Tampere

History

Tampere was founded as a market place around Tammerkoski river in 1775 by Gustav III of Sweden and four years later, 1779, it was granted a full township status. At this time Tampere was rather small town, consisting of only a few square kilometers of land around Tammerkoski rapids.

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Tammerkoski - 1775 - Gustav III of Sweden - 1779

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Tampere grew as a major market place and industrial centre in the 19th century. During the latter half of 19th century Tampere had almost half of Finland's industrial labour.

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The town's industrial nature in the 19th and 20th centuries gave it the nickname 'Manchester of the North', Manse for short.

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20th centuries - Manchester

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Tampere was enlarged by joining some neighbouring areas. Messukylä was incorporated in 1947, Lielahti 1950, Aitolahti in 1966 and finally Teisko in 1972.

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Messukylä - 1947 - 1950 - 1966 - 1972

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Tampere was known for its textile and metal industry, but these have been largely replaced by information technology and telecommunications industry during the 1990s.

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Information technology - Telecommunications - 1990s

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Technology centre Hermia in Hervanta is home to many companies in these industries.

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Hermia - Hervanta

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Tampere was one of the strategically important scenes during the Civil War in Finland (January 28 - May 15 1918). White forces captured Tampere seizing about 10 000 Red prisoners on April 6.

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Civil War in Finland - January 28 - May 15 - 1918 - White forces - Red - April 6

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