Cow: SCANDINAVIAN TOUR: FINLAND

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Cow: SCANDINAVIAN TOUR: FINLAND

KALEVALA KORU (mfr)
Kalevala Koru is the largest jewelry manufacturer in Finland and one of the largest in Scandinavia.

BJORN WECKSTROM (b. 1935)
For more information on Bjorn Weckstrom please use this link:
Bjorn Weckstrom

For an extensive list of Finnish Silver Maker Marks please visit this link:
www.925-1000.com

PENTTI SARPANEVA (1925-1978)
For Kalevala Koru, he designed commercially successful silver or bronze pendants and cuff links that were inspired by Viking motifs.

To learn more about Finnish Jewelry please visit this link:
Scandinavian Jewelry Design

And for an indepth discussion of Scandinavian Jewelry, please see the book Warman's Jewelry 3rd edition by Christie Romero.

Date(s): March 16, 2009. Album by Jewelry Ring. 1 - 40 of 40 Total. 12600 Visits.

1 Scandinavian Tour: FINLAND	2 Finnish Silver Modernist Sash Pin Marked 813H, which identifies it as Finnish silver, greater than 800 purity, and dates the piece to before 1973. Compliments of Cheri Van Hoover Milky Way Jewels	3 Modernist Kultateollisuus Ky Finland Rhodonite Silver Ring Courtesy of Christia Grandma's Jewelry Box
4 Ceramic Mod Girl Pendant Signed Tiigrand, Finland Compliments of Wendy Sacks V de B OLD & MODERNIST JEWELRY	5 P. Sarpaneva Finland Bracelet Compliments of Wendy Sacks	6 Pentti Sarpaneva Rauma Lace Bronze Bracelet Compliments of Wendy Sacks
7 Bronze Pendant Marked Finland Compliments of Wendy Sacks	8 Bronze Bracelet Marked Made in Finland Compliments of Wendy Sacks	9 Pirkko Kettunen of Finland Silver Link Bracelet Courtesy of Rita Perloff Remember When Vintage
10 Abstract Finland Sterling Brooch Courtesy of Rita Perloff	11 Kalevala Koru Cast Bronze Thor's Hammer Pendant Necklace Courtesy of Rita Perloff	12 Gilt cast bronze abstract plaques bracelet by Jorma Laine, Finland Compliments of Nona Grampp Nona's of Alexandria
13 Close up of the mark Courtesy of Nona Grampp	14 Another view of mark Courtesy of Nona Grampp	15 Finland Sterling Silver Ring Pretty little viking ship ring. Marked sterling and Finland Compliments of the Nancy Cox Collection
16 Scandinavian Swan Set attributed to Finland Courtesy of Nancy Cox	17 Bronze Kalevala Koru necklace with Tiger Eye stone Compliments of Cheryl Killmer Past Perfection	18 Close up view of the kk and Made in Finland mark Courtesy of Cheryl Killmer
19 Silver Bangle Bracelet Marked E. GRANIT & CO, 925, MADE IN FINLAND and U7 for 1973 Compliments of JoAnna Gilford Junky Jewelry	20 Detail showing the mark Compliments of JoAnna Gilford	21 Vintage Modernist Ring made in Finland by Kupittaan Kulta, Turku - Elis Kauppi Dated 1965 Compliments of Polly Curtiss
22 Ethnic Jewelry Finland - Large 1960's Vintage Kalevala Koru Pendant in Bronze on 24" Chain Courtesy of Polly Curtiss	23 Scandinavian Sterling Silver Jewelry - Bracelet designed by Kultaseppa Salovaara Ky, Finland -1967 Courtesy of Polly Curtiss	24 Finnish silver leaf pin. Marked on the sheath that forms the C-clasp with the anvil symbol of Kupitaan Kulta, the Finnish crown symbol, and 813H for the silver content. From the Linda Jo Mitchell Collection
25 Four spheres pin by Aarikka. She often worked in silver but there is no silver marking on this piece---silverplate, maybe? Courtesy of Linda Jo Mitchell	26 Finnish fish, marked on the bottom, RATTLIN' RAPALA ® FINLAND. Courtesy of Linda Jo Mitchell	27 Marked AARIKKA FINLAND Metal polishes like silver but there is no silver content mark. Courtesy of Linda Jo Mitchell
28 Close up view of mark Courtesy of Linda Jo Mitchell	29 Beautiful Finnish Ring Compliments of Susan Corwin Eureka I Found It!	30 Sterling necklace from Finland purchased in the early '70's. Marked only on the jump ring with Finland and a mark for Helsinki Compliments of Nancy Brace Splendors Of the Past
31 A sterling Finnish pendant, I believe this was marked with the symbol for Turku Compliments of Nancy Brace	32 Finnish Designer P. Sarpaneva Pendant Necklace Compliments of Esther Menashe Vintage Objects	33 Finnish Designer P. Sarpaneva Earrings Compliments of Esther Menashe
34 Finnish Designer P. Sarpaneva Earrings (Back/Signature View) Compliments of Esther Menashe	35 Finnish Designer P. Sarpaneva Pendant Necklace Compliments of Esther Menashe	36 Finnish Designer P. Sarpaneva Pendant Necklace (Back/Signature View) Compliments of Esther Menashe
37 Seppo Tamminen Ring Seppo Tamminen Oak (September 20, 1944 , Helsinki, Finland - July 25, 2012 Hämeenlinna) was a prolific Finnish jewelery and visual artist, who lived in Browned Launonen. Compliments of Esther Menashe	38 Seppo Tamminen Ring (Back View) Seppo Tamminen Oak (September 20, 1944 , Helsinki, Finland - July 25, 2012 Hämeenlinna) was a prolific Finnish jewelery and visual artist, who lived in Browned Launonen. Compliments of Esther Menashe	39 Finnish Designer P. Sarpaneva Pendant Necklace Compliments of Esther Menashe
40 Pentti Sarpaneva Necklace Finland Compliments of Nicole St-Pierre Pop Goes My Vintage