Name changes Sako Oy Riihimäki factory, Tikkakoski factory & Tourula factory (Jyväskylä) Sako-Valmet Oy > New ownership: Valmet Oy and Nokia Oy (50%/50%) Name changes Nokia Koneteollisuus Sako factories & Tikkakoski factories Oy Sako-Tikka Ab () > Nokia Oy also acquired Tikkakoski Oy's plant machine gun rounds for the Finnish Defence Forcesįinnish Red Cross is the new owner emergency goods production Material production, among other things, 275 mil. Manufacturing of ammunition begins, first assembly of the "Pystykorva" rifle Separate company established in Helsinki ( = birthday)Ĭompany relocated to Riihimäki in December
The White Guard's general staff's weapons factory established We proudly carry on the rifle manufacturing knowledge and skills, with the utmost respect towards the surrounding nature. Alongside Beretta and its unique firearms traditions that reach all the way to the year 1526, Sako looks ahead more confidently than ever. By integrating its knowledge of both the rifle and cartridge production, Sako brand can offer a shooter the unique advanteges of uncompromising accuracy and reliability. Later the company grew through focusing on production excellence, honouring its dedicated crafsmen and personnel, and providing innovative solutions to shooters’ emerging needs.įor decades Sako has developed world-class military, target and hunting rifles, as well as cartridges. First created to build and service firearms for the Civil Guard in Finland, the company played a key role in Finland’s struggle for survival during the storms of the WWII.
The original Finnish name of the company was Suojeluskuntain Ase- ja Konepaja Osakeyhtiö (Firearms and Machine workshop of the Civil Guard).Įstablished in 1921, Sako has a varied and eventful history.
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