Tunturi

Last updated
Exercise equipment
IndustryExercise equipment, vehicles
Founded1922
HeadquartersFinland
Website tunturi.com/en
Tunturi Rowing Machine Rowing Machine.jpg
Tunturi Rowing Machine
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Tunturi Indoor cycling
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Tunturi Bicycle

Tunturi is a Finnish manufacturer of bicycles and formerly of mopeds and fitness equipment. Tunturi is located in Almere, Netherlands and is owned by Accell Group.

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History

Tunturi's history began in 1922. The foundations of the Tunturi brand began when brothers Aarne and Eero Harkke set up a small bike shop, Pyöräkellari Oy, in Turku, Finland. The name Tunturi comes from the Finnish word for a fell. Bike repairs were the shop's main focus at first, and then gradually they added some small-scale production, manufacturing Tunturi branded bicycles. The brand was very successful and within a few years the small shop was exchanged for a factory. By the 1950s the Tunturi brand was the domestic market leader in mopeds.

Utilising technology and expertise gained from bicycle production, Tunturi expanded into fitness equipment development. In the 1970s, Tunturi became recognized internationally as a producer of fitness equipment.

In the 1990s, a strategic decision was made to focus on the production of Tunturi fitness products and Tunturi bicycles. Tunturi is now a well-known brand in Scandinavian countries and Tunturi fitness products are sold in over 40 countries worldwide.

The Accell Group acquired Tunturi in 2003. In 2014 the fitness division was sold. [1]

Moped models

Tunturi moped Parade in Helsinki Pappa-Tunturit IMG 7293 C.JPG
Tunturi moped Parade in Helsinki

See also

References

  1. "Accell Group Sells Tunturi Fitness Division". www.bike-eu.com. 2014-07-22. Retrieved 2025-07-14.