The village and its history | Architecture
The village and its history > Architecture
Buildings
The architecture of Fiskars differs from that of other villages in Finland. Built on the banks of two sets of rapids along the Fiskars River, most of its buildings date from the early nineteenth century, and were designed by some of the most notable Finnish architects of the time, including C.L. Engel, J.E. Wiik, A.F. Granstedt, W. Aspelin, Charles Bassi, and A. Peel. The center of the village has an urban aspect, with fine old manor houses and production plants, some of which are almost two centuries old.
- 1 Assembly Hall
- 2 Fiskars Wärdshus
- 3 Granary
- 6 Copper Smithy
- 7 Cutlery Mill
- 8 Office building
- 9 Manor House
- 10 Mill
- 12 Clock Tower building
- 13 Laundry
- 14 Fire station
- 15 Workers' tenements
- 18 Suutarinmäki
- 21 Threshing house
- 23 Kardusen
- 24 Peltorivi
- 25 Cowshed
- 26 Plow workshop
- 28 Works canteen
- 29 Fiskars Museum
- 30 Machinery workshop
- 31 Foundry
- 32 Kulla
- 35 Hasselbacka
6 Copper Smithy
The Copper Smithy was built in 1818. The two-storey masonry building burned down in 1855 but was rebuilt. After copper-smithy work was discontinued, fine forging operations were located on the bottom floor and a grinding mill was established on the upper floor. A third storey was added in 1898. The Copper Smithy now houses exhibition rooms, sales facilities and a restaurant.
