Ideally made in Europe, but European-based companies are fine too, as realistically many will always need to be manufactured in China, Japan, or wherever else (especially tech). Looking for physical products, not software (amazing open-source software is bountiful and easy to find!)

Does not necessarily have to be from the EU (e.g. UK or Switzerland), non-EU countries are cool too!

What are some quality products that you have used that were made in Europe / is by a European company? From any category.

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    Some examples I’ve encountered:

    Power tools

    • Festool - Germany
    • Mafell - Germany

    Hand tools

    • Auriou rasps - (handstitched!) France
    • Pfeil gouges - Switzerland
    • Ashley Iles chisels - UK
    • Gränsfors axes - Sweden
    • Sjöbergs workbenches - Sweden
    • BeaverCraft carving tools - Ukraine

    Food and beverage

    • Le Creuset cookware - France
    • Opinel knives - France
    • La Marzocco espresso machines - Italy

    Electronics

    • Fairphone smartphones - Netherlands
    • Pro-ject turntables - Czech republic
    • Rega turntables - UK

    Musical Instruments

    • Bulas banjos and mandolins - Poland
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        Ha yeah, bought them a while back but even then I had to space out some of those purchases.

        I’ve used my rasps, track saw and domino quite a bit so they’ve probably paid for themselves by now. And since they’re usually of good quality it’s “buy once, cry once”.