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6 FISKARS Annual Report <strong>2009</strong><br />

Canada<br />

<strong>Fiskars</strong>’ garden business<br />

has developed strongly in<br />

Canada, where its weeders<br />

have been particularly<br />

successful. Their sales<br />

rose by 48% in <strong>2009</strong>.<br />

4 8<br />

<strong>Fiskars</strong><br />

worldwide<br />

<strong>Fiskars</strong> operates<br />

internationally. Its products<br />

are sold in over 60 countries<br />

around the world today,<br />

and <strong>Fiskars</strong> has its own<br />

sales company in 20<br />

countries. The Group’s EMEA<br />

organization covers Europe,<br />

Asia, and Australia; while its<br />

Americas organization focuses<br />

on the US and Canada.<br />

Outdoor<br />

America<br />

(Portland)<br />

Garden<br />

America<br />

(Madison)<br />

United States<br />

A batch of knives produced<br />

by Joseph Gerber, the owner<br />

of an advertising agency,<br />

as a gift for his customers<br />

in 1939 became an immediate<br />

success, giving birth to<br />

Gerber Legendary Blades<br />

70 years ago.<br />

1939<br />

M€<br />

216<br />

+1%<br />

M€<br />

218<br />

■<br />

■<br />

AMERIcAs<br />

EMEA Europe, Middle East, Asia-Pacific<br />

Sales company<br />

Net sales in the<br />

EMEA segment<br />

accounted for 67%<br />

of consolidated<br />

net sales.<br />

491<br />

08<br />

-8%<br />

454<br />

09

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