The Fiskars Corporation (Fiskars Oyj Abp; ) is a metal and consumer brands company founded in 1649 at Fiskars Bruk, a locality now in the town of Raseborg, Finland, about 100 km 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. History The Fiskars Corporation was formed in 1649 when a Dutch merchant named Peter Thorwöste was given a charter to establish a blast furnace and forging operation in the smal… (More on Fiskars)