Factory museum
In the late 19th century, several factory villages emerged along the Kymijoki River. The first wood grinding mill was built at Lohisaari in Ankkapurha in 1872. Today, in the same location, the old paper mill houses the Ankkapurha Industrial Museum. The museum showcases the working and living conditions of the staff and the development of the industry over more than a century. At the heart of the museum is Finland’s first continuously operating paper machine, a cardboard press from 1897. The nearby Museotalo Warpunen presents the living conditions of workers in different decades, as well as the factory’s office and office equipment.
The Ankkapurha Industrial Museum is open during the summer.
Admission to the museum is free. (Guided tours outside regular hours: 100 €/group)
The museum’s address is Kuitutie 2, Inkeroinen Contact details: Tel. +358 40 755 2785 and museo.opas@storaenso.com.
At Tehtaanmäki, the old industrial heritage and the functioning forest industry coexist harmoniously. In the 1930s, Tampella Oy hired architect Alvar Aalto to design a paper mill in Inkeroiset. The project expanded to include the design of residential, production, and office buildings. Between 1938 and 1956, numerous buildings were erected in the Tehtaanmäki area and its surroundings. The Inkeroinen industrial area is a national monument of Finland’s forest industry, as designated by the Finnish National Board of Antiquities. During the summer, guided Alvar Aalto walking tours are also held in the Tehtaanmäki residential area.