TARINAMME Mun nimi on Teemu, ja haluan kertoa, miten Wølpakka syntyi – jossain Andien, irronneen sormen ja Suomen välissä. Muutama vuosi sitten asuin pienessä kylässä korkealla Andeilla – jyrkkien vuorten ja arvaamattoman sään ympäröimänä. Siellä aika ei kulkenut kellon mukaan. Se tuntui samalta kuin lapsuuden kesät: heräsit, lähdit ulos ja katsoit, mihin päivä vie. Siellä löysin alpakat ja alpakanvillan. Lämmintä, hengittävää, pirun pehmeää – ja se vain toimi. Olinpa sitten vaeltamassa, töissä tai riippumatossa, se piti olon mukavana.
My name is Teemu, and I'm the CEO and founder of Wølpakka. I wanted to personally share how this whole thing came to life somewhere between the Andes, a severed finger, and Finland.
A few years ago, I was living in a small village high up in the Andes, surrounded by towering peaks and unpredictable weather. Time didn’t feel linear up there. It felt like childhood summers: you woke up, stepped outside, and just went wherever the day took you.
It was there I discovered alpaca wool. Warm, breathable, soft as hell and it didn't disappoint, whether hiking, working or hammocking
ONNETTOMUUS Eräänä aamuna rakensin saunaa (ilman saunaa ei voi elää), kun rälläkkä lipsahti käteeni ja nappasi nimettömästä kiinni. Sormi jäi hanskaan roikkumaan. Sairaalasta ei tietoakaan, ambulansseista puhumattakaan – ei edes naapuria, jolla olisi ollut auto. Niinpä liftasin lähimpään kaupunkiin, mukana irronnut sormi ja pullo paikallista piscoa kipulääkkeeksi. Vietettyäni viikon Perun sairaalassa (ei ihmeparantumista) lensin takaisin Suomeen, jotta saamme sormen vielä mahdollisesti pelastettua. Suomessa sormi saatiin korjattua auttavasti, mutta riittävästi, jotta sitä ei tarvittu amputoida
One morning, while building a sauna (I’m that Finnish!) on a local farm, I had a nasty run-in with a circular saw and cut badly my ring-finger. Finger was basically hanging by a skin inside my glove.
No hospitals nearby, no ambulances, not even a neighbor with a working car. I had to hitchhike to the nearest town with a severed finger and a bottle of local pisco for pain relief.
The injury was severe enough that I had to be flown back to Finland building my finger back.
While recovering, it came clear to me that I wanted to get back. This childlike craving for freedom had left its mark but I was broke as hell, so I couldn't just go like that.
IDEA Toipumisen aikana mulle kirkastui yksi asia: haluan palata. Takaisin sinne kylään, vuorille, siihen eukalyptusmetsän riippumattoon. Mutta persaukisena ja idealistisena retkeilijänä, halusin keksi mahdollisimma oman näköisen reitin takaisin. Olen aina ihaillut perinteisten norjalaisten neuleiden ajatonta tyyliä ja henkeä ja niiden rosoinen ilme oli se, mikä todella jäi mieleeni. Siitä syntyi ajatus: mitä jos yhdistäisin pohjoismaisen villapaidan estetiikan ja Andien ylivertaisen villan? Niin sai alkunsa Wølpakka – mun henkilökohtainen matka päästä takaisin Andeille, ainoaan paikkaan Suomen lisäksi, joka on koskaan tuntunut kodilta.
Since entrepreneurship was the reason I ended up in Peru in the first place, I
Idealistically thought that now is a great time to put my skills to work, make my own way back, and build a business as I go.
But oh fuckin boy, I can tell you that starting a clothing business without money, knowledge, or connections proved to be exactly as hard as it sounds.
I can honestly say I wouldn't do this a second time if I knew what was ahead, but that's the beauty of being young and naive and, most importantly, not listening to anyone telling you how hard it will get. And I guess that is the secret of entrepreneurship.
SEIKKAILU Tämä on siis tavallaan yhä sama Perun seikkailu – nyt vaan toisessa luvussa. Olemme rakentaneet Wølpakkaa nyt viisi vuotta ja matka Andien vuoristoon jatkuu edelleen... mutta olemme niin lähellä, että melkein maistan sen piscon jo.
We are now in 2026, 7 years after my travels, and yet I haven't visited the village. But lately, after all the hard work, fucking billions of mistakes, generational debt to the bank and to every lunatic that has ever given money to me, we are finally starting to see the fruits of our labor.
And as it seems, next year, I finally get to travel back to where it all started! And when I get back, I'm gonna have the tallest glass of Pisco you can imagine!
Whether you’re brand new here or you’ve been with us for a long time, I just want to say a massive thank you for being a part of this. And whatever naive, crazy adventures you’re chasing in your own life, I wish you all the luck and success in the world!
- Teemu
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