Karhu sneakers from Finland

[ville_e]

Karhu sneakers are some of the hottest sneakers right now... i personally love them !! My fave model is the Karhu Harlem hi-top:

Karhu was the military supplier of the Finnish armed forces during WW2.


official site:

http://www.karhuoriginals.com

 

[ville_e]

some other styles: http://flickr.com/photos/timo/49408712/in/dateposted/ Karhu was also used by legendary Finnish runner, Paavo Nurmi. Nurmi was considered the best middle and long distance runner in the world, setting many world records during his career. Nurmi won a total of nine gold and three silver medals in the 12 events he competed in at the Olympics from 1920 to 1928.

 

[gamelan]

i like! a cooler take on the Nike Dunks. so who are the US stockist and how much we talking about here?

and i knew i had seen that name before. i'm pretty sure the same company makes a lot of cross country gear (esp. seeing as they're Finnish).

-Jeff

 

[ville_e]

these r way cooler than the nike dunks i agree.. yeah karhu also makes/made(?) cross country skiing gear.

Karhu sneakers can be bought directly from their site www.karhuoriginals.com

i know some stores sell them in NYC... the beastie boys used them on their album cover.

microzine in the UK sell some online... not my fave models though:

http://www.microzine.co.uk/browse.do?category=1224

 

[Bandwagonesque]

I kind of like the Jukola and String Volley. The high top isn't my style, but the athletic running shoes look interesting. And here I thought they only made XC gear!

 

[knucks]

Not feeling them at all. :/

 

[ville_e]

does someone know where i can purchase a pair of harlems off the net for under 100 euros?

 

[hermes]

ville_e

since you're in finland, does the finnish clothing brand "protesta" still exist?

i last saw it about 4 years ago but it just seems to have disappeared, maybe not in business anymore

 

[ville_e]

I'd love to help but unfortunately I don't know.

 

[WN2]

Same here, I can't remember ever hearing about Protesta. Four years ago I wasn't so educated regarding clothing so that's not actually a miracle, thou..

 

[ratboycom]

Dont dig them at all, Dont like dunks either
Just dont like basketball shoes or hightops

 

[ville_e]

Karhu were the first to use the three stripes... adidas later made them famous after they bought the rights to use them.

 

[theshonen8899]

Originally Posted by ville_e

Karhu were the first to use the three stripes... adidas later made them famous after they bought the rights to use them.
Thank you for advertising...I still like Adidas 10,000 times more.

Originally Posted by ratboycom

Dont dig them at all, Dont like dunks either Just dont like basketball shoes or hightops
Same here but if I had to choose I'd definatly grab a retro Nike Airforce.

 

[Smooth Genes]

cant **** with this

 

[block]

i found this from the KARHU original website hilarious:

In Finland we are not that good in basketball, but still the shoes are quite good.