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| Being Finnish there's no way I could not mention the legendary
| Finnish sports brand Karhu. Originally established in 1916 with
| the name Ab SportArtiklar Oy. They changed the name to Karhu in
| the 1920's and in the 1930's expanded from training equipment to
| sportswear, including athletic footwear, as well.
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| Due to technical expertise, and partly because of the 1952 Helsinki
| Olympics, Karhu became one of the leading sports equipment producers
| and earned it's international reputation as the leading manufacturer
| of athletic shoes. Oh and by the way somewhere around the 1950's