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Hundred hikes in 2019, part 2/3

Hundred hikes in 2019, part 2/3

This is the second part of the article series on our Essi and Tero's hiking challenge for they year 2019. In the first part, we looked at the preparations for...

Hundred hikes in 2019, part 1/3

Hundred hikes in 2019, part 1/3

Hi gang, we are Essi and Tero! We live and work in the Helsinki region in southern Finland and we enjoy different kinds of outdoor adventures. We noticed that it...

Total World Domination Tour 2020!

Total World Domination Tour 2020!

We kicked off the year 2020 with our traditional long-distance recon mission to the west coast of the USA. Here’s a brief report on what we accomplished across the pond...

Varusteleka Profit Report 2019

Varusteleka Profit Report 2019

It is time for the annual report! Let’s cook the books! We managed to organize debits and credits in an orderly fashion. The auditor has wielded his arcane accounting magic...

Propaganda Survey Results

Propaganda Survey Results

In March, we asked our Regular Pigs to answer a survey about our Propaganda newsletters. Generally, we got a lot of positive feedback, and that’s great to hear! We want...

Successful recon mission at Chinese factories

Successful recon mission at Chinese factories

Varusteleka is one of the good guys, and we also want all our partners to be on the same side. That’s why we made the strategic decision to visit all...

Containers, Trains and Automobiles: Varusteleka Road Show 2019

Containers, Trains and Automobiles: Varusteleka Road Show 2019

The last year’s Road Show that started in March, had to come to an end. In the year 2019, we stepped up the game and did a total of 23...

MPK RMC Combat Fitness Test 2019

MPK RMC Combat Fitness Test 2019

There are many ways to spend an awesome weekend. One is definitely to take part in the Royal Marine Commando Fitness test. The National Defence Training Association of Finland has...

Hesco Zombie Invitational 3G Match 2019

Hesco Zombie Invitational 3G Match 2019

It is interesting how random encounters lead to awesome outcomes. A few years back in Shot Show we met the crew from Hesco Armor and got to know each other....

The washing and caring of wool clothes

Das Waschen und Pflegen von Wollkleidung

Bei richtiger Anwendung und Pflege ist Wolle ein langlebiges Material. Bestimmte Bedingungen müssen erfüllt sein, um ihre Eigenschaften und lange Lebensdauer zu bewahren. Druck und Abrieb sind schlecht für Wolle...

Hiisi's Elk 2019

Hiisi's Elk 2019

The smell of pine tar on wooden skis and hot coffee in a kuksa will reach your nose as you read this story of tracking the largest game animal in...

Army tales: Offshore March and Shelter exercise

Army tales: Offshore March and Shelter exercise

Garrisons - especially in countries with conscription - are a wonderful cross-section of societies. You'll meet so many different people from different backgrounds. This army tale happened on a coastal...

Army tales: Missing Item Report

Army tales: Missing Item Report

The mandatory military service in the Finnish Defence Forces was never really an issue or a big deal for me before it began. To the last minute, I postponed my...

Army tales: An APC driver's porcelain dream

Army tales: An APC driver's porcelain dream

Not many people can resist the attraction of a figurative low part of a fence. (A common idiom in Finnish for following the path of the least resistance - editor's...

Army tales: Full Moon in Kiikala

Army tales: Full Moon in Kiikala

The year was 2008 and our NCO class was training in Kiikala around a small airfield. It was late winter, there was very little snow left and most of the...

Operation Unethicality Program 2019 - 2021: Recon

Programm 'Operation Unethicality' 2019–2021: Aufklärung

Varusteleka steht auf der guten Seite und versucht, die Umweltzerstörung zu reduzieren. Wir verfolgen folgende Hauptziele: Wir analysieren unseren ökologischen Fußabdruck und bemühen uns, ihn zu beseitigen. Wir sind offen...