The finest cartridges and reloading components

Lapua, or more officially Nammo Lapua Oy and Nammo Schönebeck, is part of the large Nammo Group. Our main products are small caliber cartridges and components for sport, hunting and professional use. Lapua manufactures centerfire cartridges in Lapua, Finland, and rimfire cartridges in Schonebeck, Germany.

The finest cartridges and reloading components

Lapua focuses primarily on premium quality small caliber ammunition for target shooters, hunters and military and law enforcement authorities. Lapua has always strived to produce the best possible cartridges and ammunition components for those who have the same passion for precision as we do. Competition results worldwide prove that we are the preferred ammunition partner for rifle and pistol shooting champions, everywhere. We have achieved this by consistent product development of our ammo and components. We also cooperate closely with hunters as well as top sport shooters.

Reliable and accurate ammunition for more than 100 years

The Lapua cartridge factory was founded in 1923 in Lapua, Finland, to support the defense of the newly independent nation. Lapua cartridges achieved international fame at the 1930 World Championship Games in Antwerp, when Finnish competitors Einari Oksa and Kullervo Leskinen shot three gold medals between them. Since then, the Lapua brand has developed into a globally known premium ammunition brand that stands for premium quality and consistency.

In 1998, the Nammo group was founded, and in the early 2000s, Nammo acquired the factory in Schönebeck, Germany, where Lapua rimfire cartridges are produced today. All Lapua centerfire components and cartridges are produced at the factory site located in Lapua, Finland. Today, hundreds of Nammo employees work with the Lapua brand at various Nammo locations.

The world famous quality of Lapua bullets, brass and cartridges comes from decades of experience, infallible raw materials and a well-managed manufacturing process. Despite the automation in production and quality assurance, our staff personally inspects every ammunition lot and, if necessary, even each individual cartridge. The finishing touch of the carefully controlled manufacturing process is the primer and powder, perfectly compatible with the case and the bullet. We work together with the leading gun powder and primer manufacturers to carefully choose the powder and a dependable primer that best fits each cartridge type. Reliability and accuracy of the ammunition we produce is continuously proven in test shootings.

The most important thing is, however, listening to the people who use our ammunition. Every inquiry is taken seriously and analyzed thoroughly.

We are Part of Nammo Group

Nammo Lapua Oy is part of Nammo group. Nammo is an international aerospace and defense company headquartered in Norway. With more than 2 700 employees, 28 production sites and a presence in 12 countries, Nammo is one of the world’s leading providers of specialty ammunition and rocket motors.