Birds by Toikka Long-tailed duck

Oiva Toikka's Lond-tailed duck, also known as Alli, is a charming glass bird that is adorned with flowing stripes. Long-tailed duck joined Iittala’s glass bird family in 1981. Over the years, the bird was produced with different colors and slightly different shapes until 2009.

The first glass birds were designed in 1972 by Professor Oiva Toikka. So far over 400 pieces have been created, which embodies the designer's beautiful and creative way of seeing the world and the expertise of glassblowers. Each bird is a mouth-blown, unique individual and signed. Birds by Toikka are valued and cherished gifts and compelling to collectors around the world.

Oiva Toikka

Nuutajärvi Glassworks was established in Urjala in 1793, and until 2014 it was the oldest glass factory still operating in Finland. The Nuutajärvi glass factory area is nowadays listed among the nationally important built cultural environments by The National Board of Antiquities. During its long history, Nuutajärvi Glassworks manufactured everything from window glass to design glass.

Kaj Franck was the longest-running artistic director of the Nuutajärvi Glassworks between 1951 and 1973. The glass factory also employed several other well-known Finnish glass designers such as Gunnel Nyman, Saara Hopea, Oiva Toikka, Heikki Orvola and Kerttu Nurminen. Independent glass designers and artists still work and manufacture glass objects at the Nuutajärvi glass factory area. The Nuutajärvi Glass Museum Prykäri, designed by Kaj Franck, also locates in the area.