Let’s Talk Business With Fiskars: Sustainability, Design, and Innovation in a Global Environment

Fiskars is turning 375 years old! To celebrate, this leading global brand is coming to the Wisconsin School of Business to discuss navigating growth, change, and innovation in an evolving business landscape.

Join us for a Panel Discussion

Nathalie Ahlström

CEO, Fiskars

Keijo Karjalainen

Finnish deputy consul general

Ann Terlaak

WSB associate professor of management and human resources

Vallabh “Samba” Sambamurthy

Wisconsin School of Business dean

(discussion moderator)

The panel will explore topics like the Nordic business model, sustainability, design innovation, and how Finnish heritage shapes Fiskars’ global approach.

Open to students, faculty, staff, and invited guests, this is a unique opportunity to learn from the legacy and future of one of the world’s oldest companies.

The event will take place in Room 2510 at Grainger Hall. Registration is required.

About the 375-year History of Fiskars

• Fiskars was founded as an ironworks in 1649 by Peter Thorwöste near the Fiskars river.
• It was listed at the Helsinki Stock Exchange in 1915.
• Fiskars manufactured the first orange-handled scissors in 1967. The classic scissors have since become a world-renowned design icon.
• In 2008, the company started expanding its portfolio of brands. Today, Fiskars Group is known as the global home of pioneering design that makes the everyday extraordinary through brands such as Royal Copenhagen, Wedgwood, Gerber, Iittala, Waterford, and most recently, Georg Jensen.
• Today, Fiskars Group employs more than 6,000 people, with products available in 100 countries.

Learn more about Fiskars’ history