Hi,
here you can find some information about some typical Finnish objects you can find in Finland.
Sami knife
When you are in Finland, you can notice, that there are some typical objects that you can’t find anywhere else. One of them is the typical Sami Knife (Leuku in Finnish, stuorniibi ("big knife") in Sami).
The blade of the Sami knife is straight, strong and 25 to 40 cm long. Some of them may be considered to be more like a machete
than a knife. But there is a reason for it. Sami knife is not only for cutting, but also for chopping wood and crashing bones of animals. Therefore is necessary for the knife to be as strong and sharp as possible. The handle is usually made of birch wood in order to provide better grip in the snowy conditions.
There is also small Sami knife, which is used mostly for carving, marking the reindeer, opening small animals… Sami people usually use both of the knives.
But before you storm in the shop to buy a big knife, please remember, that carrying knife in public is prohibited. You need to get permission for that or have a job related reason to do so. But they make a great souvenir, there is no doubt about that.
Guksi
Guksi (or Finnish: kuksa; Swedish: kåsa), is a traditional work of Sami duodji, it is a type of drinking cup made by the Sami people of northern Scandinavia from carved birch burl.
The burl is contoured to a rough shape, carefully dried to prevent the wood from cracking, and then formed in accordance with the local traditions. Originally guksi were widely used in Arctic areas as a personal drinking cup; a well-made guksi would last a lifetime.
Today, a traditional guksi is difficult to find outside northern Scandinavia, partly because burls are seldom harvested in modern mechanized forestry. With the introduction of glass, ceramic and metal drinking ware, the skill of making such duodji artwork has become a pastime skill rather than the essential one as it was in the past.
The kuksa as a duodji artwork has also been a target of cultural appropriation as non-Sami artists replicate the work as a souvenir item.
Guksi was traditionally only rinsed with clean water and dried with a cloth after use. No detergents are used, since many people believe that it will damage a guksi
Nokia
Nokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational communications corporation that is headquartered in Keilaniemi, Espoo, a city neighbouring Finland's capital Helsinki. Nokia is engaged in the manufacturing of mobile devices (приборы) and in converging Internet and communications industries. It is the world's largest manufacturer of mobile phones.
Nokia has sites for research and development, manufacture and sales in many countries throughout the world.
In 1865 Frederic Idesman in Tampere founded a small paper factory.
In 1898, Eduard Polón founded Finnish Rubber Works, manufacturer of galoshes and other rubber products, which later became Nokia's rubber business.
In 1912, Arvid Wickström founded Finnish Cable Works, producer of telephone, telegraph and electrical cables and the foundation of Nokia's cable and electronics businesses.
In 1967 was official merger of companies to form a new industrial conglomerate. And today
Nokia plays a very large role in the economy of Finland.
In 1992 was created a slogan of the company “Connecting people”
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