For children
Get to know the Paper House
A workshop at the Paper House will introduce you to the art of printmaking under the supervision of a professional printmaker. You will learn the history and methods of making paper, and create a sheet of your own paper, which involves lifting the sheet from a vat of pulp and drying it between sheets of felt. The equipment and instruments in the workshops give you a good understanding of the various stages of papermaking.
Targeted at groups of schoolchildren (max. 30 people)
Duration: 1 hour
Price per group: €50, incl. VAT 23% (no invoicing fee)
Inquiries and reservations: Erja Huovila, tel. +358 40 754 2164 or erja.huovila@kuva.fi
Get to know blacksmithing
This demonstration takes place in a smithy with a traditional coal forge. You will get to see iron being heated and worked, and you will learn a little something about the past and present of iron-forging. Products forged by the smiths will be on show alongside ongoing projects. There will be time for questions and answers. At the end of the demonstration, up to 3 people will have a chance to forge their own nail.
Targeted at groups of schoolchildren (max. 30 people)
Duration: 30 minutes
Price per group: €40, incl. VAT 23%
Inquiries and reservations: Forge / Upi Anttila, tel. +358 50 590 2797
Get to know glassblowing
This workshop is intended for schoolchildren as a brief introduction to the art of glassblowing. During the workshop, three different glass objects will be made to demonstrate the different methods of blowing and shaping glass. A master glassblower will talk you through the ins and outs of glassblowing and will tell you all you want to know about the craft. The idea is to have fun getting to know glassblowing and see how glass objects are actually made. At the end of the workshop, up to three people can try their hand at glassblowing – a part of the class that has proved extremely popular.
Targeted at groups of schoolchildren (recommended size approx. 20 people)
Glassblowing workshop (30 minutes), price per group €85, incl. VAT 23% (plus invoicing fee €5)
Glassblowing demonstration (40 minutes), price per group €150
Glassblowing competition, price €25 per person
Inquiries and reservations: Tarmo Maaronen, tel. +358 45 139 0020 or info@biancoblu.fi
Guided tour of Fiskars Village
Duration: 30 minutes; price per group €30.
A guide will tell you what life, including school life, was like in the village in the olden days.
Bookings: Fiskars Info, tel. +358 19 277 7504.
Fiskars 1649 exhibition
The exhibition presents the history of the village, including scale models to illustrate the many stages of iron production.
More information: Tel. +358 19 277 432
Open May-Sep daily 10am–6pm; other times daily noon–4pm; and upon request. Free admission.
Take a time trip at the Fiskars Museum (for 6–12-year-olds)
Time trip is a role-playing game that allows you to experience, through play, work and immersion, what life was like in Fiskars Village 100 years ago. The program can be customized to meet the needs of your group, including special needs.
Price: €5 per person (minimum charge €25 per group)
Maximum group size: 10 children
Duration: 2 hours
The price includes the program, two guides, props and costumes.
In some programs, a €10 charge is added to cover the cost of materials.
Bookings: Fiskars Museum, tel. +358 19 237 013, info@fiskarsmuseum.fi
Guided tour of the Fiskars Museum
Lulla's Fiskars
Louise "Lulla" von Schlüter, daughter of Minister Carl Schlüter, was raised in Pohja and served her final years as the housekeeper of Fiskars's officials' homes. In Fiskars she soon became a popular villager. Lulla will tell about the museum's basic exhibition, and of their lives at the Fiskars Ironworks.
Duration: approximately 30 minutes
Entrance fee: €1 per child (7–16 years of age)
Guided tour: €15 per group (max. 25 people)
Bookings: Fiskars Museum, tel. +358 19 237 013, info@fiskarsmuseum.fi
Tree Species Path
Stroll down the Tree Species Path to learn about the most common tree species in the woods and parks of Fiskars, and the timber that is made from them.
