Karhu was founded in 1916, the true classic of the Finnish sport brands, that originally started off by producing cross-country skis, javelins, discuses and running shoes. Fun fact: Three stripes – Karhu dominates the 1952 Helsinki Olympics with 15 gold medal-winning spikes, including those of Emil Zatopek. Karhu sells its three stripes trademark to a now well-known athletic shoe company that still uses it to this day. Nowadays Karhu is known also for it’s Legend, the apparel-line, that is stocked in Alava.