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Osuma
Gun Trade World profiles a Finnish retail store that
has made great strides within the industry since it
first appeared almost 30 years ago.
One of the best-known Finnish hunting retail stores, Metsästäjän
Erikoisliike Olkkonen oy, is located in a small city of Haapajärvi
in Northern Ostrobothnia. One of the biggest reasons for the
store’s popularity is the father and son who run the business. Both
Raimo and Jukka Olkkonen are well known characters in the industry.
Aside from their knowledge of the gear they sell both are known for
their friendliness and unparalleled sense of humor.
Th e business was established in the early 1990s. At fi rst, Raimo
was literally selling ammunition and accessories from his garage. Over
the years the business grew and the store was moved to it’s current
location in 2005. Th e shop naturally off ers a wide range of new and used
fi rearms, ammunition, optics, clothing and other hunting and shooting
accessories.
In addition, Olkkonen has been the Finnish distributor of the
Norwegian KKC stocks since 2008. In 2014 it also purchased a
company called Unlimited Ammo whose UnA Tungsten shotgun
cartridges had already gained a legendary reputation especially among
the fox, lynx and wolf hunters in Finland. Nowadays UnA off ers
tungsten cartridges, chokes, reloading components and this autumn it
will introduce a new collection of steel shots.
Both Raimo and Jukka have held national records in benchrest
shooting. Needless to say, they are also avid hunters. Th is background
has led to another special feature of its business: Th e Osuma Products.
It all started when they designed scope mounts for their own needs
and noticed that other hunters and shooters want to buy them as well.
Today Osuma’s product portfolio consists over 150 products from
scope mounts to suppressors and the products are sold worldwide. A
small business that started in a garage in the 1990s is now a unique
combination of a retail store, distribution facility and manufacturing of
its Osuma brand, which is now expanding into international markets.
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