Northern Lite gear isn’t just made for hiking – it’s designed on the trail. Our co-founder and designer, Teemu Hartikainen, personally hikes over 3,000 km each year across some of the toughest terrains, from the Pacific Crest Trail to Norway's Norge på Langs. Each product is crafted from insights gathered over thousands of hiking miles, ensuring that every piece of gear is built to withstand the harsh Nordic conditions. If it works in Finland, it works everywhere.
Responsibly Produced in Pakistan
All our products are designed in Finland with extensive field testing and feedback from Finnish hikers. Our items, including rain skirts, are sewn in Pakistan, where responsibility is a key factor in our choice of partners.
Our manufacturing partner in Pakistan follows BSCI and OEKO-TEX standards and supplies products to large global brands with strict ethical requirements. Although it is a common misconception that all production in Asia is unethical, our partner ensures that all sewing work is completed by adult artisans. While the sewing workforce is primarily male, our partner also employs women in design roles—a progressive approach in a conservative country. The company is committed to social and environmental responsibility, using recycled materials and sourcing a substantial portion of its electricity sustainably from solar power.
