Stenströms it is one of the oldest Scandinavian shirtmaker's brand, established in 1883 by Swedish tailor August STENSTRÖM. During a time of prosperity toward the end of the 19th century he established his retail business in Helsingborg through personal shirt manufacturing and was soon to realize the great potential that industrial production held. The first Stenströms factory was built in the heart of Helsingborg in 1899. In 1912 it had grown into Scandinavia's largest shirt factory with 140 employees.  Stenströms shirts were exported from the very start. August STENSTRÖM died in 1939 in the age of 83, his daughter Ingeborg replaces him as manager of the shirt factory. In 1941 the women's blouse Ulla was launched to meet the demand for high-quality women's workwear. In 1956, after Ingeborg’s death the company changed owners and the board of directors: Lars BÉEN became a CEO and Rolf NORSTRÖM became a partner. And factory started to produce nylon shirts. In 1962 Stenströms Skjortfabrik officially became the royal court supplier to King Gustav VI Adolf (his summer residence, Sofiero Castle, was on the outskirts of Helsingborg) and in 1973 the honorary appointment was renewed by King Carl XVI Gustav and Queen Silvia. In 1967 the current shirt factory at Berga in Helsingborg was opened with 250 seamstresses worked there. The Börje BENGTSSON family bought Stenströms in 1981, and in 1993 Stenströms purchased a factory in Estonia and large parts of the production moved there. Today Anders BENGTSSON is the sole owner of the company.