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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

Operation Unethicality Program 2019 - 2021: Recon

Varusteleka is on the good side and attempts to reduce destruction to the environment. We head towards the following main goals: We study our environmental footprint and aim to eliminate...

Psst, wanna buy a used sleeping bag?

Psst, wanna buy a used sleeping bag?

New good quality sleeping bags cost a lot. Used military surplus sleeping bags cost relatively very little, but there's a few things you'll need to know. Let's go through these...

Etelä-Karjalan Sotilasmarssi 2019, Team Korpimiehet

Etelä-Karjalan Sotilasmarssi 2019, Team Korpimiehet

Kisakertomus 2019 Etelä-Karjalan Sotilasmarssista Team Korpimiesten näkökulmasta. Aurinkoisena huhtikuun perjantaina 26.4.2019 klo 16.00 Myllymäen laskettelukeskukseen oli kokoontunut 25 toinen toistaan sotilaallisemman näköistä partiota. Partioiden joukossa seisoi Korpimiesten Mikko ja marssin...

Black Friday

Black Friday

Black Friday Black Friday 2020 It’s the fucking Black Friday all over again. No, we’re not going to discount anything, not this time either. Instead here’s a lecture about the...

South Karelian Military March 2019

South Karelian Military March 2019

Our experience in the SKMM road and off-road divisions. There are never too many good marching events and the South Carelian Military March - organized for the tenth time this...

Shot Show 2019

Shot Show 2019

The army and outdoor industry have a calendar of their own. The year doesn't start from 1st January, but the real kick-off to a new year is Shot Show. Because...

A simple list of outdoor apparel you should own

A simple list of outdoor apparel you should own

This article aims to be a simple guide to outdoors(wo)man's wardrobe, so he or she will have the means to stay comfortable in most weather types. All of the items...

Army surplus: how it works

Army surplus: how it works

In a nutshell, army surplus is too good to be true, but it's true: durable, well-tested solutions for the most demanding use, which is military use - and for cheap....

Desert Brutality 2019

Desert Brutality 2019

Wait, didn't we just participate Desert Brutality 2018? Oh man, time flies! We are training hard for the upcoming Desert Brutality 2019 which is held between 2nd and 3rd of...

The Metal Faces The Bucket: Varusteleka Road Show 2018

The Metal Faces The Bucket: Varusteleka Road Show 2018

The #varustelekaroadshow 2018 has ended. This year, we made 16 gigs in 13 different regions. Twelve of the jobs were market square gigs done during six consecutive weeks in spring...

Sleeping bag size selection guide

Sleeping bag size selection guide

Don't know in which bag to hide your body? Read this article and be enlightened! The woes of fitting a sleeping bag online We're often asked about sleeping bag sizing....

Etelä-Karjalan Sotilasmarssi 2018 - Team Korpimiehet

Etelä-Karjalan Sotilasmarssi 2018 - Team Korpimiehet

Kisakertomus 2018 Etelä-Karjalan Sotilasmarssista Team Korpimiesten näkökulmasta.Myllymäen laskettelukeskukseen oli 27.4.2018 kokoontunut 20 maanpuolustushenkistä partiota valmiina kohtaamaan Suomen kovimmaksi sotilastaitokilpailuksi kutsutun marssin haasteet. Joukkueiden seassa seisoi myös kuudetta kertaa maastomarssille osallistuva...

Camping with the Finnish Defence Forces

Camping with the Finnish Defence Forces

Laid-back camping and hiking is fine and a globally well understood thing. Yet another thing that Finns sometimes do differently than others is the military exercise and reservist training as...