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Best of Varusteleka

Best of Varusteleka

To celebrate the new webstore, we decided to highlight the most popular Leka videos over the years. These have earned fame, honor, poop in the mailbox, and an occasional sanction or two from the Finnish Council for Mass Media!

Our new webstore is live!

Our new webstore is live!

The new shop is finally up and running, so we invite you to partake in the festivities!  To help you prepare for fall & winter, we reduced prices for some of...

Get Better Gear

Get Better Gear

Varusteleka is a military clothing and gear brand, and retailer from Finland. We serve online customers worldwide and have a walk-in store in Helsinki.

Remote Brutality

Remote Brutality

You asked, we delivered! We have gotten a lot of requests for some Brutality action for the fall, so here it is: Remote Brutality 2025. We have devised a simple...

Nollat taulussa - emme ole selvittäneet, mitä alihankkijoidemme työntekijöille maksetaan

Nollat taulussa - emme ole selvittäneet, mitä alihankkijoidemme työntekijöille maksetaan

Zero poeng! Eettisen kaupan puolesta ry (Eetti) antoi Lekalle euroviisuhenkiset 0 pistettä vaatealaa käsittelevässä elämiseen riittävien palkkojen selvityksessä. Iso kiitos Eetille isoimpien vaatefirmojen ryhmään pääsystä ja tän tärkeän asian nostamisesta!...

Ryysyillä rikkauksiin book launch event, OCT 17, 2025

Ryysyillä rikkauksiin book launch event, OCT 17, 2025

Ta-ta-ta-TAA! We hereby invite You to the biography book launch of Valtteri Lindholm, Varusteleka’s founder! Bring along your friends and enemies, too! Where: Varusteleka’s Bar Sotima/store (Hankasuontie 11 A, Helsinki,...

Secondhand September from Posti is here!

Secondhand September from Posti is here!

Posti's Secondhand September is a theme month for sustainable consumption, challenging people to buy and sell pre-owned fashion and goods instead of new ones for a month. For the first...

Varusteleka War Flea Market Vol. 15, OCT 4, 2025

Varusteleka War Flea Market Vol. 15, OCT 4, 2025

At the War Flea Market, military and outdoor gear and clothes change hands. Buy yourself a table spot and get rid of the stuff you no longer need, or just...

Sotima Halloween Party, OCT 25, 2025

Sotima Halloween Party, OCT 25, 2025

It's that time again to dig the most horrifying costumes out of the closet and come to Sotima to say hello to other monsters. This time the theme is movies,...

Finnish Brutality History

Finnish Brutality History

History is best when you make it as you go. Finnish Brutality is organized annually and the latest one is the best, of course, but the legacy events are nothing to sneer at. All we did was our best!

Finnish Brutality

Finnish Brutality

Finnish Brutality is a 2-gun-style shooting competition that began in 2018, testing competitors’ physical and shooting skills across various stages.

Varusteleka Clothing System

Varusteleka Clothing System

Layering helps to regulate your temperature during varying activity levels and weather conditions. Let’s check out the Varusteleka Layered Clothing System in more detail!

Project MEGA - GTFO of China 3

Project MEGA - GTFO of China 3

We've again made some big strides with our MEGA (Make Europe Great Again) project, which was originally kicked off in 2022. As 2024 comes to a close, it’s the perfect...

Varusteleka x Nouxfest, Nuuksio AUG 14–17, 2025

Varusteleka x Nouxfest, Nuuksio AUG 14–17, 2025

A shout-out from Nuuksio! The outdoor activities festival, Nouxfest, will be held for the second time in mid-August. The Finnish Nature Centre Haltia's event field will serve as the hub,...

Free Coffee for New Conscripts at Bar Sotima, June 18–20, 2025

Free Coffee for New Conscripts at Bar Sotima, June 18–20, 2025

It's time for another batch of conscripts to enter service here in Finland! To honor that, we offer all new conscripts and their families and friends FREE coffee at our...

Is Merino wool good for summer? Absolutely!

Is Merino wool good for summer? Absolutely!

When you think of wool, thick, warm winter gear and granny’s annual sock package likely come to mind. The idea of wearing wool in warm weather might seem counterintuitive; you...