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From the Archives Close To Heart

From our archives
In 1973 BabyBjörn launched the first baby carrier. This baby carrier was named ”Close to the Heart”.

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Our Head office is in Solna, Sweden, and employs 40 people.

Our logistics center and warehouse are located in Lanna, in Småland, Sweden. 60 people work here.

BabyBjörn was founded in 1961 in Bergshamra, Stockholm, Sweden.

BabyBjörn is a family-owned company. 

Björn Jakobson started BabyBjörn with his sister-in-law Elsa. 

We have made baby carriers since 1973.

Our first baby carrier, launched in 1973, was called ”Close to the Heart”. 

Our first product was our bouncer (Babysitter), launched in 1961.

Björn, who founded BABYBJÖRN, and his wife Lillemor, Chief Designer, are still active within the company. 

Our products are sold in around 50 countries all over the world. 

To date, over 30 million children have been carried in our baby carriers. 

Our products are for sale on Greenland, in Argentina, South Africa, China and New Zealand, among others. 

95% of our sales are exports to other countries.

The first black baby carrier was launched in 1996.

In Japan our bouncers (Babysitters) are our most popular product.

In Finland the Potty Chair is our most popular product.

The all-time most popular color of our baby carriers is black. 

In Australia Synergy is our most popular baby carrier.

Developing BABYBJÖRN Plate and Spoon took four years.