Good afternoon everyone. I am after any information that anyone can provide for this leather briefcase/satchel. It was purchased from a SPR in Vaasa last week, it contained a Finnish 10 penny coin from 1990 and no other branding or information that the badge on the front. My attempts to find said bag on the internet have not turned up anything.

Is it something that was made in Finland? Does the "Finlandia" signify that it was a product branded specifically for the Finnish market?

Thank you for all you help.

by CrazyChefLapland

3 comments

  1. This is pure speculation, but Fri might have been a brand of Friitala: https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friitala_(yritys)

    Friitala (1893-2010) was a big manufacturer of leather goods and clothes.

    Edit: there is currently a company in Finnish company register which previous name was “Fri-laukku”. No idea if it is linked to Friitala.

    Edit2: this blog says that Fri bags are manufactured by Ossi Friman ky: https://lankakomero.blogspot.com/2007/05/tein-eilen-todellisen-lydn.html

  2. I have seen those bags as well. Some people sell similar vintage bags with description of “Fri-laukku Ossi Friman Ky” which sounds like a small Finnish company.

    I don’t know if it has anything to do with Friitala, but I got interested and sent a question about this to Friitala via their website.

  3. I think “Finlandia” might actually be a sign that it’s aimed at the Russian market. They have some brands which seem Finnish probably because they associate Finland with expensive quality products.

    I even knew a guy who bought some Lada parts from Russia and sold them back to Russia with slightly higher prices ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|joy)

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