Varusteleka War Flea Market Vol. 13, MAY 18, 2024

Are your closets bursting with unused gear, or are you into konmari? Come to Varusteleka's War Flea Market to sell your old military and outdoor items and to find some new treasures! The War Flea Market will take place at our premises in Helsinki, Finland.

TIME AND PLACE

• Saturday, May 18th, 2024 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• The store is open until 7 p.m. and Sotima until 10 p.m.
• Varusteleka, Hankasuontie 11 A, Helsinki, Finland
• Free entry
• Event on Facebook
• More information available soon!
• Sales slots are sold out!

PARKING

Our normal parking hall is reserved for the event, so you can park your car behind the building, on the top deck of the parking hall, or at the side of Hankasuontie. During weekends, there should be plenty of space.

SPECIAL HAPPENINGS

Peeveli's CRAP Bazar

Here we will collect the relics and lovely junk that our employees have hoarded! Acceptable payment methods are Siirto, MobilePay, and cold hard cash.

Mega dung heap

We've been doing some spring cleaning. We cleared out a bunch of product prototypes and returned items plus some other weirdos and threw them onto the dirt cheap Dunk Heap in the store. Come and see what we've got!

Gunpoint Helsinki

Our neighbor Gunpoint Helsinki will be present with their laser shooting pitstop. At their indoor shooting range, you can practice pistol and rifle shooting.

Try pistol shooting at the Gunpoint range
You can try pistol shooting at the range at 10 a.m., noon, and 2 p.m. Ten shots for 15 € .

Introduction to Shooting at Gunpoint Range
At 11 am, 1, 3, and 4 pm you can participate in a 50-minute introductory shooting session that includes safety training, guidance, and insurance plus 20 shots with a .22 cal pistol and 10 shots with a 9 mm pistol. Now 50€/person (normally 65 €). Each session fits seven people and you can sign up at the Gunpoint booth or the range.

SRA Etelä-Häme

SRA Etelä-Häme will showcase gear needed for SRA (applied reservists' shooting).

Nordicmedics

Attending for the first time is a Finnish military medical team operating on the Ukrainian front under Nordicmedics. On display are the Nordicmedics' frontline vehicle, military medical equipment used in Ukraine, as well as IFAK items collected from Ukrainian soldiers, which are not recommended for use by anyone. Nordicmedics and Saint Javelin offer sleeve patches created in collaboration, as well as Nordicmedics' own customized Medicci patch, making its debut with the slogan: Not today!

Participate in training:

Every hour at the Nordicmedics booth, there will be a 20-minute training session on military medical supplies and their usage. You'll learn, among other things, the correct application of tourniquets and the contents recommended for an IFAK first aid kit.

If you seek more extensive training on the topic, the military medical team will also showcase what Nordicmedics' military medical courses in Finland entail. Welcome to learn!

Instagram: nordicmedics

Kalevala Koru Outlet is open

Our upstairs neighbor, Kalevala Koru, will keep their Outlet store doors open on the day of the event from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. The have a wide selection of their Preloved second hand jewellery available as well as some vintage treasures.

Pub Quiz

After shopping, we recommend heading to Bar Sotima to down a few pints and take part in our pub quiz at 6 PM. The winner will be awarded!

FOOD AND DRINK

Causing serious cravings, but also satisfying them is Mike’s Diner. We tried it, we loved it, we ordered more. So, here we go again, Mike's burgers will be available in exchange for money at the flea market!

Choose from Cheeze, Spicy, BBQ-bacon, or Weggie burger and Mike's Mac'n Cheeze or Chili-feta salad on the side. Burger and side for 15 €.

If you're thirsty, you know where to go: Bar Sotima will care for our thirsty visitors. We will be having some special offers throughout the day and at 6 p.m. it's time for our monthly Pub quiz! Celebrating with us: Flight Level, Hedönist, Kaffa Roastery, and Karvilan Panimo.

The previous War Flea Market

A whole lotta people dropped by and the sales were perdy good! In the photo above you can see the mood of Perttu from the Peeveli's crap bazaar. See the Sotakirppis Vol. 12 photo gallery on our Finnish Facebook.