Because somehow aircraft carrier sales are related to “buying european” let’s have an actual consumer focused thread.

Here are some European wool sock models. In some cases the “made in” country is not specified, but at the very least the company should (I didn’t delve super deep to check the ownership structure, feel free to call me out) be European.

The list should contain models with 70%+ wool. Most have synthetics mixed in because without it socks rip very fast, it’s not for cost saving.

Name Note
Woolpower 200/400/600/800 Made in Sweden. Sold on bike24 too. Woolpower has a contract with the Swedish millitary
Varusteleka L2 Made in Finland, wool staple length provided
Pedemeia 100% Merino Made in not specified, likely Portugal though. For those that haven’t learned their lesson that 100% wool socks desintegrate after 5 wears due to no synthetics for durability
Falke Teppich im Schuh Made in not specified and support isn’t responding to me lol, Falke is German but I’m 99% sure it’s not made there
Devold Nansen Made in not specified, also is on bike24
Aclima Norwegian wool socks Made in not specified, about us page says all production takes place in Europe, mostly in Estonia
Rohner Original Swiss company, made in Portugal
Wowerat Note that this is a wholesaler, you’ll have to find a distributor yourself (Brubaker?) some models made in Germany, I’m only mentioning it because it has some 100% wool models
kopyto.co Made in Poland, certified mulesing-free
Calzedonia Wool/Cotton (just 55% wool) Made in Croatia, Cotton on inside, wool on outside. They pill a lot. Calzedonia still does business in Russia
Heprom “Eskimo Socks” Made “in Europe” (see pic of back), company is from Denmark

Zalando also has a “100% wool” filter if you care: https://en.zalando.de/mens-clothing-socks/?upper_material=pure_wool

There’s also Burlington, Corgi and Mes Chausettes Rouges but that’s luxury-ish I guess

Ofttopic, but my Fairphone was shipped back to me from warranty repair today :) (mic broke)

  • BenchpressMuyDebil@szmer.infoOPEnglish
    1·
    2 days ago

    Thunders Love’s composition to price ratio is pretty crazy. 35€ for 40% wool. Some of the models have no composition

    Our socks are designed in a little village in the North west of Spain, at the bottom of a beautiful estuary, at the mouth of Lerez river, near Portugal border, there they are produced in small family workshops by hosiers who have been doing this throughout three generations.

    Calcetines Mestizaje seems to have a few merino models - 1, 2 with ~80% wool content at a good price

    Proximity fashion and local workshops
    Our product is manufactured in a family, local workshops with a limited production in which the love and experience is put to provide a product of almost artisanal quality, with parameters that make it a close, sustainable and proximity fashion item.
    The workshop is located in Pradoluengo (Burgos) a region with a long tradition of production and manufacture of textile work.

    Miss Calcetines has a lot of (80%) wool models in nice rough texturebut they’re all One Size? https://misscalcetin.es/collections/lana

    The about us page in Spanish says they’re made in Spain at the bottom of the page, which is nice.

    Arctic Bay seems to be cotton only

    • Argyle13 @lemmy.worldMEnglish
      2·
      2 days ago

      Yes, artic is only cotton (sorry me head didn,t process the wool part, my bad) and regarding thunders love, I use to buy it in shops here for 15 the cheapest and 25 the most expensive ones. I had no idea that were that expensive on the web!!! I bought my last pair at 20 at a shop in Galicia last month, 80% wool.

      But yes, the best one quality-price balance are Mestizaje. We have several pairs at home!