James Finlayson, a Scottish engineer, established a factory here in 1820. In 1828 the production of cotton textiles was started with the machines he had built.
Today there are shops, museums, restaurants and pubs on the huge site.
The blue-grey granite building in the Finnish national romantic style was built between 1902 and 1907. In 1923 the church became a cathedral. On the ceiling of the nave you …