Tammerkoski Rapids

Tidslinje

1. 1820

   Finlayson cotton factory founded

   James Finlayson establishes the cotton mill that anchors Tampere's industrial growth.

2. 1837

   Kuusvooninkinen

   Six-storey Finlayson factory building completed with cast-iron columns from Fiskars; Finland's first modern multi-storey industrial building.

3. 1842

   Continuous paper machine + Tampella

   First continuous paper machine in Finland at Frenckell; Tampella Linen and Iron founded.

4. 1904-1916

   Frenckell Art Nouveau modernization

   Red-brick Art Nouveau modernization of the Frenckell paper mill complex.

   Birger Federley

5. 1916

   Tampella hydropower station

   First of four hydroelectric stations on the rapids.

6. 1926

   Finlayson hydropower station

   Nordic Classicism powerhouse by Jarl Eklund with engineer August Sandsund.

   Jarl Eklund

7. 1932

   Keskiputouksen voimalaitos

   Functionalist hydroelectric station by Tampere city architect Bertel Strömmer.

   Bertel Strömmer

8. 1937

   Alakosken (Tako) hydropower station

   Fourth hydropower station on the rapids; combined output with three others ca 18 MW.

9. 1992

   Kansallismaisema designation

   Designated one of Finland's 27 national landscapes by the Ministry of the Environment on the 75th anniversary of independence.