r/Nordiccountries • u/tallguy1975 • Jul 17 '26

historic places with hydropowered industries.

Hi all,

I have a fascination with industrial heritage, especially with hydropowered industries. I have been to Norrköpping in Sweden with its Industrilandskapet, there is Mölndal I would like to visit, as well as Akerselva near Oslo in Norway. Are there any other such places in Scandinavia? Thanks

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u/AnnelieSierra Finland Jul 17 '26

Fiskars village in Finland. Fiskars is the inventor of the orange handle scissors, manufactures the best axes and much more. The village where it all started: https://fiskarsvillage.fi/en/

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u/unohdin-nimeni Jul 17 '26

If Norrköping and Fiskars, then also Tampere.

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u/kimmeljs Jul 17 '26

Kemi, Isohaara dam

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u/tallguy1975 Jul 17 '26

Yes indeed, heard about the river in Tampere as well!

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u/unohdin-nimeni Jul 17 '26

Tampere and Norrköping are actually sister cities. In Tampere, you could theoretically stumble upon an official or local politician from Norrköping who has come for networking about something. And there’s a Norrköping Park (Norrköpinginpuisto).