Helly Hansen
THE STORY OF HELLY HANSEN
From our home in Norway, Helly Hansen has been making professional grade gear to help people stay and feel alive for more than 140 years. It all started in 1877 when sea captain Helly Juell Hansen found a better way to stay protected from the harsh Norwegian elements. Soon thereafter, Captain Hansen and his wife Margrethe launched a business producing waterproof oilskin jackets, trousers, sou’westers and tarpaulins made from coarse linen soaked in linseed oil – and the legend was born!
Today, Helly Hansen gear is worn and trusted by professionals on oceans, mountains and worksites. As the #1 apparel brand for ski professionals, you’ll find our gear at ski resorts and guiding operations around the world, and worn by more than 55,000 ski professionals. Our sailing gear is worn by world-class sailors across all five oceans, and we’re proud to partner with and participate in some of the sport’s most iconic regattas and sailing associations. Search and rescue teams worldwide trust our award-winning outdoor gear to keep them protected as they work to keep others safe in the mountains. And as a leading Scandinavian workwear brand, you’ll see us at work-sites where performance, protection and safety matter most.
