fis1v industry consumer products founded 1649 ; 367 years ago 1649 headquarters helsinki finland key people kari kauniskangas ceo paul ehrnrooth chairman products scissors gardening tools kitchenware ceramics knives outdoor equipment boats revenue 767.5 million 2014 1 operating income 59.6 million 2014 1 number of employees 4 832 2014 1 subsidiaries iittala group gerber legendary blades fiskars waterford crystal wedgwood royal doulton r rstrand website www.fiskars.fi www.fiskarsgroup.com this article is about the company . for the village in which this company was founded see fiskars finland . the fiskars corporation fiskars oyj abp is a metal and consumer brands company founded in 1649 at fiskars bruk finnish fiskarsin ruukki a locality now in the town of raseborg finland about 100 kilometres 62 mi west of helsinki on the old main road from turku to vyborg . fiskars is best known today for its scissors axes and high quality knives . contents 1 history 2 today 3 brands and products 4 financial 5 references 6 external links history edit scissors with ergonomic orange plastic handles are the best known product by fiskars ; they have been manufactured since 1967 . the fiskars corporation was formed in 1649 when a dutch merchant named peter thorw ste was given a charter to establish a blast furnace and forging operation in the small village of fiskars . the furnace produced pig iron that was shingled to wrought iron in the finery forges powered by water wheels . in the early years fiskars made nails wire hoes and metal reinforced wheels from wrought iron . as industrial and economic development accelerated in europe fiskars was on the forefront of innovation and expanded the knifeworks to become a premier steel and ironworks company manufacturing agricultural machinery steam engines and household utensils including candlesticks forks and scissors . the first pair of fiskars scissors was created more than 130 years ago and made of heavy forged steel . one of their most recognizable products the orange colored scissors were designed in 1967 . fiskars was also one of the first companies in europe to manufacture microwave ovens . fiskars was listed on the helsinki stock exchange in 1915 . today edit military entrenching tool manufactured by fiskars for the us marines originally a finnish manufacturer fiskars is now a holding company that imports from countries around the world primarily china . their largest holding is fiskars brands which still produces the traditional craft and garden products that made the company famous . this division is headquartered in madison wisconsin united states . the business areas of fiskars brands include outdoor recreation portland oregon usa ; fiskars school office and craft madison wisconsin usa ; fiskars garden and outdoor living sauk city wisconsin usa ; fiskars europe brussels belgium ; and fiskars corporation and fiskars housewares helsinki finland . iittala group the finnish houseware design company was acquired by fiskars in 2007 . 2 inha works located on ht ri finland is a wholly owned subsidiary of fiskars that produces aluminium boats with the buster brand name . fiskars is also the largest shareholder of its associated company w rtsil and also operates a real estate group that manages about 150 square kilometres 58 sq mi of land near the birthplace of the company . fiskars corporation headquartered in helsinki is the company s global headquarters and oversees all of these operations . fiskars has over 4 300 employees worldwide . most of these employees work in offices that oversee the company s operation in the country or region they serve . the countries and regions are asia australia belgium canada china denmark finland france germany hungary italy japan mexico norway poland russia sweden uk and usa . the company also has manufacturing facilities in taiwan china and other locations but many products are not manufactured offshore to their markets . brands and products edit buster motorboat by fiskars according to the fiskars group its core international brands are 3 fiskars scissors gardening tools kitchen knives iittala kitchenware glassware gerber knives and multitools the garden shears and scissors division of wilkinson sword was sold to fiskars in the 1990s but the wilkinson brand was phased out in 2010 . in 2011 fiskars divested their navigational equipment and outdoors equipment brand silva . iittala kivi candle holder in addition to acquiring iittala group and silva 2006 2007 fiskars also owns several other brands including arabia ceramics kitchenware ; finland brunton outdoor equipment ; united states ; to be sold to fenix outdoor ab 4 hackman cookware ; cutlery ; finland h gan s keramik ceramics ; sweden royal copenhagen denmark the company also owns waterford crystal . in finland according to a 2008 survey which included both finnish and international brands fiskars was the most respected brand among consumers . 