1945

• ● Hairdresser Frans Lyko arrives in Dalarna, Sweden, after spending six years as a prisoner in a concentration camp

1952

• Frans Lyko opens a hair salon for men in Vansbro

1971

• Frans' son Stefan opens the salon Hår & Skägg (Hair & Bears) in the neighboring town Dala-Järna

2003

• Stefan Lyko launches the website Lyko.se, where the salon's products are displayed. We begin to receive e-mail inquiries about having products shipped to their homes and start sending orders on demand

2005

• se develops and gets a real e-commerce platform with payment solutions

2008

• Hår & Skägg AB changes name to Lyko Hair AB
• Stefan's son Rickard Lyko takes over as CEO
• se is appointed Pricerunner's e-commerce store of the year for the first time

2010

• Lyko moves to Vansbro, where Frans started his hairdressing business almost 60 years earlier, to get a larger warehouse and office

2011

• Lyko launches its own product for the first time
• Opens warehouse store in Vansbro

2012

• Makes e-commerce more efficient by investing in packaging machines, robots and rollers to optimize packaging and expand package flow capacity

2013

• Invests in a new digital platform and modern webshop that adapts to each customer
• Buys “Hårvårdsbaren” and “Klippoteket” in Norrkoping
• Lyko is appointed ”Gazelle Company” by the Swedish financial newspaper Dagens Industri

2014

• Lyko merges with “Bellbox” hair care chain. In the merger, Lyko gets 30 wholly owned physical stores with salons in Sweden and Norway
• Buys “Diva”, consisting of three hair salons in Stockholm, Gothenburg and Alingsås
• Opens flagship store in Täby Centrum and launches a store concept

2015

• Reaches 33 wholly owned physical stores with lounges through continued expansion
• Buys the hair salon “YOU” in Stockholm

2016

• Launches the professional skin care product segment
• Launches Lyko Concept
• The number of stores increases to 36 stores

2017

• Buys “Affection Kosmetik” in Karlstad
• Launches Lyko Social, a digital platform that connects hairdressers with consumers who are interested in hair care and beauty
• Joanna Hummel is appointed new CEO
• Lyko is listed Nasdaq First North Premier
• Lyko launches Lyko Booking, a booking system for internal and external use

2018

• Lyko starts up in Finland
• Wins E-Commerce of the Year 2018 at the Swedish Retail Awards
• Lyko opens stores in Falun, Sundsvall and a specialized concept store with skincare; Lyko Concept Skin in Stockholm
• Starts partnership with 'ELLE Galan' in Sweden and becomes main sponsor of Let's Dance on TV4 Sweden
• Starts collaboration with Instabox and installs package box in several Lyko stores
• Launches Skin Test online, where customers get personalized recommendations from Lyko's dermatologists
• Kenneth Bengtsson is appointed new Chairman of the Board

2019

• Launches the new store concept K19 and expansion of Lyko Flagship Store in Westfield Mall of Scandinavia
• Opens the largest Lyko store in the world, in the hometown Vansbro
• Lyko has a turnover of over SEK 1 billion
• Lyko starts up in Denmark
• Lyko is appointed best workplace in commerce 2019 by the Swedish Commercial Employees' Union