The story
Founded by Adolf Törngren in 1861.1
Private company
Tampella
Logo: Lusto - Suomen Metsämuseo (photo), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
Finnish heavy industry manufacturer
Oy Tampella Ab was a Finnish heavy industry manufacturer, a maker of paper machines, locomotives, military weaponry, as well as wood-based products such as packaging. The company was based mainly in the Naistenlahti district of the city of Tampere. Until 1963 the company was called Tampereen Pellava- ja Rauta-Teollisuus Osake-Yhtiö (The Flax and Iron Industry of Tampere Stock Company).2 It was founded by Adolf Törngren.1 Its chief executive is Wolter Ramsay.1 It employed about 12,000 people in 1980.1 It ceased to exist in 1991.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
1861Founded1
- Industrymanufacture of machinery and equipment, textile industry, weapons industry1
- HeadquartersTampere1
- Legal formosakeyhtiö1
- Listed onNasdaq Helsinki Ltd1
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Oy Tampella Ab was a Finnish heavy industry manufacturer, a maker of paper machines, locomotives, military weaponry, as well as wood-based products such as packaging. The company was based mainly in the Naistenlahti district of the city of Tampere.2
Corporate structure
Tampella sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- Tampella Tampere
- Lapinniemi cotton mill Subsidiary · Tampere, Finland
- Stora Enso Anjalankoski Mill Owned · Kouvola, Finland
Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.
What it owns
What Tampella reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.
Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)
- Lapinniemi cotton mill
- Stora Enso Anjalankoski Mill
Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1
Leadership
Who has led Tampella, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
- FounderAdolf Törngren1
- Chief executive officerWolter Ramsay1
Products and brands
- Francis turbine
- Kaplan turbine
- Yarrow boiler
- aerial bomb
- aircraft engine
- anti-tank cannon
- damask
- diesel engine
- field gun
- fire hose
- grinding machine
- locomotive
- mortar
- nitrous oxide engine
- paper machine
- paperboard machine
- rock drill
- roof
- shell
- steam boiler
- steamboat
- woven fabric
- yarn
Listed on Wikidata.1
Subsidiaries and ownership
Also owns
- Lapinniemi cotton mill
- Stora Enso Anjalankoski Mill
From Wikidata.1
Employees over time
- 198012,0001
Timeline
Links
- WikipediaTampella
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ2066773
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataTampella on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaTampella on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsTampella logo by Lusto - Suomen Metsämuseo (photo), Public domain
- 4Wikimedia CommonsTampella photo by Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 3.0