FISKARS 1649 – 360 years of Finnish industrial history

Fiskars 1649
Fiskars 1649
Exhibitions attract people interested in both the arts and craftwork. The Copper Smithy can be seen above, and the Granary on
the right.
new, and include carpentry shops, a design office,
an architect’s office, potteries, and a glassworks.
A candle factory now occupies a handsome stone
cowshed that had lain empty for years.
There are also two popular restaurants, one on
each side of the river: Fiskars Wärdshus and the
Copper Smithy, named after its original function.
The FiskarsForum Conference Center provides
facilities for meetings and seminars in the old
Cutlery Mill beside the river.
A center of art and crafts
The first exhibition held by craftsmen, designers,
and artists based in Fiskars in summer 1994 proved
a watershed and established an artistic community
that has gone from strength to strength. The
reputation of Fiskars as an artistic venue has grown
steadily since then, and the Artisans, Designers and
Artists of Fiskars Cooperative now has 105 members
(2009). Together with their families, its members
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