Fiskars - Changes in company's own shares

Fiskars initiates share buyback

Fiskars Corp.       Stock Exchange Release            August 11, 2011 at 2 pm
EET 

The Board of Directors of Fiskars Corporation has today decided to commence to
acquire the company's own shares on the basis on the authorization given by the
Annual General Meeting held on March 16, 2011. The authorization may be used to
acquire shares to be used for the development of the capital structure of the
company, as consideration in corporate acquisitions or industrial
reorganizations and as part of the company's incentive system and otherwise for
further transfer, retention or cancellation. 

The maximum number of shares to be acquired is 100,000, corresponding to less
than 1 % of the total number of shares. The share buyback shall start on August
18, 2011 at the earliest, and end by the end of the next Annual General Meeting
in 2012 at the latest. 

The shares shall be acquired through public trading on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki
exchange at the market price prevailing at the time of purchase. 

Fiskars Annual General Meeting on March 16, 2011 authorized the Board to
acquire a maximum of 4,000,000 own shares. The total number of Fiskars shares
is 82,023,341, including 112,619 treasury shares. 


FISKARS CORPORATION

Kari Kauniskangas
President & CEO


Further Information:
CFO Teemu Kangas-Kärki, tel. +358 204 39 5703


Fiskars is a leading global supplier of consumer products for the home, garden
and outdoors. The group has a strong portfolio of respected international
brands, including Fiskars, Iittala and Gerber. Founded in 1649 and listed on
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki, Fiskars is Finland's oldest company. Fiskars recorded net
sales of EUR 716 million in 2010, and employs some 3,600 people in over 20
countries. www.fiskarsgroup.com

Attachments:

20110811 Fiskars share buy back_eng.pdf