Skilled professionals in camping equipment

The third-generation family business has its roots in a company called Pylkönmäen Nahkatyö. The Halme couple established the company in 1955 when they started making leather mittens. The company moved to Karstula in the 1960s, and the production of gloves soon gave way to the manufacturing of backpacks and other load-bearing equipment. The company grew and became internationalized in the 1970s, and it was named Finn-Savotta for the foreign market. Today, the company also has its own subsidiary company in Estonia.

– Because we are specialized in hiking and professional equipment, we can still continue our operations in Central Finland because of the skilled workforce. Karstula is a strong part of our company's history and story, stresses Elmo Valkeinen, Finn Savotta's Managing Director. Finn-Savotta's products are the result of active product development. The product selection includes various backpacks and tents, for example. Finn-Savotta's best-selling product is the Jääkäri backpack.

– The domestic content of the Jääkäri backpack, as well as many of our other products, is more than 50%, and that is why they have been awarded the Key Flag symbol by the Association for Finnish work. The products are manufactured in cooperation between our different factories, says Valkeinen.