Nokian Footwear
FI · 1898 · Hiking
Finnish rubber boots for Nordic weather, designed in Finland
Rubber footwear line that grew out of Suomen Gummitehdas in 1898 and later split from the tyre and phone businesses. Berner, a Finnish family firm, bought it in 2005; lasts and recipes stay in Finland while boots are handmade by partners abroad.
- Ownership
- Family owned
- Status
- Acquired
- Made
- Europe and Far East contract factories; designed in Finland
- Offers
- deep provenance, a kids range, a phone line, plain-language guides
- Activities
- Hiking