Fiskars Group (also known as Fiskars Oyj Abp or Fiskars Corporation, and until 1998 as Fiskars Oy Ab) is a Finnish group company. The company has its roots in the village of Fiskars (in the town of Raseborg, about 100 kilometres (62 mi) west of Helsinki), where it was founded in 1649. The oldest business still operating in Finland the global headquarters are in the Arabianranta district of Helsinki. It is one of the oldest companies in the world.
Business units, brands and products
Fiskars’ products are available in more than 100 countries. Fiskars headquarters are located at Fiskars Campus in the Arabianranta district of Helsinki.
Living
SBU Living offers a wide range of products for tabletop, giftware and interior décor.
The business is divided into two parts:
- Scandinavian Living brands include:
- Arabia (homeware products; Finland)
- Iittala (homeware products)
- Royal Copenhagen (porcelain; Denmark)
- Rörstrand (porcelain; Sweden)
- Irish and English& Crystal Living brands include:
- Waterford (crystal products; Ireland)
- Wedgwood (porcelain; Great Britain)
- Royal Albert (porcelain; England)
- Royal Doulton (homeware products; England)
Other, locally known brands owned by Fiskars in 2019 were:
- Hackman (cookware, cutlery; Nordic countries)
- Kitchen Devils (kitchen knives; England)
- Rogaška (crystal; Slovenia)
Functional
SBU Functional creates tools for use in and around the home, for example in the garden and outdoors. The unit’s brands include:
- Fiskars (household goods, garden tools, craft tools)
- Gerber Legendary Blades (knives and multi-function tools)
- Gilmour (watering products, garden hoses, faucets and connectors)
In Finland, the garden tools are manufactured by Fiskars Brands Finland’s factories in Pinjainen, near the Billnäs ironworks. The factories also manufacture other products, such as scissors and axes. The majority of product development activities are also based in Pinjainen, but there is a separate product development unit in the United States as well.