20Bad

Fjällräven Review, Is Fjällräven Non-Toxic?

The verdict
Fjällräven averages 20 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 3 Fjällräven products graded as of October 2026, and none of them reach its 70 point pass mark.
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Fjällräven grades Bad on our four-band scale. On disclosure, the brand says nothing publicly about PFAS. See what every brand has published about PFAS for how that compares.

PFAS Authority is a scoring system, not a laboratory. We do not test products ourselves. Grades are model-based, built from published ingredients, materials, certifications, brand disclosures and third-party lab results where they exist. See the rubric.

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Which Fjällräven products contain PFAS? Poor and Bad, we’d swap these

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20BadPFAS grade
  • Vinylon (polyvinyl chloride-based synthetic fiber) fabric with wax-based water repellent
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Fjallraven Raven 20 Backpack

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20BadPFAS grade
  • G-1000 fabric (65% polyester, 35% cotton); waxed cotton-poly blend with silent water-repellent coating finish
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
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2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

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Fjallraven Skule Backpack

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20BadPFAS grade
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Fjällräven and PFAS, common questions

Does Fjällräven have PFAS?
Fjällräven averages 20 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 3 Fjällräven products graded as of October 2026, and none of them reach its 70 point pass mark. Grades are model-based estimates built from published materials, ingredients and disclosures, not lab tests.
Is Fjällräven non-toxic?
No Fjällräven product we graded reaches Good. The best of them is Fjallraven Kanken Backpack at 20/100.
Which Fjällräven products should I avoid?
The lowest-graded Fjällräven products we have scored are Fjallraven Skule Backpack, Fjallraven Raven 20 Backpack, Fjallraven Kanken Backpack. Each one links to the evidence behind its grade.

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