Around the 1950s, Tampere and its surroundings began to establish themselves as a separate province of Pirkanmaa. Tampere became the centre of Pirkanmaa, and ...

Tampere Tigers · Pirkanmaa · Finnish Lakeland · Kalervo Kummola

Apr 29, 2024 · In the 1820s, Tampere took the first steps toward becoming the first industrial city in Finland. Of the early industrial facilities, the most ...

The story of the Tampella factory started in 1844 with just a small blast furnace. In 1861, the area's factories with machine and linen production were fusioned ...

Founded in 1779, it remained undeveloped until 1821, when Tsar Alexander I of Russia encouraged its growth by granting tax-free importation of raw materials and ...

Tampere was founded as a market place on the banks of the Tammerkoski channel in 1775 by Gustav III of Sweden and four years later, 1779, it was granted full ...

Knowing history helps us to understand the present, consider the future, and analyse different, varying worldviews. As a discipline, history is ...

The Battle of Tampere was a 1918 Finnish Civil War battle, fought in Tampere, Finland from 15 March to 6 April between the Whites and the Reds.

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There is very much to see there. James Finlayson established Finlayson Cotton Factory here in 1820. Finland's first electric light was turned on here in 1882.