Custom Knives (maker/supplier links)
Jukka Hankala
Jussi Raussi Puukko
Jörgen Persson's
Jakob Nylund
Kainuun Puukko (Tommi)
Steen Nielsen
Kay Vikstrom
Pekka Touminen
Jorgen Persson
Torbjorn Lundstrom
Simo Passi Uniikkipuukot
Lofgren Knives
Samekki (Petteri Laiti)
Finn Gaute Hornslien
Marui Poylio
Antti Rannanjarvi
Tommi Puukko
J.T. Palikko
Puukkopaja Liukko

NORDIC / SCANDI KNIFE FORUMS (in English)
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Knife Forums Scandi Forum
British Blades Scandi Forum
Ramanon's Scandi Forum
iKnifeCollector's Scandi Forum

BARREL KNIVES (Tunnkniv)

Article (in English) by Per Thoresen on Barrel Knives
Article (in Norwegian) by Per Thoresen on Norwegian Barrel Knives
Article (English) in Per Thoresen on lever action barrel knives
Alfred Dobner (custom barrel knives)
French Barrel knives (look under the maker Remaud , knife -tonneau)

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