Dark weeks in Fiskars Village

This autumn, the museum presents the Finnish pre-Christian annual festival Kekri and offers fun activities for the whole family. On farms, Kekri was a harvest festival that symbolized the end of the harvest year and the beginning of the new one. The museum is open Wednesday to Sunday from 11 am to 4 pm.

A site-specific installation unfolding through the shadowed floors of the old Fiskars mill, where water, wood, fire and the mill’s long history meet. Giant puppets, driftwood, charred materials, light, shadow and sound create an experience that slowly reveals itself to each visitor.

The work draws from the darker layers of Kekri and Finnish folk tradition, without offering ready-made explanations. Some things can be seen, some heard – and some perhaps only sensed.

Created by Theatre Valimo’s Pimeässä collective, the work invites visitors to move through the mill and become part of its story. In a second performative experience, Aapo Repo’s Kekrimestari brings the giant puppets to life – and invites the audience to try moving them, too.
The question is not whether you dare. The question is whether you arrive before the final round ends.

Carve you Halloween pumpkin at the Knife factory! You can bring your own pumpkin or buy one from us. There are a small amount of tools to borrow. Time: 2pm-8pm.

At the Veitsitehdas Kekri Brunch, guests can enjoy the best flavours of the harvest season from 12:00 to 15:00. The buffet features both savoury and sweet treats, pumpkin and apple specialties, and a selection of delicious pickled delicacies.

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Swinging blues sounds at the Knife Factory. Free entrance. The band starts playing at 8pm.

Gather your friends or family and enjoy the best flavors of the harvest season at Kuparipaja. Book a table directly with the restaurant.
www.kuparipaja.fi

Experience the enchanting darkness and tranquillity of Fiskars Village, along with the village’s Kekri events celebrating the Finnish harvest season. To mark the Dark Weeks, the hotel offers accommodation at €125 per double room for the nights of Friday to Saturday or Saturday to Sunday, 30 October–1 November 2026.
Breakfast is included in the room rate. Book at thetorby.fi.

All normal prices products -30% at Fiskars shop. The discount does not apply to art items, Vintage, news or limited edition products. In Fiskars shop you will find Fiskars, Arabia, Iittala, Moomin Arabia, Rörstrand among others.

Who is huffing and puffing in the locomotive shed? As dusk falls, strange sounds come to life, and figures from the past seem to move among the shadows. Come and have a look, and a sweet reward awaits! The locomotive shed is open from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
Free admission!