Who owns Leijona?
Leijona is owned by Hultafors Group (Sweden), which has owned the brand since 1 March 2021.[1][2]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Hultafors Group — our brands, Hultafors Group AB. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Hultafors Group AB reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇸🇪 Sweden, Gothenburg
- Origin
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Category
- Apparel, footwear & accessories › Fashion apparel › Workwear
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Leijona
Leijona is a Finnish workwear brand whose clothes were developed where they are worn — in factories, mines, workshops and on building sites, alongside people doing heavy physical work in demanding conditions. It has always been tied to Finnish industry, and inside Hultafors Group it sits beside Fristads, the larger Nordic workwear brand, rather than competing with it across Europe.
Ownership timeline of Leijona
- 2021 – present Hultafors Group [1][2] reported
Where Leijona sits in Hultafors Group
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Hultafors Group
Hultafors Group controls 15 brands on Brandtree, 7 of them in apparel, footwear & accessories.
Also in apparel, footwear & accessories
- EMMA Safety Footwear (1931)
- EripioWear
- Fristads (1925)
- Lyngsøe Rainwear (1999)
- Snickers Workwear (1975)
- Solid Gear Footwear (2008)
Other brands in workwear, and who owns them
The 26 brands in workwear on Brandtree belong to 11 owners. The largest is Lakeland, with 5; Hultafors Group has 5.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| ChemMax | Lakeland | 🇺🇸 United States |
| BAMKO | Superior Group | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Duluth Trading | Duluth Holdings | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Bofilon | Groupe Eram | 🇫🇷 France |
| Hard Yakka | Wesfarmers | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Bates | Wolverine Worldwide | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Carhartt | Carhartt | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Pega Forte | Grendene | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
About the owner: Hultafors Group
Hultafors Group is a privately held company headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden. Brandtree records 15 brands under its control.
Hultafors Group is a Swedish house of brands for tradespeople, organised into two segments it calls personal protective equipment and hardware solutions. It sells almost nothing under its own name and instead owns the brands professionals actually buy: workwear, safety footwear, hearing and eye protection, hand tools, work lights, tool belts and ladders. It is registered in Gothenburg and is one of the wholly owned operations of Investment AB Latour, the listed Swedish investment company, which lists it alongside Swegon, Nord-Lock Group and Caljan.
Hultafors Group: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇫🇮 Leijona and other Finnish brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 63 brands that began in Finland. 21 of them (33%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Leijona among them.
- Arabia — Fiskars Group 🇫🇮
- Atria — Atria 🇫🇮
- Benecol — Raisio 🇫🇮
- Clash of Clans — Tencent 🇨🇳
- ESL Shipping — Aspo 🇫🇮
- Fazer Aito — Fazer 🇫🇮
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Leijona?
The parent company of Leijona is Hultafors Group, a privately held company headquartered in Sweden.
Is Leijona Finnish or Swedish?
Leijona originated in Finland, but it is owned today by Hultafors Group, which is headquartered in Sweden. So Leijona is a Finnish-origin brand under Swedish ownership.
Since when has Hultafors Group owned Leijona?
Hultafors Group has owned Leijona since 1 March 2021.
Is Leijona still owned by Hultafors Group?
Yes. As of 2 October 2026, Leijona is still owned by Hultafors Group. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (2) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Hultafors Group — our brands — Hultafors Group AB, Official document; retrieved 27 September 2026.
- [2] Hultafors Group completes the acquisition of Fristads, Kansas and Leijona — Hultafors Group AB, Official press release, published 1 March 2021; retrieved 2 October 2026.
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