L’histoire de Norrøna a commencé bien avant la création de l’entreprise elle-même.
En 1918, Jørgen Jørgensen — l’arrière-grand-père de l’actuel propriétaire et dirigeant de Norrøna, qui porte le même nom — et Einar Bredesen fondèrent Bredesen & Jørgensen Polar au 34, Markveien, à Oslo, en Norvège.
The company produced and sold leather goods and sporting equipment, laying the foundation for what would eventually become one of the world's oldest family-owned outdoor brands.
But Jørgensen wanted more. Driven by an uncompromising belief that outdoor equipment should be built to a higher standard, he left the company in 1929 to establish his own. That decision – and his relentless pursuit of quality – became the beginning of Norrøna.
