The puukko was carried quite frequently in public by EVERYONE till the late 1970's
Um...no it wasn't!!
People carry them hunting, fishing or camping, but they have never been carried in cities. Back in the days people lived more on farms they carried them, but even then it was mainly in Ostrobothnia - not so much where I live in Uusimaa.
They are still manufactured and purchased in HUGE numbers however.
Yes...mainly as souvenirs for tourists. The Fiskars company does make excellent kitchen knives, though. I have 2 or 3 of them in my kitchen.
Your whole point here would be like me claiming you cannot be American because you don't own a trilby, because in all the Hitchcock movies people always wear trilbys.
In the name of god man - don't you have any pride? Is this the best posting you can come up with? And why on earth would anyone pretend to be Finnish?!
My gosh but you're dense. I mean neutron star dense too, not just your average American libtard dense. Here is the wiki entry for the puukko....You know, if you're going to lie about something you should at least know some of the traditions that go along with who, or what you're trying to pass yourself off as. Now piss off you POS AMERICAN libtard lying troll.....
Men's and women's puukkos do not significantly differ. The only difference is that women's puukkos are often shorter, may have decorated sheaths, and are better suited for working with foodstuffs. Both boy and girl Scouts consider the puukko their scouting symbol as well as a handy tool. Getting a good puukko as a gift or present is considered a great honour in Finland.
In the Nordic countries, the puukko is an "everyday" knife that is used for everything from hunting, fishing, and garden work to opening boxes in the warehouse. Many traditional puukkos are nowadays manufactured in industrial or near-industrial scale by many companies, Marttiini and Iisakki Järvenpää Oy being the most notable. Bearing of sharp objects which could be used as weapons was banned in Finland in 1977. Since then, the puukko has lost its visibility in public places and been restricted to household work, hunting and fishing. In many industries the Mora knife which has a much cheaper construction is in use. The mora knife's handle is typically plastic, and the blade is either stainless steel or of laminated construction; harder steel which forms the edge is clad in softer steel. In Finnish, these knives also are usually referred to as puukko.
In Finland carrying a blade in public spaces without a permit or job related reason is prohibited. Currently, the only urban areas where they can be seen carried openly are garrisons. The puukko is the only civilian item which can be openly worn as a part of a soldier's combat gear without breaching Finnish Army regulations, and most conscripts bring their own puukkos with them into military service. It is a custom of Finnish conscripts, non-commissioned officers, and officer cadets to carry a decorated and engraved commemorative puukko of their year course as a part of their uniform, not unlike a commemorative dagger. This is rationalized as the carrying of a handy tool, but it also doubles as a symbolic sidearm. Puukkos proved to be good close combat weapons in the Winter War and Continuation War. The bayonet of the Rk-62 assault rifle has been designed to also function as a puukko, as was the rare bayonet for the M/39 Mosin-Nagant. Openly carrying a puukko, while technically illegal is not vigorously enforced. Construction workers often go to diners with a puukko hanging from their coveralls and in the rural and Northern parts of the land it is not uncommon to go shopping in the village stores wearing hunting clothes that includes a puukko.
In Finland, receiving a puukko as a gift is considered an honor. The idea behind this is the presenter gives the recipient a tool which is essential for both woodworking, preparing food and as a sidearm, and that the presenter takes into account the well-being of the recipient.[citation needed]
Tapio Wirkkala, famous Finnish designer designed a Puukko for Gutmann cutlery
The puukko has also given the root for Finnish language verb puukottaa, "to stab (with a knife)" or literally "to knife".
The word 'puukko' has gained a modern usage in Finnish computer programming, where it is used synonymously with the English noun 'hack'.
As for why an idiot like you would lie about being Finish? I havn't the foggiest notion what go's through your warped mind...you'll have to ask your therapist...
