VICE PRESIDENT, COMMUNICATIONS LEENA KAHILA-BERGH TO LEAVE FISKARS

VICE PRESIDENT, COMMUNICATIONS LEENA KAHILA-BERGH TO LEAVE FISKARS              

The Fiskars Corporation and its Vice President, Corporate Communications Leena  
Kahila-Bergh have agreed that she will leave the company by the end of October. 

'Leena Kahila-Bergh has made a long carrier at Fiskars and done an excellent job
of developing its corporate communications. On behalf of the entire Corporation,
I thank Leena for her contribution and wish her the best of success in the      
future,' says Fiskars CEO Kari Kauniskangas.                                    

Corporate Communications at Fiskars will be handled by Ms. Nora Malin, Fiskars  
Communications Manager. Corporate Communications will report to the Chief       
Strategy Officer, Mr. Max Alfthan, who will join Fiskars at the beginning of    
November.                                                                       


Kari Kauniskangas                                                               
President and CEO                                                               

Founded in 1649, Fiskars is a leading supplier of branded consumer goods.       
Fiskars business areas are: Garden, Homeware, Craft, Outdoor Recreation, Inha   
Works, and the Real Estate Group. Its major international brands are Fiskars,   
Iittala, Gerber, Silva, and Buster. The associated company Wärtsilä Corporation 
is also an important part of the Corporation. Fiskars business segments are the 
Americas, EMEA, Wärtsilä, and Other. Fiskars shares are quoted on OMX Nordic    
Exchange Helsinki. In 2007, the Fiskars Corporation net sales were EUR 658      
million, the operating profit EUR 110 million and the Corporation employed some 
4,500 people. www.fiskars.fi