Makia

Country

Finland

Price

Entry

Founded

2001

Founder

Joni Malmi, Jussi Oksanen & Ivar Fougstedt

makia.com @makiaclothing

Three Helsinki snowboarders—pro riders Joni Malmi and Jussi Oksanen with industry friend Ivar Fougstedt—started Makia in 2001 in a basement workshop in Punavuori, screen-printing tees for friends. The name comes from old-dialect Finnish for 'sweet'. The brand's compass has never moved: no-nonsense Nordic streetwear built for Helsinki harbours and Lapland winters, with maritime references and a workwear bias. Twenty-plus years later, Makia is the Finnish answer to Norse Projects and ships globally from a still-independent Helsinki HQ.

Timeline4

2001—2020·19 yrs

2001
Makia founded in Helsinki
Joni Malmi, Jussi Oksanen and Ivar Fougstedt found Makia, drawing on Finnish maritime and outdoor heritage.
2010
International expansion
Begins distribution across the Nordics and Central Europe.
2015
Flagship store opens
Opens its Helsinki flagship in the Design District.
2020
Women's line expanded
Grows its women's collection alongside the long-running men's range.

2001
Makia founded in Helsinki
Joni Malmi, Jussi Oksanen and Ivar Fougstedt found Makia, drawing on Finnish maritime and outdoor heritage.
2010
International expansion
Begins distribution across the Nordics and Central Europe.
2015
Flagship store opens
Opens its Helsinki flagship in the Design District.
2020
Women's line expanded
Grows its women's collection alongside the long-running men's range.