Nordisk Autumn/Winter 26
Companyon
Ultralight down jackets and down vests that pack into their own pocket. Since 2009.
Your Companyon. Our heritage.
Light down jackets you can always bring along
Companyon is Nordisk's series of ultralight down jackets, a down coat and down vests for women and men. The first Companyon came out in 2009. The idea then was the same as it is now: a down jacket that weighs and takes up so little that it can always come with you, whether in your backpack on a hike or in your bag on a cool evening in the city.
For Autumn/Winter 26, Companyon is back with new fits, updated zips and colours taken from Nordic nature: Black, Black Coffee, Blue Mirage and Tibetan Red. The five models weigh between 187 and 399 grams, are filled with Crystal Down® 95/5 800+ and have an outer fabric made from 100% recycled nylon.
The collection
Five models, four colours
Nordisk Fjer
It started with down
Nordisk was founded in Copenhagen in 1901 as Nordisk Fjer, the first Danish company to focus entirely on down and feathers. Knowledge of down has been our starting point ever since.
Görlitz, Germany
Down sleeping bags sewn by hand
Since 1983 we have made down sleeping bags by hand in Görlitz, Germany. Our experience of keeping in warmth with as little weight as possible is what Companyon builds on.
The first Companyon
A down jacket for your pocket
Companyon launched in 2009 as a series of light down jackets and down vests that could be packed into their own pocket. The series quickly became a favourite with our customers.
Die Manufaktur
A new workshop in Görlitz
We opened Die Manufaktur, our new production and service site in Görlitz. This is where we sew down sleeping bags by hand, with the same knowledge of down that Companyon builds on.
Autumn/Winter 26
Companyon returns
New fits, updated zips and four colours: Black, Black Coffee, Blue Mirage and Tibetan Red. The core idea is the same as in 2009.
The insulation
Crystal Down® 95/5 800+
Down is not the same as feathers. A feather has a hard quill running through the middle. A down cluster has a soft core with fine filaments that trap air and hold in warmth. The larger the cluster, the more air it holds per gram.
Companyon is filled with Crystal Down®: European white goose down in a 95/5 blend (at least 95% down and no more than 5% feathers) with a fill power of 800+. A single Crystal Down® cluster can measure up to 4 cm across, and it takes up to 1,000 clusters to make one gram of fill.
The down is a by-product of the food industry and certified to the Responsible Down Standard (RDS). Each product is marked with a code that shows the quality and origin of the down.
The outer fabric
Next to Nothing®
To hold down, a fabric has to be dense enough to keep the down inside and thin enough to let the jacket breathe. Next to Nothing® is Nordisk's own outer fabric, developed in Japan and woven from 100% recycled 10D nylon from Toray.
The yarn is ten times thinner than a human hair and woven with more than 60,000 weave points per square inch (2.54 × 2.54 cm). The density of the weave is what makes the fabric downproof, and a fine ripstop pattern makes it stronger. The fabric is wind and water repellent and treated with a PFAS-free DWR.
Creases from packing smooth out while you wear the jacket, and small marks can be wiped off with a damp cloth.
Packable
Packs into its own pocket
Every Companyon model packs into one of its own zipped pockets. Packed up, the jacket takes up so little space that it can stay in your backpack, ready for a cold morning in the mountains or a windy evening by the harbour.
Creases from packing smooth out when you wear the jacket, because your body heat evens out the fabric. The pocket is for the trip, not for storage: between trips, hang the jacket on a hanger so the down keeps its loft.
Compare
The Companyon models: weight and details
| Model | Total weight | Fill weight | Colours | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DagmarDown coat, women's | 399 g (M) | 157 g | Black, Black Coffee, Blue Mirage, Tibetan Red |
Hood with 3-point adjustment, two-way zip, adjustable waist |
| ThyraDown jacket, women's | 265 g (M) | 108 g | Black, Black Coffee, Blue Mirage, Tibetan Red |
Soft round collar, elastic trim inside the sleeves |
| AstaDown vest, women's | 187 g (M) | 70 g | Black, Black Coffee, Blue Mirage, Tibetan Red |
Soft round collar, concealed elastic in the armholes |
| HjalteDown jacket, men's | 322 g (L) | 134 g | Black, Black Coffee, Blue Mirage |
Soft round collar, elastic trim inside the sleeves |
| HaraldDown vest, men's | 233 g (L) | 86 g | Black, Black Coffee, Blue Mirage |
Soft round collar, concealed elastic in the armholes |
All models share: Crystal Down® 95/5 800+, outer fabric and lining in 100% recycled 10D ripstop nylon, PFAS-free DWR, stitch-through chambers, hand pockets with concealed zips, an insulated draught flap behind the front zip, a chin guard and an adjustable hem.
Care
How to look after your Companyon
Air and shake
Air the jacket after use. If the down has been pressed flat, for example across your back after a day with a backpack, shake the jacket and gently squeeze the chambers so the down spreads out again. Often it is enough to let the jacket air outside overnight.
Wash rarely
Follow the care label in the product: a 30 °C gentle wash with a down detergent. Tumble dry on low heat with 3 tennis balls so the down does not clump. Small marks can be wiped off with a damp cloth.
Store uncompressed
If the jacket stays compressed for a long time, the down loses loft. Only pack it into the pocket when you are on the move, and hang it on a hanger between trips.
Down coming through
If a feather tip pokes out, pull it out gently. If a down cluster pokes out, take hold of the fabric from the inside and pull it back, then rub the fabric lightly so the weave closes again.
Questions and answers
Frequently asked questions about Companyon
Companyon is Nordisk's series of light down jackets, a down coat and down vests. The series first came out in 2009 and has been relaunched for Autumn/Winter 26 with five models: Dagmar (down coat, women's), Thyra (down jacket, women's), Asta (down vest, women's), Hjalte (down jacket, men's) and Harald (down vest, men's).
Total weight ranges from 187 to 399 grams. Asta weighs 187 g, Thyra 265 g and Dagmar 399 g in size M. Harald weighs 233 g and Hjalte 322 g in size L. Fill weight ranges from 70 to 157 g of down.
No. Companyon is wind and water repellent and handles light rain and damp, but it is not waterproof. The chambers are stitched through, so in sustained rain water can get in through the seams. In wet weather you can wear a shell jacket over it.
Follow the care label in the product: a 30 °C gentle wash with a detergent made for down. Tumble dry on low heat with 3 tennis balls so the down spreads out and does not clump. Only wash it when needed. Nordisk also offers cleaning of down garments.
Companyon is filled with Crystal Down®: European white goose down in a 95/5 blend with a fill power of 800+. The down is a by-product of the food industry and certified to the Responsible Down Standard (RDS). Each product is marked with a code that shows the quality and origin of the down. Read more about Crystal Down®.
Fill power measures how much space down takes up, in cubic inches per ounce (cuin). 800+ means that one ounce of down fills at least 800 cubic inches. The higher the fill power, the more air the down holds per gram, and the more warmth you get for the weight.
It happens with all down products, most often at the seams and after packing, and it is not a defect. If a feather tip pokes out, pull it out gently. If a down cluster pokes out, take hold of the fabric from the inside, pull it back and rub the fabric lightly so the weave closes again.
See the size chart on each product page. For reference, the model in the photos of the women's styles is 175 cm tall and wears size M, and the model in the photos of the men's styles is 189 cm tall and wears size L.
