Fiskars, Finland

Fiskars
Fiskari (Finnish)
Village
A view from the main street of Fiskars
A view from the main street of Fiskars
Coordinates: 60°07′47″N 23°32′32″E / 60.12972°N 23.54222°E / 60.12972; 23.54222
CountryFinland
RegionUusimaa
TownRaseborg
Founded byPetter Thorwöste
Population
 • TotalLess than 1,000
Central Fiskars in the summer.
Illustration of Fiskars in Finland framstäldt i teckningar edited by Zacharias Topelius and published 1845-1852.

Fiskars (Swedish; Finnish: Fiskari) is a village, now part of the town of Raseborg, in western Uusimaa, Finland. The village is the site of the former Fiskars Bruk, which was founded in 1649 and gave rise to the company Fiskars.

The most notable architectural attraction of Fiskars is a mansion designed in 1818 by Italian-born architect Charles Bassi. The village, which has less than 1000 inhabitants, is a popular tourist destination in summer, and hosts an artisan and artist community. The river Fiskarså (Swedish), Fiskarinjoki or Fiskarsinjoki (Finnish)[1][2] has contributed to the industrialisation of the village.

  1. ^ "YSA". Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
  2. ^ Pohjan kalastusalue Archived 7 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine

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