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Varusteleka Size helper

Varusteleka Size helper

Buying the wrong sized clothes online is a delightful hobby but not very popular: nobody seems to like it and most people only do it by accident. It's a nuisance...

Finnish fathers day kahvi and pulla 9.11.2019

Finnish fathers day kahvi and pulla 9.11.2019

In honor of Finnish Father's day... Free kahvi and pulla (look it up) from our bar Sotima on Saturday 9.11.2019 at 12-19! Please take note that on Sundays the store...

Varustelekan Halloween 01.11.2019

Varustelekan Halloween 01.11.2019

Ameriikkalainen kurpitsajuhla on taas kulman takana ja kyllähän naamiaiset pitää järjestää. Järkätään siis kauhistuttavan järkyttävät naamiaiset, jossa iloliemet saavat virrata ja parhaiten pukeutunut kölliäinen palkitaan kurpitsapäähineellä ja lahjakortilla! Kyypparit suunnitteli...

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

The washing and caring of wool clothes

When used and cared for correctly, wool is a long-lasting material. It does have certain requirements to maintain its properties and long service life. Pressure and abrasion are not good...

Lowa & Särmä TST boots demo 18.-19.10.2019

Lowa & Särmä TST boots demo 18.-19.10.2019

Witness the newcomer to the field of modern combat footwear: Based on the acclaimed Z-8N (pronounced "Zatan", probably) with modifications requested by us to make it the Lowa Z-8N GTX...

Sotiman terassikauden tökköisä päätösjuhla 04.10.2019

Sotiman terassikauden tökköisä päätösjuhla 04.10.2019

Pienimuotoinen illanistujainen terassikauden päättymisen kunniaksi. Pidetään baari auki kahteentoista ja törpötellään hyvän, mutta ankean musan tahtiin. Oma toppatakki ja sadeviitta mukaan! Plash palatka on plussaa. Kyyppari lupas hakea piimää jallun...

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...

IMTT history lecture: Rhodesian bush war from the operator’s perspective 24.8.2019

IMTT history lecture: Rhodesian bush war from the operator’s perspective 24.8.2019

Africa’s recent history from the ’60s and ‘70s was controversial and grim times, which impact on the continent is still visible today. One of the most controversial conflicts from that...

Combat Tracking Course, David Scott-Donelan, 22.-23.8.2019

Combat Tracking Course, David Scott-Donelan, 22.-23.8.2019

This class provides a strong foundation and understanding of combat tracking. Students learn fundamentals of tracking an individual, work together as a tracking team, and basic visual tracking techniques. Students...

Meet & Greet: InRange TV - Polenar Tactical - Rudy Reyes

Meet & Greet: InRange TV - Polenar Tactical - Rudy Reyes

The proper way to kick-off our upcoming two weeks of intense fun is to have a meet & greet on wednesday 7th of August! In Sotima on wednesday on 7th...

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

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...