At Fiskars Ironworks, the workers have historically cultivated their own garden plots diligently, especially growing nutritious and filling crops such as potatoes, spinach, and cabbage. Both the museum building and the Slaggbyggnaden building served entirely or partially as residential houses from the early 1900s until the 1970s, and the garden’s slope was therefore actively used for cultivation and keeping animals. Gardening was also carried out extensively around the manor house, Stenhuset, for which in 1823, the first greenhouses and orangeries were built in the garden.
The area between the Slag Building and the museum’s outbuilding now forms the Hammarbacken Museum Garden. The garden has gradually been developed as part of the Fiskars Museum’s activities, featuring both traditional cultivated plants, a kitchen garden for educational purposes, and sheep pastures.
Read more about the Museum garden, circular household management and gardening as a hobby. We will also highlight issues related to climate change and biodiversity and provide tips on how to incorporate sustainability into your garden.
The articles will be published starting from spring 2025.