About Stendahls

Stendahls is a creative agency and partner, backed by iO, Europe's leading digital agency. We make work that makes people feel something – so much so, they take action.

Strong brands command higher prices, attract the right people, and are harder to copy. That is not a creative opinion, it is what the data shows. And it is why everything we do is built on strategy, not instinct. We are not here to make things that look good. We are here to make things that work.


We believe creativity is
a business decision

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Three things that belong together

We work across strategy, creative, and production. But we do not think of them as separate services. A positioning that never becomes a campaign, or a campaign that contradicts the strategy, is money down the drain. We keep it all connected, from the first question to the final output.

  • Strategy What a brand stands for, said clearly.
  • Creative Work people actually remember.
  • Production Putting it into the world, then keeping it moving.

What working with us
actually looks like

We go deep. We listen carefully, ask the questions others skip, and bring an outside-in perspective that shows what is easy to miss from the inside. We are not here to impress in a pitch and disappear. We are here to be the team you can call when things get complex and have an honest conversation with.

Our longest client relationships are measured in decades. That is not an accident.

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Why trust us with it

Over 70 years of creative work. Deep knowledge of both B2B and B2C. International recognition from Cannes Lions, Eurobest, D&AD and Clios. Work adapted for more than 60 markets. And a habit of making something exceptional out of even the most limited brief.

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Part of iO

We joined iO in 2021. iO is one of Europe's leading digital agencies, with over 2,000 specialists across 12 campuses in five countries. Stendahls is the creative agency within it. The heritage and voice are ours; the broader capability stack is shared. When a brief calls for more scale, more reach or more depth, it is there.

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Not sure where to start? Let's talk.

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Every project starts as a conversation – usually smaller than you'd think. Tell us where you are, and we'll be honest about what we can do for you.

Karin Rödlix Agency Director +46 736 821 172 karin.rodlix@stendahls.se

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