Fiskars Iroworks village.
Fiskars Ironworks village is one of the most handsome travel destinations in Raasepori City, Uusimaa, Finland. The village itself is perfect 19th. century ironworks environment. Today, there are lives artists and some other people. The village itself is on the shores of the River of Fiskars. Houses form an entirety that is like a wall, and that forms communality in that village. That thing was meant to make a “we” spirit in that area. And that helped to keep outsiders out in the ironworks.
The map ahead introduces. How iroworks village is made at the shores of the river. The village itself is not too large. That’s a good place to walk and look at things that belong to the past. The fact is that the place is also quite commercial. Because keeping the place in good condition requires money. And when we are in that village outside the holidays, the feeling is like staying on the island of the past.
Things like piracy were a problem in the past. And those models were confidential. Most people who lived in that ironworks village in the 19th century. Were foreigners. That means those people were quite isolated. The people who worked in that place had a long day. The reason for that was that long working days kept those people out of fights and drinking. The superiors were very segregated.
They lived in their own nice houses. The regular workers lived outside their living areas. That helped to keep the higher-ranking members and their children away from the workers' influence. One of the reasons for a long working day was that this kept workers away from books. The payments were given in the form of money, alcohol, and corn. Money was shared from the office. That was at the edge of the village. That denied workers to see when money came. And they didn’t see the details of the money wagons. And they didn’t share that information with bandits.
There was also internal money in that ironworks village. That internal money, or a polette, was meant to be used in a small boutique. I think that the prices were lower if workers used pollettes. That thing binds those workers to the ironworks villages. Because those polettes were not money, and they could be used only in the ironworks’ shops that kept workers out of the local bars. Those workers didn’t communicate with outsiders very much.
While ironworks operated. That small village was very isolated. And that helped to keep business out of the eyes of curious eyes. Things like a nice car kept the patron isolated and away from the workers' circles. The company brought that car in the 1920s. It was meant to show the value and position of the patron. That village is a very well-preserved remnant of the industry that began in the 17th century.
The area itself is interesting. There are many small boutiques, and it’s a nice place to visit in summer. There are a couple of hotels. And that means you can visit for a night. And if you are an artist, you can rent a room or a house in that area. The Fiskars ironworks is part of the past in modern times. The time seems to stop in that place. In the summertime, there are lots of people. But after the holidays, the area is like a breath of old times in the middle of the new times.
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