5 there were three other fiskars owned brands in the top 5 arabia 2 iittala 4 and hackman 5 . 5 financial edit fiskars corporation s net sales in fiscal year 2008 were 697.0 million up from 647.0 in 2007 . the increase was mainly due to the acquisitions of iittala group and leborgne in 2007 . cash flow from operations in 2008 was 97.0 million compared to 82.0 million in 2007 . the operating profit ebit was 70.9 million compared to 106.9 million last year . the decrease was primarily caused by non recurring items totalling 34.9 million . earnings per share for the year were 0.64 down from 1.40 in 2007 . references edit a b c fiskars annual report 2014 pdf . fiskars corporation . retrieved 2015 09 22 . fiskars acquires iittala group . fiskars corporation . 2007 06 29 . archived from the original on 2008 01 17 . retrieved 2008 03 21 . fiskars website . fiskars to sell the brunton business to fenix outdoor . fiskars corporation . 2009 12 04 . archived from the original on december 6 2009 . retrieved 2009 12 04 . a b fiskars nousi suomen ykk sbr ndiksi in finnish . markkinointi & mainonta . 2008 09 26 . retrieved 2008 03 13 . external links edit fiskars corporation homepage fiskars homepage v t e fiskars subsidiaries arabia brunton inc. gerber legendary blades gerber mark ii gerber 31 001901 bear grylls ultimate pro hackman h gan s keramik iittala r rstrand royal copenhagen royal copenhagen 2010 plaquettes royal doulton waterford crystal wedgwood v t e hand tool manufacturers current dasco pro inc. apex tool group allen armstrong tools crescent diamond gearwrench k d tools lufkin nicholson plumb sata tools wiss xcelite bondhus buck bros. channellock cornwell tools digitool solutions disston saw works ega master eklind emerson ridgid empire level estwing felo few fiskars gerber gardner bender gedore gray tools dynamic tools hazet hans tools heyco ideal industries pratt read sk hand tools western forge klein tools knipex kukko leatherman lie nielsen toolworks lisle corporation lowell corporation matco tools martin tool & forge newell brands irwin lenox otc park tool pb swiss saltus sandvik senco snap on bahco cdi torque products williams stahlwille stanley black & decker blackhawk bostitch dewalt facom mac tools proto sidchrome stanley hand tools textron greenlee klauke paladin tools techtronic industries milwaukee thorsen manufacturing tom f teira toptul vaughan victorinox wenger wera tools wescott westward tools wiha tools witte tools wright tool historic coes wrench company easco hand tools forest city screwdriver and drill company goodell pratt hinsdale holtzapffel indestro mathieson mckaig hatch new britain machine company norris north brothers manufacturing company h. d. smith & co. utica tools bonney forge herbrand vlchek house brands ace hardware ace tools autozone duralast blain s farm and fleet duracraft canadian tire mastercraft the home depot husky lee valley veritas lowe s kobalt menards masterforce montgomery ward powrkraft sears craftsman authority control worldcat identities viaf 146544441 lccn n00012249 gnd 1026494907 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title fiskars & oldid 737781985 categories fiskars1649 establishments in swedencompanies based in helsinkicompanies established in the 1640scompanies listed on the helsinki stock exchangeindustrial design firmsmanufacturing companies of finlandfinnish brandsgarden tool manufacturersstriking tool manufacturerscompanies of finlandhidden categories cs1 finnish language sources fi articles containing finnish language textwikipedia articles with viaf identifierswikipedia articles with lccn identifierswikipedia articles with gnd identifiers navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages e tinadanskdeutschfran aislatvie unorsk bokm l sloven inasuomisvenska edit links this page was last modified on 5 september 2016 at 01 10 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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