Kalevala Koru designs, produces and sells high quality gold, silver and bronze jewelry. Kalevala Koru is the largest jewelry manufacturer in Finland and one of the largest in Scandinavia. The ground of design is strongly based on Finnish and Scandinavian culture combining the historical heritage with modern life alike. All jewelry is manufactured in Finland.

All ideas from the committee matured and grew as time went by. The Association of the Women of Kalevala was established and funds were distributed to places in need through the association. In 1941 a company named Kalevala Koru Oy was registered.

Kalevala Koru (Jewelry) Oy is the largest jewelry manufacturer in Finland. The company designs, produces and sells high quality gold, silver and bronze jewelry. Kalevala Koru Group employs 210 people and its annual turnover was 21 million euro in 2005. The factory and administration locates in an area 10km from downtown Helsinki. The President of the company is Ms. Laura Lares. The board of Directors consists of Vice President, Financial Director Mrs. Tiina Peltonen, IT-Manager Mrs. Tuula Aitta-aho, Production Manager Mr. Mika Elamo, Logistics Manager Mrs. Arja Heikkilä, Marketing and Sales Director Mrs. Riitta Huuhtanen and Purchase Manager Mr. Markku Tapiola.

In August 2005 Kalevala Koru Oy acquired all the shares of a well-known Finnish jewelry company Lapponia Jewelry Oy. Lapponia Jewelry will continue as an incorporated company (Inc.) operated by Kalevala Koru Oy.

All jewelry is manufactured in our own factory in Helsinki, Finland. Only high quality raw materials are used in our jewelry. Finnish materials are used, whenever possible. The factory is part of our newly renovated premises in Pitäjänmäki, Helsinki. We pay close attention to the environmental regulations to ensure the air, water and the park nearby will not be polluted.
Kalevala Koru has a very strong brand name in Scandinavia, especially in Finland. In recent surveys, Kalevala Jewelry was the 11th most appreciated brand name in Finland (Markkinointi & Mainonta -magazine, 2005).

Harri Merimaa, father of four, is one of the premier knife makers from Ostrobothnia providence, Western Finland. He has very unique style and he is a third generation knife maker, whose family is renowned for their commitment to inimitable Finnish quality and superior Ostrobothnian Puukko design. There is a passion for excellence and quality that is obvious when you hold one of these high caliber Finnish hunting knives.

Harri's brand name is "Woods Knife" and he makes all his knives himself. During the years he has developed his own exclusive style and his sheaths have their own distinctive look also. As a creative person Harri frequently looks for new and better ways to improve the style of his knives to better assist the needs of his rapidly growing customers.

This is Harri's new “bushcraft leuku combo”. The new combo has darker handle with a bigger “chunk” of reindeer antler and it will widen towards the end of the handle. The smaller knife is longer also and the sheath has hard liner for both knives, since the lighter sheath would not work with this serious camping combo! This is one serious set of knives! 

Puukkos, and Nordic knives in general have the peculiarity that there is only one bevel on the blade, which forms the working edge, they are therefore very easily sharpened, as all is needed is to grind this bevel to get the sharpness back. The fact that the bevel is big allows finding it intuitively on the stone. The puukko often sport a grind that looks like a saber grind. However, there are no secondary edge bevels which leave the edge extremely thin and incredibly sharp. Due to the sharpness of the edge, these knives will often out cut just about anything.

Leuku is a Finnish word for a knife used mostly by Lapland (Northern Finland) people, Sámi. It is a very versatile knife, developed from the needs of the reindeer herder-lifestyle of the Sámi people. They are all-purpose knives rather than woodworking knives. The handles are typical of those used in the far North. They provide a solid grip for the draw strokes that are favored where the hands are often gloved, or stiff with cold. The wide flat pommel allows the use of the second hand to apply force to the point. The sheaths take almost the entire handle, which is a reflection of how serious a lost leuku can be in the wilderness.