Fiskars Artisan Village
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Port
Helsinki, Finland
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Activity Level
Moderate
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Excursion Type
All
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Wheelchair Accessible
No
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Starting At
$219.95
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Minimum Age
Information Not Currently Available
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Duration
Approximately 6½ Hours
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Meals Included
Meals included
Leave Helsinki for a panoramic drive through the beautiful Finnish countryside.
In just over an hour, you will arrive in Fiskars - a flourishing ironworks village with a colorful history. Fiskars is best known for jewelry, ceramics, woodcrafts and distilleries. Take a short walk with your guide to the glass studio, where the host will entertain you with a glass-blowing presentation.
You then continue to KWUM -- the Karin Widnäs Museum. The idea of a ceramics museum had a long gestation period, but once the project got underway, the building was completed in just a few years. The architecture combines timber and ceramics elements and, indeed, could be seen as a blueprint of how to do so. Its architect was Tuomo Siitonen, who also designed Studio Widnäs -- the artist's combined home, workshop and gallery.
Enjoy a traditional lunch in the village; then, you'll have some free time to browse in the artisan shops before returning to Helsinki.
Notes: Tour does not operate in September. Wear comfortable walking shoes.