Malinen, Martti

Martti Malinen lives in Puumala, Finland. While known for his very fine axes, he is a smith who makes puukkos, tools and just about anything else anyone may need. He teaches classes occasionally at his shop. "My mission as a blacksmith is hard to explain. I'm 50 years old and I still have many years to work. It was something like 25 years ago that I started to hammer blades and I think that after another 25 years I will still be hammering the same kind of blades and of course axes too… I feel I have found my life style and I’ll keep it.”