Notification on a change in holdings, referred to in Chapter 2, section 10 of the Securities Markets Act

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Fiskars Corp.      Stock exchange release April 21, 2009 at 5:00 PM             

NOTIFICATION ON A CHANGE IN HOLDINGS, REFERRED TO IN CHAPTER 2, SECTION 10, OF  
THE SECURITIES MARKETS ACT                                                      

Fiskars Corporation has published on April 15, 2009 the Board of Directors'     
proposal to combine the two share series of the company, and to merge Agrofin Oy
Ab into the company. Fiskars has today been informed of that the proposal, when 
completed, would lead to the voting rights of Oy Julius Tallberg Ab falling     
below 1/20 (5%) threshold in Fiskars.                                           

Under Chapter 2, Section 10 of the Securities Markets Act, we hereby announce   
the following:                                                                  

1 Identification data of the share issuer:                                      
Fiskars Oyj Abp, corporate ID 0214036-5                                         

2 Grounds for the notification:                                                 
The stock exchange release published by Fiskars Oyj Abp on 15 April 2009        
concerning the proposal to combine the company's current classes of share into  
one class of shares with equal voting rights.                                   

3 Full names of the entities under obligation to notify:                        
Oy Julius Tallberg Ab, corporate ID 0114668-5                                   

4 Date of transaction and date on which number of shares and voting rights fell 
below the threshold for notification:                                           
Fiskars Corporation has issued on 15 April 2009 a stock exchange release        
concerning proposals to an extraordinary shareholders' meeting to resolve on    
combining the company's share series. The fall under the threshold for          
notification will take place when the combination of share classes has been     
effected and registered.                                                        

5 Threshold for notification which the number of shares and voting rights has   
fallen below:                                                                   
Voting rights fall below 1/20 (5%)                                              

6 Information to be notified:                                                   
The shares and the voting rights attached thereto upon the implementation of the
arrangement                                                                     

Situation before the arrangement that leads to the change of holdings           
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| Class of  |               Number of |               Number of |               
| shares    |                  shares |           voting rights |               
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| A         |                 800 798 |                 800 798 |               
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| K         |               1 230 198 |              24 603 960 |               
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| Total     |               2 030 996 |              25 404 758 |               
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Situation after the arrangement that leads to the change of holdings            
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| Class of  |        Number of | % of       |        Number of | % of    |      
| shares    |           shares | shares     |    voting rights | votes   |      
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| A         |        2 277 032 |        2.8 |        2 277 032 |     2.8 |      
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The share capital of Fiskars Corporation comprises a total of 77,510,200 shares 
(54,944,492 A shares and 22,565,708 K shares), said shares entitling to a total 
of 506,258,652 votes. After the proposed combination of share series and them   
merger of Agrofin into Fiskars the number of new single class shares would be   
82,023,341 with the number of votes also being 82,023,341.                      

Further information:                                                            
General Counsel Jutta Karlsson, tel. +358 9 6188 6218                           


FISKARS CORPORATION                                                             
Kari Kauniskangas                                                               

Fiskars is a leading global supplier of consumer products for the home, garden  
and outdoors. The group has a strong portfolio of trusted international brands  
including Fiskars, Iittala, Gerber, Silva, and Buster. Associated company,      
Wärtsilä Corporation, is also an important part of the group, and forms one of  
Fiskars' operating segments, together with the Americas, EMEA, and Other.       
Founded in 1649 and listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki, Fiskars is Finland's oldest  
company. Fiskars recorded net sales of EUR 697 million in 2008, and employs some
4,100 people.                                                                   

www.fiskars.fi

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