The story of Helly Hansen started in 1877. After many years at sea, norwegian captain Helly Juell Hansen and his wife Maren Margarethe began producing oilskin jackets, trousers, sou'westers and tarpaulins, made from coarse linen soaked in linseed oil.
Helly Hansen provide high quality, protective technical gear for work survival and sport. They work and play in the harshest environments on the planet to learn what's needed to create the best performance gear possible. They also work closely with people who work and/or play outdoors more days than they are indoors to continuously optimize the technology and design of our products.
