Johan Gustaf Helin

Johan Gustaf Helin or Johan Helin IIIII was a Swedish industrialist, businessman and politician. He was the founder of Spirit Factory Petterberg PR Borås, Sweden's largest spirit producer during the late 19th century. He was the sixth patriarch of the Helin family.

Biography Johan Gustaf Helin (Helin: Johan | Löwenhielm: Gustaf) was the son of Johan Fridolf Helin and Maria Lovisa Löwenhielm. Johan Gustaf was born out of wedlock and was not able to live with his biological parents. Johan Gustaf co-owned multiple printed-press media publications together with his paternal side of his family. His distant relative also named Johan Gustaf Helin (in Luleå) was the founder of the publication “”, later Hallman & Helins boktryckeriaktiebolag. In the realm of media he soon befriended members of the Serrander family. Johan Helin acquired the estate Petersberg in 1872. In the late 1870s, he was an active member of the (WBJ) committee. He had a significant involvement in the construction of (WBJ) due to the first station being located on the Petersberg estate. Victor Engwall and Johan Helin initiated a partnership in the 1890s.

Johan Gustaf Helin was married to Maria Augusta Svensson. Her father was industrialist Frans August Svensson, who founded Svensson Tobak.