Silva is the leading manufacturer of compasses worldwide, starting in 1933 with the invention of the first liquid filled compass. Today the Silva group has a turnover of 34 million Euros with approx 250 employees in total.
Outdoor and Wellness are the main business areas with products such as compasses, pedometers, headlamps, outdoor instruments, binoculars, professional instruments and orienteering equipment.
Silva's outdoor division including its US subsidiary, The Brunton Company is a part of the Finnish based, Fiskars Corporation. Companies in the Silva group include the parent company Silva Sweden AB and its subsidiaries Silva Ltd in UK, Silva Deutschland, Silva France, Silva Far East in Hong Kong and Brunton in USA. Silva also has representation by its distributors in approximately 100 different countries. Fiskars Corporation, founded in 1649, is a Finnish corporation traded on the Helsinki Stock Exchange and is one of the oldest companies in the world. Fiskars Brands, Inc., headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fiskars Corporation. It operates in consumer product businesses through four segments including Craft, Garden, Outdoor Recreation and Housewares, the main markets being Europe and USA. Silva is operating under Outdoor Recreation division complementing Gerber Legendary Blades which has a strong position in the US camping and outdoor recreation market.
