You'll find a lot of knowledge about shoes and leather with us. Our shoes are the result of a great passion and love for the craft. Generations of children have taken their first steps in Kavat shoes and we work tirelessly for more generations to come. Our aim, to create the world's best children's shoes, is as integral today as it was when Ragnar Karlsson founded the shoe factory Ymer, which later on became Kavat.

The Swedish word Kavat means plucky and couragous, characteristics that through the years have always defined the company. We have the courage to challenge the throwaway mentality and are guided by the values that Ragnar once founded the business on. Quality pays off and is more economical in the long run.

And here we are, 70 years later! And we are especially proud of the development we've hade in the recent years. A new generation of consumers are choosing a more sustainable life style. There's an increasing demand of our shoes, also outside of Sweden?s borders.

Kavat has become an international company. The choice to establish our factory in Bosnia came naturally because we took on a lot of refugees in the 1990's during the Balkan war. Together with those who came to Kumla back then, we took Kavat to Bosnia in 2009. Our own factory was built in an area with a long tradition in shoe manufacturing. There we found the craftspeople, subcontractors and structure we were lacking in Sweden. The shoe production still taking place in Sweden was set up in conjunction with our 70th anniversary. It is small scale and is carried out in cooperation with the Shoe Industry Museum in Kumla, Sweden.

Our presence in Italy is completely natural. Where else to be if you love shoes? From Italy we also carry materials and components across the Adriatic Sea to Bosnia. With Ragnar in mind, we keep on creating new traditions. A new way in an old fashioned style. Maybe that explains why Kavat has found new followers in all corners of the world. And we hope we'll get even more.