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Celebrate Love – Moomin Arabia Love collection now in blue 💙 Our brand Moomin Arabia is rolling out the all-time favourite Love collection in a limited edition blue.   🔹 Previously only available in Japan since last Valentine’s Day, the first batch of Blue Love items will be available on October 30, 2024 in the Nordics, with other markets following shortly after.   “The blue edition attracted so much interest among collectors and Moomin fans elsewhere that we decided to delight everyone as a Moomin 80th anniversary surprise,” says Mirka Paasikangas, Global PR and Communications Manager for Moomin Arabia. 🔹 As a special treat, the Blue Love mug and a mini plate come with a Moomin 80 bottom stamp. The collection also includes a mini mug and textiles and will be only available until the end of 2025.   ➡️ Discover more on www.moominarabia.com   #moomin80 #moominarabia #FiskarsGroup

Last week HAM, Helsinki Art Museum and Moomin Characters celebrated the opening of the new exhibition called Tove Jansson - Paradise. During the event, our President and CEO Nathalie Ahlström got the honor to gift the first piece of the new Moomin Arabia hand-painted Home mug to the spouse of the President of the Republic of Finland, Suzanne Innes-Stubb, and the number 2 to Sophia Jansson, Tove Jansson’s niece. 🔸 The mug will come available to purchase through an online raffle in the Moomin Arabia webshop in March 2025. Before the raffle, the mug can be viewed in selected Moomin Arabia stores. ➡️ Keep up with Moomin anniversary events at moominarabia.com, and join the Moomin Arabia Family to get all the news delivered directly to your inbox. Photographer: Linus Lindholm. Copyright (C) Moomin Characters TM #moomin80 #moominarabia #FiskarsGroup

Put your party hat on 🥳 It’s been eighty years since the first Moomin story, and our brand Moomin Arabia is turning the anniversary into a big celebration worldwide. With love, friendship and togetherness as their guiding principles, they are doing it in the Moominhouse way – everyone’s invited! 🔸 The anniversary begins with a special treat: The hand-painted Home mug. The sales will be arranged through an online raffle in the Moomin Arabia webshop in March 2025. Before the raffle, you can admire the mug in Moomin Arabia stores. ➡️ Keep up with anniversary events at moominarabia.com, and join the Moomin Arabia Family to get all the news delivered directly to your inbox. #moomin80 #moominarabia #FiskarsGroup

Changes in Fiskars Group’s Leadership Team     In a stock exchange release published today, Fiskars Group announced its plans to separate its two Business Areas into independent operations and legal entities. The two operationally independent companies will be headed by their own CEOs.      Dr. Steffen Hahn, currently Executive Vice President, Business Area Fiskars, has been promoted to the role of CEO of Fiskars. Christian Bachler, currently Executive Vice President of Business Area Vita, will be leaving Fiskars Group after working for the company since 2010. He will step down from his role on 1 November 2024. In addition to her role as Fiskars Group’s President and CEO, Nathalie Ahlström will take on the position of CEO, Vita on an interim basis until the new CEO of Vita is appointed.     “Separating the Business Areas into independent operations and legal entities is a key step on Fiskars Group’s transformation journey. With it, we are completing our 'brands first' approach. Christian Bachler has been instrumental in setting this move in motion. I want to truly thank him for his dedication and many contributions during the 14 years in the company, first in Business Area Fiskars and then in Vita. He has made a lasting impact and overall a brilliant career at Fiskars Group. We wish him the very best for the next steps in his career,” says Nathalie Ahlström.     “With the company taking this transformational step, the time has come for me to pursue opportunities outside of Fiskars Group. Our fantastic brands will stay in my heart forever, and I would like to take this opportunity to express my warm thanks to all my dear colleagues across the company,” says Christian Bachler.      ➡️ Read more about these and other changes in the Fiskars Group Leadership Team: https://lnkd.in/eau9KXzZ    #FiskarsGroup 

Fiskars Group completes 'brands first' approach      🔸 In line with its strategy, Fiskars Group plans to separate its two Business Areas into independent operations and legal entities. The new organization is expected to be effective starting on 1 April 2025, with the legal entity structure completed by the end of the first quarter of 2026.      “Since we started our transformation journey in 2021, we have focused on transformation levers to strengthen our foundation for growth and have significantly improved our cost efficiency. We have moved from a centralized, matrix structure into a ‘brands first’ approach where the Business Areas have accountability for their performance. Separating the Business Areas into operationally independent companies is a key step on this transformation journey,“ says Fiskars Group’s President & CEO, Nathalie Ahlström.      “The two Business Areas have different strategic growth opportunities and investment needs. This new decentralized structure will improve our flexibility and speed of execution. Critically, it will bring us closer to the consumer – a fundamental requirement for our innovative, design-driven brands. This move will further enable us to build the key capabilities, strengthen motivation and the engagement of our employees in each brand.”      ➡️ Read more about the planned changes in our Stock Exchange Report: https://lnkd.in/eCxNf5MX    #FiskarsGroup 

