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Skandinavisk

Skandinavisk is a Copenhagen-founded fragrance brand creating scented products for the home and body inspired by Scandinavia and the Nordic region.

Last updated September 25, 2026

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Overview

Skandinavisk is a fragrance brand started in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 2012. Its founders, identified on the company’s About page as Shaun and Gerry, brought together scents, Scandinavia and sustainability in a collection for the body and home. The source describes Shaun as English and Gerry as another English emigrant and a Scandiphile; it does not provide their surnames. The brand says its fragrances draw on more than twenty years of travel across Scandinavia and the Nordic region. It develops scents around features and experiences it considers precious to local inhabitants and distinctive to people from elsewhere, combining fragrance with ingredients, materials, colours, symbols and local words to create impressions of the region. Its stated vision emphasizes nature, seasons, community, consciousness, trust, equality, respect and balance in everyday life. The current official site presents several product areas: eau de parfum, home fragrance and body products. Listed examples include scented candles, home mist, washes, lotion and hand cream, as well as fragrance sets and bundles. Named fragrances and collections shown on the site include DEEP FØREST, KØPENHAGEN, DISTANT SHÖRES, NORDIK NIGHTS, HYGGE, SKOG, STUGA, AURORA, ARKTIS and HAV. The site also presents refill solutions and a journal called Voices. These offerings connect the brand’s Nordic-inspired storytelling to products for personal use and domestic spaces. The supplied sources establish the brand’s Danish origin and product focus, but do not specify its legal corporate structure, current ownership, headquarters beyond its Copenhagen founding, or the countries in which it operates. Its current official website is active and offers products for sale.

History

Skandinavisk was started in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 2012 by Shaun, described by the company as an Englishman, and Gerry, described as another English emigrant and a Scandiphile. The supplied company account gives their first names only. It says that they brought together scents, Scandinavia and sustainability in a designed collection for body and home. The brand’s founding idea is closely tied to its account of the Nordic region. Skandinavisk says that its fragrances are inspired by more than twenty years of travel across Scandinavia and the Nordic region. Rather than describing its work simply as conventional perfumery, the company explains that it selects aspects of Scandinavia that it considers precious to inhabitants and exotic to people elsewhere. It then combines these impressions with ingredients, materials, colours, symbols and local words to create its own interpretations of the region. The company’s stated vision gives this product concept a cultural and lifestyle dimension. Its About page evokes forests, lakes, islands, mountains and seasonal change, and describes community, consciousness, trust, equality and respect as values associated with the way of life it wants to represent. The company also emphasizes balance, fellowship, family, friends and shared everyday happiness. Its current homepage uses the phrase “Fragrances for a more balanced life,” consistent with that stated positioning. The current product assortment spans personal fragrance, home scent and body care. The official homepage lists eau de parfum, including DEEP FØREST, KØPENHAGEN, DISTANT SHÖRES and NORDIK NIGHTS; home products such as scented candles and home mist; and body products including washes, lotion and hand cream. It also features collections and products such as HYGGE, SKOG, STUGA, AURORA, ARKTIS and HAV, as well as gift sets, bundles and refill solutions. The supplied material does not establish when these individual products were launched, so no product launch dates are assigned here. Skandinavisk maintains an official e-commerce website and publishes its Voices journal. The supplied homepage shows editorial content about Copenhagen and the Stockholm archipelago, alongside products offered for sale. The available sources confirm the brand’s Copenhagen founding and current commercial activity, but do not establish its legal entity name, ownership, corporate structure, exact current headquarters, or full geographic distribution. No later ownership, acquisition, listing or leadership changes are documented in the supplied evidence.

  • 2012

    Skandinavisk founded in Copenhagen

  • The Skandinavisk Guide to Copenhagen published

  • Stockholm archipelago journal feature published

Products and positioning

A Scandinavian- and Nordic-inspired fragrance brand for home and body, with the company describing its approach as bringing together scent, regional inspiration and sustainability.

  • Eau de parfum

    The homepage lists DEEP FØREST, KØPENHAGEN, DISTANT SHÖRES and NORDIK NIGHTS eau de parfum.

  • Home fragrance

    The homepage shows scented candles and home mist, including STUGA, AURORA and ARKTIS candles and HYGGE Home Mist.

  • Body products

    The homepage lists washes, lotion and hand cream, including HYGGE products.

  • Sets, bundles and refills

    The homepage features gift sets, bundles and refill solutions.

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