Textile businesses & makers
Tampella
Wikidata description: former Finnish industrial company.
Catalog research · Snapshot 2026-09-27
This is a structured catalog record. Its statements have not been independently checked against primary sources. Dates and places below are reported by Wikidata and may describe different periods or entities. An absent end date does not establish that a business is still trading. Country and headquarters do not establish manufacturing or fiber origin.
Catalog history & people
Inception year reported
- 1861 [Wikidata]
Dissolution year reported
- 1991 [Wikidata]
Founder
- Adolf Törngren [Wikidata]
Catalog places & products
Country association
- Finland [Wikidata]
- Russian Empire [Wikidata]
Headquarters reported
- Tampere [Wikidata]
Products reported
- roof [Wikidata]
- locomotive [Wikidata]
- steamboat [Wikidata]
- nitrous oxide engine [Wikidata]
- diesel engine [Wikidata]
- Kaplan turbine [Wikidata]
- Francis turbine [Wikidata]
- yarn [Wikidata]
- shell [Wikidata]
- damask [Wikidata]
- aircraft engine [Wikidata]
- field gun [Wikidata]
- aerial bomb [Wikidata]
- paper machine [Wikidata]
- woven fabric [Wikidata]
- Yarrow boiler [Wikidata]
- anti-tank cannon [Wikidata]
- fire hose [Wikidata]
- rock drill [Wikidata]
- grinding machine [Wikidata]
- mortar [Wikidata]
- paperboard machine [Wikidata]
- steam boiler [Wikidata]
Entity classification
- public company [Wikidata]
- business [Wikidata]
- enterprise [Wikidata]
Sources & further research
- Wikidata Q2066773structured catalog
Open research questions
- Which current products document their fiber percentages, yarn and fabric construction?
- Which manufacturing stages take place in owned facilities, and which are contracted out?
- Which product-specific sources substantiate sourcing, traceability or certification claims?
- Do historical names, ownership changes or closures affect the identity of this entry?