What's your favorite current production Scandinavian/Finnish knife?

Does a Cheburkov "Finsky" count ? (his Leuku interpretation)

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I don't have many Scandinavian knives, but I love my Mora Kansbol. The compound grind (both hollow and flat/scandi) is excellent for both slicing and light chopping. At 11 degrees per side, the blade is great for heavy-duty cardboard. I like the finger guard and the flared butt. Together with the texture of the handle, the Kansbol provides a very secure grip even when the heat index is 110F and my hands are wet from sweating--maybe not a big concern in Scandinavia, but it is in Florida. I don't use a ferro rod, but the sharp spine is good for scraping things such as bird poop off the top of a fence post. The sheath provides excellent retention, but it is easy to draw the knife with at thumb push on the sheath.
 
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Here are my production scandi ground knives: CS Drop Point Spike, CS Peace Maker III, CS Peace Maker II, Mora 511, Mora 2/0, Beavercraft Sloyd knife. All cheap stuff.
The CS are ground high and have a microbevel. They do well in the kitchen. I have the PMIII in my BOB. That Beavercraft blade looks like it needs more carving work.

Honestly, it's hard to beat a plain carbon Mora. It does its job well, period.
 
I've quite a few but for durability my 140mm Terava. For functionality Rosellis UHC hunting knife and large Leuku in W75 excellent HT and the latter with a Scandivex cuts amazingly well for a big Knife.
 
Rich S said:
I like Ahti knives. Made by Reino Kamppia. I also like the older Mora with laminated blades. Roselli Carpenter is also a great puukko.

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I always eyeballed that one, could tell if the pommel was plastic or brass. Ahti uses Lauri blades like most other "production" puukko makers but they clean up the spines, changes up the profile nicely. I believe they have the best finish of the production puukko makers.
 
Hard to have a favourite when there's so many good ones out there. I have different reasons to like a lot of them. I have a bunch of Moraknivs, which are primarily used for stashing around the home and property as budget work station knives, so something is always handy, no matter where I am. They're great to have around and I don't have to worry about other people using them because they're very replaceable. For a lot of people either of the Mora Heavy Duty Companion or Kansbol are more knife than they'll likely ever need. Some people dismiss the Benchmade Leuku and Puukko for having a saber grind, instead of what we think of as a more traditional "Scandi" grind, but a lot of Finnish knives traditionally had a higher grind so traditional can be a a lot of things to a lot of different people.

Terava Jaakaripuukko 110 is what a Morakniv on steroids would be like. Great value for the price, but that price has been steadily rising with its popularity. I'll definitely be getting one of the larger machete-style Terava knives at some point down the road.
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Kellam Tracker has more of a classic look and feel, but still not all that expensive. Hard to get a hold of though and you're better off just buying directly from the source in Finland.
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Casstrom Swedish Forest Knife No. 10 is just a nice knife, made in this case from Uddeholm Sleipner (a sexier version of D2). I like the ergonomics of the slight inward curve of the handle.
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Fallkniven F1 has a convex grind, instead of the "Scandi" grind that the others have variations of, which as a grind is even better for wood (right up until you have limited time and need to sharpen it) and the ergonomics are exceptional. It is so light that you won't regret carrying it on longer, multi-day hikes in the outdoors, the way you would a lot of larger knives; where every ounce/gram gets scrutinized to justify itself.
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