Hicks Road, Ste. The Company dates from 1649, when a Dutch merchant was given a charter to establish a blast furnace and forging operation in the small village of Fiskars in the Western portion of Finland. This historic Finnish business is now holding a company headquartered in Helsinki and is organized into a number of business units. The largest business unit, Fiskars Consumer Products, Inc., headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, is responsible for all consumer products manufactured and sold by the company worldwide.
Recreation is a new market focus and is looked to as a growth opportunity for the company.