Fällkniven was founded in 1984 by Peter Hjortberger in Boden, Sweden — deep in the northern province of Norrbotten, where hunters and fishermen have relied on good knives for generations. The company began designing its own knives in 1987, and in 1995 delivered one of the most consequential moments in modern knife history: the F1 was adopted as the official survival knife for pilots of the Swedish Air Force. In 2000 the F1 and S1 passed testing at the US Naval Air Warfare Center at Patuxent River, earning approval for USMC and USN aircrew use. In 1999 Fällkniven was named Purveyor to His Majesty the King of Sweden. Today, under second-generation leadership from Eric Hjortberger, Fällkniven remains a family-owned company producing Swedish-designed knives manufactured by Hattori and Moki in Seki City, Japan — and rigorously tested at Luleå University of Technology. Knifeworks is an authorized Fällkniven dealer.