karhu, the Finnish sneaker brand that has ended up on more peoples radar recently thanks to high profile collabs with the likes of Patta (ironic as the brand has been in existence for 100 years) is dropping a new Synchron Classic to honour the prodigious Finnish athlete Paavo Nurmi in time for the 100th anniversary of the athletic event of the same name.

A 9 time olympic gold medalist who set an outstanding 22 world records during his distance running career you see nods to his achievements in the design with his signature on the heel and a list of his various records and medal winning performances on the insoles.

constructed in leather and mesh with a crisp white and black colourway expect these to be hitting select outlets 13/5/17.

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