Historic buildings
Brick and wood.
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Fiskars is a small village in the town of Raseborg in Uusimaa, southern Finland, about 77 km west of Helsinki in a straight line. An ironworks was founded here in 1649, and today it is a lively centre of Finnish art and design. It began when the merchant Peter Thorwöste received a charter from Queen Christina of Sweden to set up a blast furnace and forge in the village. From this grew the Fiskars company, one of the oldest continuously operating companies in the world, known for its orange-handled scissors. About 500 people live in the village, which draws artists, craftspeople and designers. Historic red-brick and yellow wooden buildings line the main street, some topped by a small clock tower, with the calm Fiskars river running between them and reflecting the buildings and trees. Gardens and big trees surround them, and a small old steam locomotive stands on display. Visitors browse craft workshops, design shops, exhibitions and cafés and walk along the river. The village is busy with exhibitions in summer, and in winter some exhibitions, workshops and restaurants stay open; it makes a day trip from Helsinki.
Brick and wood.
Calm banks.
Art and design.
Fiskars, Raseborg, Uusimaa, Finland
Yes, from Helsinki.
Summer, for exhibitions.