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
9 Manor House
Stenhuset (stone house) or the Manor House is the main building of the Fiskars Ironworks. Built in 1816-1822, it originally provided both living quarters for the owner and an administrative center for the ironworks village. The first plans for the Neo-Classical building were drawn up by Pehr Granstedt, whose drawings were completed with additions by both Charles Bassi and C.L. Engel. The drawings showed the building with two wings, which were designed by Engel but never built. Today, the Manor House is used by Fiskars Corporation for entertaining.