Our January-September 2024 Interim Report and Q3 2024 results are now published: Another solid quarter in challenging market – delivering improved profitability despite lower volumes. In the third quarter, Comparable net sales decreased by 7% while reported net sales, which include Georg Jensen, increased by 6%.     “In the third quarter, our comparable EBIT increased, driven by our ongoing SG&A savings and supply chain efficiency programs. I am happy to share that our gross margin reached 48.1%. This is an all-time high gross margin for a third quarter, increasing by 90 bps from last year.  Although we are still not expecting any immediate improvement in the market conditions, our teams are fully focused on executing this upcoming end-of-year holiday season. I am confident that the actions we are taking support us going forward and continue to lay the foundation for stronger growth and performance in the future,” says Nathalie Ahlström, Fiskars Group’s President & CEO.     Key takeaways:     ➡️ Q3 comparable net sales decreased by 7% while reported net sales, which include Georg Jensen, increased by 6%.  ➡️Q3 comparable EBIT increased driven by gross margin improvement and lower SG&A costs.   ➡️ All-time high Q3 high gross margin, +90 bps compared to the previous year. ➡️ Our Guidance for 2024 is intact: we expect comparable EBIT to be slightly above the 2023 level.    🔗 Read the full report: https://lnkd.in/eWWMfyZ2 #FiskarsGroup

Finnish nature is a manifestation of opposites. The special light of Finland and the mythical time of the year when the sun barely rises above the horizon, Kaamos, has inspired our brand IITTALA’S new AW24 collection. Kaamos is the second collection under the creative helm of Janni Vepsäläinen, Iittala’s Creative Director: “The collection celebrates Iittala’s rich heritage and the craftsmanship of our own glass factory. Iittala represents the convergence of art, design, and craftsmanship. As an integral part of the brand’s creative vision, we are reinforcing our commitment to art and craft, cherishing our heritage as a pioneer in glass, and bringing the Iittala glass factory and its artisans to the forefront of the brand and its creative core.” The Kaamos collection includes both archival pieces and new designs and colourways, blending art objects with everyday items: ◼️ The Pallas (1969) and Arnica (1974) vases and the Ice Floe platters (1976) are all designed by Tapio Wirkkala. The collection also brings back the exquisite Kanto vase, an artistic expression of Wirkkala’s deep connection to nature. ◼️ Iittala also reintroduces three precious objects from Timo Sarpaneva’s i-glass series, originally designed in the 1950s, as a limited edition available until the end of 2024. The Bird bottle (1956) in two different shapes and the i-glass bowl (1958) return in elegant moss green, mouth-blown at the Iittala glass factory. ◼️ Additionally, two Birds by Toikka – Long-eared Owl and Leppäinen bird, designed by Oiva Toikka – make a comeback in new green colourways. ◼️ As a new design in the collection, Iittala introduces a woolen blanket that embodies the extra warmth needed for the season. ➡️ Discover the Kaamos collection online at: www.iittala.com #iittala #FiskarsGroup #design

‘Whirlwind, Sail and Bubble – Fresh Winds in Late Eighties and Nineties Glass Design’ – a new exhibition has opened in the Iittala Glass Museum ✨ Fresh approaches in the Finnish glass design are featured in the IITTALA Glass Museum’s winter exhibition presenting glass creations from the late eighties and nineties by Annaleena Hakatie, Tiina Nordström, Taru Syrjänen and Kati Tuominen-Niittylä. The exhibition presents familiar nineties classics that have retained their enduring popularity thanks to their timeless silhouettes and colours. A selection of utility glassware and unique art glass are on display to showcase the skills of both the artists and glassblowers and the importance of creative collaboration in glassmaking. 📍 Iittala Glass Museum. Könnölänmäentie 2c, Iittala 📅 The exhibition is open until 27 April 2025. The museum is open Thu-Sun 11-17. Welcome! Image: Ella Tommila / Finnish Glass Museum

Hot novelty 🔥   The Fazer x Arabia inspired by Tyrkisk Peber box is created in collaboration between Fazer and our brand Arabia.   🖤 The box includes a unique Arabia bowl, developed for Fazer Store, with a sweet pattern from the world of Tyrkisk Peber sweets. On the bottom of the bowl is a unique Fazer by Arabia stamp, you won't get this anywhere else. The pattern of the bowl is designed by Sofia Airaksinen.   🖤 Naturally, the box includes also a good dose of Tyrkisk Peber sweets in various forms. Finnish design and taste at their best – order for yourself or as a gift!   ➡️ Discover more about this limited edition box online at: https://lnkd.in/ec4kKByR   #Fazer #FiskarsGroup

Introducing Mastercraft Pet Bowls ✨ Our brand Waterford has introduced pet bowls for those faithful companions who deserve a taste of luxury. 🔹 All Mastercraft pet bowls are mouth-blown, shaped, sculpted, and cut with the utmost care in Ireland. Our artisans combine timeless, time-tested techniques with modern methods to achieve the highest quality crystal, which offers standout durability and sparkling clarity. ➡️ Discover the new Mastercraft pieces at WATERFORD.com #Waterford #Mastercraft #MadeInIreland #FiskarsGroup