Fiskars Group manufactures tools, cookware, glass, porcelain and crystal products for indoor and outdoor living.
Fiskars Oyj Abp (Fiskars Group)
Espoo (HQ) · Billnäs · Iittala · Sorsakoski · Hämeenlinna · Fiskars/Raseborg · Eschborn · Herford · Solingen · Portland, OR · Rogaška Slatina · Waterford · Stoke-on-Trent · Tokyo · Shanghai ·New on Amplifa
About Fiskars Group
Fiskars Group is a Finnish lifestyle company with roots as an ironworks founded in 1649 in Fiskars, Finland. The listed company (Nasdaq Helsinki) manufactures products for garden, kitchen and outdoor use under the brands Fiskars, Iittala, Royal Copenhagen, Wedgwood, Waterford, Georg Jensen, Moomin Arabia and Gerber. Manufacturing includes forging in Billnäs, glassblowing at the Iittala Glass Factory, porcelain/ceramics production, crystal cutting and engraving in Waterford and Rogaška Slatina, knife and tool manufacturing at Gerber in Portland, and cookware production in Sorsakoski. Materials used include steel, glass, crystal glass, porcelain/ceramics and glass-fibre-reinforced plastic. The products are represented in more than 100 countries; around 6,594 employees work in 29 countries. Headquarters is in Espoo, Finland.
- Site
- Espoo
- Processes
- Glassblowing / glass manufactory (glass art, vases), Forging (Billnäs Forging), Ceramics/porcelain production (shaping, hand painting, firing, glazing), Crystal cutting and engraving (Cutting/Engraving), Knife/tool manufacturing (factory floor, production and testing), Cookware manufacturing (Cookware factory), Product design and engineering, In-house manufacturing (glass, porcelain/ceramics, forging, knives/multi-tools)
- Materials
- Porcelain, Crystal glass, Glass, Steel, Plastic (polyamide, glass-fibre reinforced), Crystal glass (lead-free, barium oxide), Porcelain/Ceramics, Glass-fibre-reinforced plastic (polyamide)
- Certificates
- EcoVadis Platinum Sustainability Rating (Score 87/100), CDP Climate Rating A- (Leadership), EcoVadis Platinum (87/100), CDP Climate A-, ISO 9001
- Founded
- 1649
- Employees
- 6594
- Industries
- Consumer goods, Garden tools, Cooking and table culture, Outdoor/knives, Design/lifestyle, Interior & giftware
- 01
Product design and engineering
- 02
Tool/blade manufacturing (steel)
- 03
Forging
- 04
Glassblowing / glass production
- 05
Porcelain/ceramics production (shaping, firing, glazing, hand painting)
- 06
Crystal cutting and engraving
- 07
Assembly
- 08
Distribution
Materials & Processes
Steel
Used for blades and tools of the Fiskars and Gerber brands.
Glass
Processed at the Iittala Glass Factory into vases and glass art.
Crystal glass (lead-free, barium oxide)
Processed at Waterford and Rogaška into cut and engraved crystal products.
Porcelain/Ceramics
Shaped, fired, glazed and hand-painted at Royal Copenhagen, Wedgwood and Arabia.
Glass-fibre-reinforced plastic (polyamide)
Material of the scissors handles manufactured since 1967, including in the trademark-protected Orange colour.
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glassblowing / glass manufactory (glass art, vases)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Glass, Crystal glass |
| Forging (Billnäs Forging)Forming | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ceramics/porcelain production (shaping, hand painting, firing, glazing)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Porcelain, Ceramics/clay |
| Crystal cutting and engraving (Cutting/Engraving)Surface | – | – | – | – | Crystal glass (lead-free, barium oxide formula) |
| Knife/tool manufacturing (factory floor, production and testing)Machining | – | – | – | – | Steel (blades) |
| Cookware manufacturing (Cookware factory)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
2 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glass melting furnace (electric furnace, conversion from gas) | – | – | – | 2022 (Inve | Iittala Glass Factory, Iittala, Finland |
| Blast furnace (historical, closed in 1802) | – | – | – | 1649–1802 | Fiskars Village, Raseborg, Finland |
Additional services
Quality & Sustainability
Fiskars Group was rated Platinum (score 87/100) by EcoVadis and received a CDP Climate Rating of A- in 2025. Sustainability targets are validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi); net-zero emissions are targeted by 2049.
| Evidence | Espoo (Keilaniementie 10) |
|---|---|
| EcoVadis Platinum (87/100) | |
| CDP Climate A- | |
| ISO 9001 |
History
- 1649
Foundation of the Fiskars ironworks by Peter Thorwöste on the Fiskars river, Finland
- 1783
Taken over by the Björkman family; conversion to copper processing from Orijärvi
- 1822
Johan Jacob Julin acquires the ironworks; focus on iron processing
- 1832
Foundation of Finland's first knife grinding shop in Fiskars
- 1883
Conversion into a public limited company
- 1915
Listing on the Helsinki Stock Exchange
- 1967
Production of the world's first plastic-handled scissors (orange)
- 1977
Establishment of a scissors factory in the USA
- 1986
Acquisition of Gerber Legendary Blades (USA)
- 2007
Acquisition of Iittala and Leborgne
- 2013
Acquisition of Royal Copenhagen
- 2015
Acquisition of the WWRD group (Waterford, Wedgwood, Royal Doulton, Royal Albert, Rogaška)
- 2022
Relocation of headquarters to Keilaniemi, Espoo; divestment of Gilmour/Nelson
- 2023
Acquisition of the Danish luxury lifestyle brand Georg Jensen
- 2024
375th anniversary of Fiskars