FISKARS 1649 – 360 years of Finnish industrial history

Fiskars 1649
Fiskars 1649
Lennart Segerstråle’s view of the Fiskars ironworks and its workers, using local residents as models. Easily recognizable among
the figures are some old workers and the master sportsmen Alf Lindblad and Albert Winter.
The last house is the yellow works canteen, built
by Julin in 1842. In the background, a handsome
cowshed built 1919–1921 can be seen. The original
cowshed, designed by Engel, which was above the
old tenements, was torn down a long time ago.
In the upper works, there is a machine workshop
made of brick and partially renovated, an old
foundry, and an office, used as Fiskars museum
since 1942, which also date from Julin’s day. The
other works buildings are from a later period. On
the left, on the slope opposite the office, is Rosehill,
the home of the resident doctor, followed by a long
row of more recent dwelling houses. On the other
side of the river, there are more houses built in the
1860s for the workers at the rolling mill. It was
thought during Julin’s time that it was healthier to
live higher up on the slopes than in the old houses
down in the valley.
Assembly hall and Fiskars
Wärdshus, the building in
the middle is the new hotel
building from 2003.
Cross-sections of the assembly
hall, designed in 1896 by
Waldemar Aspelin.
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