The old factory: Finlayson

I've been working in this building in the last year. Monday will be my last day.

James Finlayson was a Scott who took the Industrial Revolution to Tampere, Finland.

In 1820 Finlayson received permission to build a factory in Tampere using the water power from the Tammerkoski river.

In 1995 the old factories in the center of Tampere were closed down and the old buildings converted to a commercial and entertainment district.

The Plevna building was the first building in Finland and the fourth in Europe to be equipped with incandescent lighting. The lighting with 120 "8 candle" bulbs was first switched on on March 15, 1882.