Volume16 L
Weight660 g
Dimensions28 × 40 × 8 cm
Laptop16-inch
Sandqvist · EVERYDAY Messenger Bag
EVERYDAY Messenger Bag: a 16-inch in 8 cm of depth, under a two-buckle flap.
The EVERYDAY Messenger Bag is a 16-litre Sandqvist messenger bag in water-resistant recycled polyester, with leather details. In the morning, the 16-inch laptop slides into its inner pocket, the flap buckles over it, and the bag goes on your shoulder. At the office, you pick it up by its leather handle, like a briefcase.
Office · Commute · Travel
On the shoulder each morning, in hand at work.

Laptop
Under the flap, a 39 × 24 cm pocket for the 16-inch.
The pocket is inside the bag, and a press-stud tab holds the laptop in place. It takes most 16-inch laptops: measure yours first, it needs to fit in 39 × 24 cm.
16-inch
Inner pocket, 39 × 24 cm, press-stud tab.

Water-resistant or waterproof
To scale
40 cm wide and 8 deep: the 16-inch pocket takes up the full width.
28 cm tall, a little less than an A4 sheet standing upright: a flat messenger that tucks under your arm.
- EVERYDAY Messenger28 × 40 × 8 cm
- Laptop pocket39 × 24 cm, for a 16-inch
- A4 sheet29.7 × 21 cm
Ways to carry
On the shoulder, crossbody or in your hand by its leather handle.


The details
Two press-stud pockets under the flap, a zipped pocket on the back.



The EVERYDAY series
Two work bags: the briefcase for a 14-inch, the messenger for a 16.

EVERYDAY Briefcase
6 L · 920 g · 26 × 38 × 6 cm
The flat briefcase with two handles, for a 14-inch.
See the EVERYDAY Briefcase
EVERYDAY Messenger Bag
16 L · 660 g · 28 × 40 × 8 cm
The messenger with a flap and a leather handle, for a 16-inch.
This bag
Photos to the same scale: 26 and 28 cm tall.
In the rain
Drizzle between the station and the office: it runs straight off the fabric.
Light rain
Water-resistant fabric
Light rain and road spray run off it; in steady rain, water eventually gets through.
This bag
Proper rain
Waterproof fabric
PU-coated recycled polyester and YKK Aquaguard zips: your things stay dry in steady rain.
Steady rain eventually gets through: slip anything that mustn't get wet into a pouch.

Sandqvist
Bags for the city and for the forest, designed in Stockholm since 2004.
Three childhood friends, Anton, Daniel and Sebastian, founded Sandqvist in Stockholm: they split their time between the city and the forest and couldn't find a bag made for both.
Every prototype is carried by bike around Stockholm, on trains and planes and along forest paths before it makes the collection.
Sandqvist guarantees its bags for two years against manufacturing defects: zips, buckles, seams. For a bag bought from Eiken, the claim goes through us.
Eiken's take
- Why we chose it
- A work messenger you wear on the shoulder and carry like a briefcase: a 16-inch, two press-stud pockets on the front, a leather handle.
- Worth knowing
- 8 cm deep: a flat messenger for the laptop and papers, not for your gym kit.
- Who it's for
- Anyone who goes to the office with a 16-inch and would rather have a messenger bag than a backpack.
Baptiste, Eiken
Specifications
- Volume16 L
- Weight660 g
- Dimensions28 × 40 × 8 cm (height × width × depth)
- Laptop16 inches, 39 × 24 cm inner pocket
- Closureflap, two clip buckles
- Storagetwo press-stud front pockets, large zipped back pocket, zipped inner pocket, laptop pocket
- Carrycrossbody, on the shoulder or in the hand (leather handle); adjustable strap
- Fabricrecycled polyester, water-resistant
- Liningrecycled polyester
- Detailsleather
- Veganno
- Made inVietnam
- Sandqvist guarantee2 years, manufacturing defects
- Sandqvist referenceBlack: SQA2452, Dark Green: SQA2453
Specifications, dimensions and weight: Sandqvist data (sandqvist.com, 2026).
Questions
What are the dimensions and weight of the EVERYDAY Messenger?
28 × 40 × 8 cm (height, width, depth) and 660 g empty, for 16 litres. The laptop pocket measures 39 × 24 cm.
Is the EVERYDAY Messenger waterproof?
No, it's water-resistant: the fabric copes with light rain and everyday splashes. In steady rain, water eventually gets through; a pouch for anything that mustn't get wet is all you need.
EVERYDAY Messenger or EVERYDAY Briefcase?
The Messenger, 16 litres and 660 g, takes a 16-inch under a two-buckle flap and is mostly worn on the shoulder. The Briefcase, 6 litres and 920 g, is a flat 6 cm briefcase for a 14-inch, carried by its two handles; a sleeve on the back slides it over a suitcase handle.
Does the EVERYDAY Messenger fit under the seat on a plane?
Yes: at 28 × 40 × 8 cm, it fits the free small bag that goes under the seat, only just on width with Ryanair (40 × 30 × 20 cm), easily with easyJet (45 × 36 × 20 cm). Size limits checked in October 2026: check with your airline.



