Iittala is a brand registered by Fiskars Group. The business of the Fiskars group is founded on responsible operations that follow the company’s values, where the respect for nature and the environment play a central role. Fiskars also requires all of its suppliers to follow national laws and pursue continuous efforts to reduce their environmental impact. Our product designs are timeless and intended for long-term use. We believe that as a counter balance for a culture of disposability, people value well-designed things that are made to endure time and changing trends.

Countries manufacturing Iittala products – a significant portion of Iittala’s products are manufactured at production sites in Finland belonging to Fiskars Group. Glass products are manufactured at the Iittala and Nuutajärvi glass factories, ceramic products at the Arabia ceramics factory, and cookware at the Sorsakoski soup and oven dish factory.

The Iittala and Nuutajärvi glass factories are small series manufacturers specialising in the production of coloured glass. All vases in the Aalto and Claritas collections and the Aurora and Ultima Thule glasses are handmade at the Iittala glass factory. The Kartio and Aino Aalto glasses, Kivi lanterns, Maribowls, Vitriini glass parts and most of the Kastehelmi products are machine manufactured at the factory.

The Nuutajärvi glass factory specialises in the manufacture of art glass. Of these, the most famous are the Birds by Toikka glass birds and art glass cubes by Oiva Toikka. The Nuutajärvi factory also has the option of applying different colours and glass techniques in a range of techniques.

The Arabia factory focuses on ceramic research and development work, as well as the industrial manufacture of selected products. The factory produces white and coloured plates, bowls and pots as well as coloured cups. In addition, the Arabia factory manufactures a selected range of products that are machine decorated, as well as seasonal products such as the Kulku products. A large number of Teema products are manufactured at the Arabia factory.

The Sorsakoski cookware factory, located in Leppävirta, specialises in the production of coated and non-coated steel and aluminium cookware. Among Iittala’s products, all of the All Steel cookware and coated Tools products are manufactured there. There is no cutlery manufacturing in Finland. All of Iittala’s cutlery is manufactured by contracted manufacturers in Europe and Asia.


Contracted manufacturers
Fiskars pursues long-term profitable business in an ethical, responsible and sustainable manner. We use contracted manufacturers in order to guarantee an interesting, versatile and competitive range for the consumer, even when we ourselves do not have sufficient capacity or technical facilities to manufacture a particular product. Fiskars is committed to ensuring that working conditions in its supply chain are safe, workers are treated with respect and dignity, and business operations are environmentally sustainable.

Our contracted manufactures supply us e.g. following products: Origo series from Indonesia, Essence, Senta, HotCool and Tsaikka glasses from Germany, Moomin glasses from Italy, Taika and Korento series from Thailand and Sarpaneva pot from Vietnam.

You can check the country of origin of a certain product from your local Customer Service or from the common Consumer Service located in Finland, e-mail: kuluttajapalvelu.home@fiskars.com, tel. +358 204 39 5110 on weekdays from 12 am – 3 pm.

To complement in-house manufacturing, Fiskars has developed a network of external suppliers. These are seen as long-term partners and are selected on the basis of their capability to support Fiskars' quality, supply chain, cost, and technical targets with flexibility. Fiskars personnel from local sourcing offices and business areas work in close cooperation with our suppliers.

Fiskars requires its partners to commit to principles covering labor and human rights, health and safety, environmental impact, and business ethics. Extensive supplier audits have been carried out since 2009, and audit criteria were updated in 2010 based on the latest trade requirements, international standards, and industry practices. Suppliers are required to follow a code of conduct document, and audits are carried out to verify compliance. The Iittala brand is part of Fiskars Group and follows the Group’s instructions in all of its operations. Fiskars supplier code of conduct was updated in 2011.
Read Supplier Code of Conduct.

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