Customer Reviews Fjällräven Kånken Mini

This bag is adorable...for a kindergartener. I ordered the Kanken mini in pink with light blue straps. It's absolutely darling and I thought the pastels would be fun, but the bag is tiny and the pink would be ever so much cuter on a child than it is on a 40-something year old woman. Returning for a bigger size and different color!

There are two kinds of Fjallraven kanken’s out there. One without the Swedish flag, and the edges inside the bag aren’t wrapped in a rubbed ribbon, and the other with the Swedish flag, and with a ribbed ribbon that wraps the edges of the bag for neater look. I think the one with the flag is the Kanken from a few years ago and made in Vietnam, and the one without the flag is the new Kanken made in China. I prefer the older one made in Vietnam. If you look closely at what Zappos posts, you can tell if it’s the new one or the old one. Usually the solid colored ones are the newer ones without the Swedish flag, while the ones with pin striped or patterned handles are the older ones with the Swedish flag. I’ve been on the hunt for the best possible Kanken for the past few days and this is what I’ve learned, so I thought I’d share it just in case there was anyone doubting the authenticity of their bag. I also emailed Fjallraven USA and they told me that some manufacturers make it with the flag and some don’t. It was through my observation of the bags (ordered and returned a few here and on Amazon) that I was able to realize what I know to write this review. Hope this helps.

It came in 2 days which is really fast and amazing. This bag is really cute and is actually very spacious. The only thing is that it didn’t come with the seating pad in the back of the bag so I’m kinda bummed out about that.

The pink color is slightly different from website photo, which actually has a neon tone to it. It’s still cute though. The straps are kinda skinny; and it might be more comfortable if they were wider or with some padding. It holds quite a few things, more than I expected and the material is duarable, water-resistant. Overall I’m satisfied with this purchase.

I love the overall size of this backpack, but there could definitely be some improvements. The pockets are really small. The front pocket can't fit my phone and the side pockets most definitely can't fit a water bottle. The backpack also arrives really crunched up and wrinkly, but they flatten out through use.

I love the color, the size, the design. It is super cute. The straps (being for kids) were initially really small, but were easily expanded to fit me. The zippers are not the easiest in the world, but I am not real hurt about it. The only real complaint I have is that it arrived sort of dirty? It is covered in a dusty dirt brown substance in some areas, which was odd since it was in a sealed bag. it is not everywhere and it is not really noticeable right away, but it is significant enough that I imagine some people might be pretty upset. There are also a few white smudges here and there. I have brushed off a tiny bit of the looser parts of brown, but it has not really done much to clean it. I have yet to try with any sort of moisture, hopefully that will help. Regardless, it is cute and does what I want it to do so I am still pretty pleased. I figure at best it will come clean, at worst it will have a rugged, well-used look right off the bat.

Difficult shoulder strap adjustment. Not a beautiful red as pictured on line. Too juvenile for me going back.

Much more yellow than I had hoped for

Mom bummed this was a little more canary yellow than I had hoped. But the bag is cute and Kanken is always durable. We kept it because my daughter needed it for a Disney trip.

I ordered this bag with the hopes that it would be able to replace my purse. Unfortunately the straps were simply not long enough and it looked like I was wearing a child's bag rather than something trendy. I would recommend this for children but it doesn't really fit adults unless you are very petite. I had to return it, great quality just not right for me.

I misunderstood the description - I thought this was more of a purse backpack. Actually it seems more like it was designed for a small child. The straps are very small and short and it rides really high up on my back and looks silly. Too bad, the size and style were perfect for me, but the fit was not. I will give the regular sized "kanken" a try.

Cheerful color and trendy design, but impractical shoulder straps-- they have ZERO padding. Straps are just 1-inch wide and concentrate the weight on a narrow area of your body for maximum discomfort.

We bought this for our preschool son. Super Fashionable but can't figure out straps and how to expand. This needs to be explained in a video for people and I think you would get more sales. Heck I would buy another in a different color but I feel it only for a one time use. ;(

TINY! I know it says mini, but this is really a lunch bag. It was even too small for my 7 year old daughter.

Not a fan of this backpack. I knew it would be small, which would have been okay...but the material is stiff and scratchy. Unwearable. Also...trying to figure out how to lengthen the straps is impossible. Very disappointed.

Way too small but cute

I wasn't so impressed with these. The design is very appealing and I love the colors, but the zippers seem cheap and were hard to use and the stitching seemed flimsy. The straps are just webbed, no cushion. There was a piece of foam inside that must be meant for cushioning but it wasn't sewn in so it would get lost. They don't seem well constructed overall. And these are also tiny, they were way too small for my 4yo to use for school. They seem appropriate for a 2 year old. Sending them back...

Too small exchanged for the next size up in the plum color. It doesn’t fit an iPad Air 4