Hello,

I got this knife as a gift. Its really nice and looks great, i was just wondering what this kind of knife is usually used for? Despite it being a gift and looking great id rather get practical memory of using it instead of just having it sit in a box somewhere.

So if anybody could say what these are mainly used for that’d be great! 🇫🇮



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7 comments

  1. It’s a general knife, to used on whatever.

    Though honestly this one looks like it’s more intended to be a decoration or a collectible.

  2. The style is that of a traditional Finnish everyday knife. When the country was still heavily agricultural, it was common for most men to wear a knife on their belts. Obviously, this is made to be a presentation piece celebrating 100 years of Finnish independence. It is known as “puukko knife” in most English speaking references, but really puukko just means knife in Finnish.

    [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puukko](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puukko)

  3. Just a word of caution,  you are gonna scratch the blade if you use it with a fork or any metal objet. I would say, it’s a good idea to keep it for decoration and if you want to use one daily I would suggest buying another one 🙂

  4. Finnish puukko is used for absolutely everything, carving, hunting, bushcraft, food preparation and so on.

    When you need a knife, puukko will serve you in every situation.

  6. They were general purpose knife you would carry around all the time. Women would carry them around too, though usually bit smaller versions, sometimes to better fit the hand but some propably were smaller for cultural reasons.

    Perhaps most commonly used for light woodwork, for example if you needed to make a fire you could make something like a feather stick [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feather_stick](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feather_stick)

  7. Id say just use it as a regular knife, its just as good as other marttiini puukkos, just prettier.

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