<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Sergiusz Mitin:
BigRott,
Are you sure that Kellam makes pure Swedish knives?</font>
"Scandinavian" was the word used. It's perhaps not quite right to include Finland in that, but from a knife standpoint Norway/Sweden/Finland are similiar, so I think it's OK from this point of view <small>(I even include <a href="http://www.marttiini.fi/">Marttiini</a> in my list of "Scandinavian" companies)</small>.
To me it seems like Kellam doesn't actually make knives, but import them, and some shown on their web site certainly aren't Finnish -- but those who are labeled as Finnish are made in Finland, by <a href="http://www.kuhmonet.fi/kainuunpuukko/">Kainuun Puukko</a>.
Apart from <a href="http://www.fallkniven.com">Fällkniven AB</a>, the Swedish knife makers we have are <a href="http://www.eka-knivar.se/">EKA-knivar</a>, <a href="http://www.frosts.se/">Frosts Knivfabrik AB</a> and <a href="http://www.kjeriksson.se/">KJ Eriksson AB</a>.
But really, if it has to be carbon steel
and a pilot survival knife, I don't think any of them have what the original poster is looking for.
Perhaps some of the custom makers in the <a href="http://www.dellenwebben.com/svenskkniv/english/english.htm">Swedish Knife-association</a> makes something suitable, but for the most part the working knives they make are designed for hunting.
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