HELLY HANSEN - ALIVE SINCE 1877 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! 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 HH at more than 200 ski resort 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. As a leading Scandinavian workwear brand, you’ll see us at work-sites where performance, protection and safety matter most. We continue to support Captain Hansen’s legacy through a long list of first-to-market innovations developed through insights from those working and recreating in the world’s harshest environments. MOUNTAIN Since 1877 Helly Hansen has worked with professionals in Norway to create gear so people can stay and feel alive in the beautiful but harsh Scandinavian outdoors.The insights drawn from outdoor professionals, their knowledge and experience have been instrumental in creating our mountain line of today. Based on this knowledge we aim to continuously redefine the way we design, develop and use outdoor gear to experience and preserve the outdoors for generations to come. Read more SAILING As the recognized global leader in sailing, our gear is worn by world-class sailors across all five oceans on anything from dinghies to 100ft foiling catamarans. In the Spring of 2020 we take another big leap and partner with the professionals on the American Magic team to change, shape and create the future technologies of sailing and win the 36th America’s Cup. Read more SKI Since 1877 Helly Hansen has been delivering product solutions for those working in the outdoors. We believe that by focusing on the needs of the outdoor professional that we will exceed the needs of the recreational user and improve both of their experiences outdoors. Working with over 55,000 professionals in the ski industry, we utilize their feedback and experience to drive our product development process to consistently deliver products that meet the demands of the professional environment. Read more HELLY HANSEN WORKWEAR Helly Hansen is the brand trusted by professionals. Since 1877 they have created professional grade gear to help people stay and feel alive. Helly Hansen's workwear collection is built to make sure you get the job done. Today of course Helly Hansen is synonymous with high quality and reliability, the tool of choice for the serious tradesman and used globally as survival and rescue gear by emergency services including the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, the world's oldest lifeboat service. Read more
