BK Häcken’s badge is a black-and-yellow shield with a gold outline, the initials “B·K” in the upper left, and a diagonal white band carrying the name “HÄCKEN.” The lower section uses vertical black-and-yellow stripes, matching the club’s traditional colours.

The name Häcken means “the hedge” in Swedish. It refers to the hedge that surrounded the pitch where the young founders first played, after their original proposed name, BK Kick, was unavailable. The initials “BK” stand for Bollklubben, meaning “the ball club.”

BK Häcken was founded on Hisingen in Gothenburg on 2 August 1940 by a group of teenage players. The black-and-yellow identity later gave the club its well-known nickname, “Getingarna” — “the Wasps” — which remains closely tied to Häcken’s visual image.

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