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Det svartvita fotografiet föreställer den smalspåriga järnvägen som leder blicken mot de avlägsna industriverkstäderna i bakgrunden. Träden och buskagen i förgrunden ramar in scenen och skapar en mjuk kontrast mellan natur och mänsklig verksamhet. En kvinna klädd i vitt promenerar lugnt mot byggnaderna, med en korg i handen vars innehåll förblir en gåta. Kanske rymmer den en lunch, en rykande soppa eller nybakat bröd – en liten paus i vardagens arbete. Bildens atmosfär utstrålar vardaglig värme, ett stilla ögonblick där arbete och omtanke möts. Industrialiseringen, ångkraften och Fiskars bruk.

Industrialization, Steam Power, and Fiskars Ironworks

The 19th century brought sweeping industrial changes across the world. Finland, once heavily reliant on agriculture, gradually transformed into an industrial society.

Färgad, handritad karta över Fiskars bruk med byggnader och tågräls från 1922.

Sources and further reading

This page offers a curated list of sources and further reading for anyone interested in steam locomotives, the evolution of railways, and the charm of narrow-gauge trains.

Composting and soil building – a circular approach to gardening

We use several different types of composts here in the museum garden. The largest one is located here down in the slope and is used for garden waste that accumulates during the growing season.

Fiskars Villagers’ love for gardening

In 2018, the museum’s garden volunteer project was launched, and thanks to it, the area around the Slagbyggnaden building has been spruced up and gained several new flower beds.

Dead hedge – a contribution to biodiversity

In the museum’s garden, we have chosen to set up a few dead hedges. Here, they mainly serve purposes other than acting as an actual fence.

Kitchen garden, Miniforest and a hayfield

On the slope above the Slaggbyggnaden building lies the most recently established part of the museum’s garden — namely the kitchen garden and the forest garden,