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Establishment of Pulp Mill

When
1865
Where
Tammerkoski rapids
Part of
Nokia founded in Tampere as a pulp mill

Fredrik Idestam established a pulp mill on the Tammerkoski rapids near Tampere in 1865, marking the origin of the Nokia entity.

In 1865, mining engineer Fredrik Idestam established a pulp mill on the shores of the Tammerkoski rapids near the town of Tampere, Finland, then a Grand Duchy under the Russian Empire's rule. The enterprise was originally a pulp mill, distinct from its later identity as a multinational telecommunications corporation.

Sources

  1. Nokia Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-24
  2. Tampere Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27

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