Nammo Lapua Oy

The plants are located in Lapua, Vihtavuori, Leppavirta as well as in Germany.Total number of employees is approximately 350.

Lapua focuses primarily on ammunition for hunters and sport shooters as well as for law enforcement authorities. The ammunition unit manufactures cartridges and cartridge components for small arms as well as handloadingpowders.lt also provides the loading data. Lapua's defence component activities include charges for artillery and mortar systems.

With its brands, Lapua and Vihtavuori is known worldwide for over 75 years for their commitment to excellence.These years have allowed the company to sharpen its focus to meet the diverse needs of military and civil applications. Safety, efficiency and consistency are key ingredients of every Nammo Lapua product.

Since the first Lapua rifle cartridges competed in the World Championship during the 1920s, the brand has been known as a winner in quality and accuracy.The Lapua brand has also dominated military world championship shooting competitions.

The SK Jagd-und Sportmunitions GmbH company in Germany, which specialises in the manufacture of shotgun and rimfire cartridges as well as air gun pellets, also belongs to this unit.

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