Hailing from the small town of Örnsköldsvik in Sweden, a place where mountains and forest meet the sea, Fjällräven is an outdoor clothing and equipment company committed to making nature more accessible since 1936. In true Swedish style, they focus on simplicity and practicality, with the utmost respect for the environment.
Under their parent company, Fenix, Fjällräven are part of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, and have Fair Labour Accreditation to ensure labour rights and safe working conditions for textile factory workers.
Fjällräven design their garments and hardware to last for a lifetime, and with your care, perhaps even longer. They create them to be easy to repair; they use materials that are tough and durable; and they design styles that don’t go out of fashion.
At Fjällräven they research, sketch, create samples, test, iterate and adjust; and test some more. Their design process isn’t short. But they don’t like to make compromises on quality and utility. Fjällräven don’t look for quick fixes. They ensure their products are the best they can be, both in terms of materials that last and have a low environmental impact, and also by creating classic styles with truly helpful functions that you’ll want to continue wearing, adventure after adventure.
The key materials used in the Kånken family range include Vinylon F fabric, recycled polyester, recycled wool blend, and a pine tree-based lyocell sourced from Sweden.
Kånken was built to last, but they’re not unbreakable. So if you really love your Kånken (and we’re sure that you do), you should take good care of it. Here are some tips to help prolong the life of your favourite backpack.