SAKO
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SAKO, Limited (Suojeluskuntain Ase- ja Konepaja Oy, Civil Guard Gun- and Machiningworks Ltd) is a Finnish firearm manufacturer located in Riihimäki.
It was formed on 1 June 1927 from the previous Civil Guard Supreme Staff Gun Works and moved from Helsinki to Riihimäki. In 1987 state owned Valmet and SAKO fused into a SAKO-VALMET company with Nokia and Valmet as 50/50 stockholders and later, after several organizational shifts in state ownership, the SAKO name remained for the privately owned gun and cartridge producing company located in the cities of Riihimäki and Jyväskylä (former Valmet factory in Tourula, which was later closed). The company is now owned by Beretta Holdings.
Sako rifles are known for their quality and accuracy. Sako also manufacture the Tikka brand also known for their high quality attributes.
[edit] Popular culture refrences
In the System of a Down song Sugar the band makes a refrence to SAKO firearms stating "I bought a gun from SAKO"
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