Helsinki Knife Show 2019

Helsinki Knife Show 2019

The Helsinki Knife Show always marks the beginning of the new knife year. The 10th edition was held on January 4 and 5, in a new venue.
 
Tekst: Pekka Tuominen. Pictures: Ilari Mehtonen
 
  
Right: The prize winners of the 2019 Helsinki Knife Show. From left to right: Jukka Hankala,
Markku Parkkinen, Tapio Syrjälä and Waltteri Ryjenko.
 
The 10th annual Helsinki Knife Show was held in a new venue in the centre of the Finnish capital, the so-called 'Old Studenthouse'. This was built in 1870 as a freetime place for students of Helsinki Universaty.
The 2019 edition had 47 tables, with knives and knife makers from nine countries. About 750 visitors visited the 1½ days show, to look at beautiful handmade knives from all around the world.
Traditionally, the Helsinki Knife Show has several custom knife maker’s awards. The 2019 awards went to:
Best folding knife: Tapio Syrjälä
Best fixed blade knife: Markku Parkkinen
Best of show: Jukka Hankala
Prix Special: Waltteri Ryjenko
There will be no Helsinki Knife Show in 2020, but the event will be back in 2021 with new ideas, and a new face.
 
The 10th edition of the Helsinki Knife Show was held in a new venue, the so-called 'Old Studenthouse'.
 
The Best of Show by Jukka Hankala.
 
The Best fixed blade knife by Markku Parkkinen.
 
Tapio Syrjälä got the award for the best folding knife.
 
Waltteri Ryjenko
 
Anssi Ruusuvuori
 
 Arto Liuko
 
 J & S Nylund
 
Eino Hell
 
Jari Liukko
 
Nazarov Knives
 
Jurgen Steinau
 
Pekka Tuominen
 
Mikael Vaskelainen
 
Teuvo Sorvari
 
Saud ul Hassan
 
Veikko Hamara
 
Viljami Salonen
 
Egge Edussaar-Harak
 
Janne Kilpinen
 
Andrius Tricius
 
Claes Löfgren
 
Eero Kovanen
 
Erik Nylund
 
Frederic Marchand
 
Markku Parkkinen
 
 Maihkel Eklund
 
Vikström Kay
 
 Vladic Daniluk
 
Pekka Vähäkangas
 
Mikko Inkeroinen
 
Kay Vikström
 
Alexander Cherbukow
 
David Hölter
 
Caroline Gubig
 
Pauli Kankaanpää
 
Jani Ryynänen
 
Gunnar Momcilovic
 
Dietmar Kressler
 
 Matti Kunelius
 
 JT Pälikkö
 
Otto Kemppainen
 
Pasi Jaakonaho
 
Ralph Etzold
 
Peter Pryun
 
Kari Vuorus
 
Michel Grini
 
Seishi Oizumi