PRE-ORDER: Mennyt maailma

Mennyt maailma to be published by December 2026.

The book Mennyt maailma takes you on a journey through time to Tampere in the early 1900s. It reveals what the city with its streets, squares, buildings and factories looked like in the two decades before Finland gained independence. In Europe, the time is called belle époque, a beautiful era of peace, prosperity and renewal, when a new style also emerged, art nouveau. At that time, Tampere’s skyline also changed, industry grew and the world of ideas was in turmoil, but everyday life in the wooden blocks and factory yards continued on its own path.

The book presents Tampere by district, their milieu and inhabitants. It tells the story of a city that grew and changed, but retained its own character and story. Some of the historical photographs in the richly illustrated book have only been discovered in recent years and have not been published before.

Antti Liuttunen is a researcher at the Vapriikki Photo Archive. He has written four books on the history of Tampere and has been a photo editor for sixteen local history works.

PUBLISHER | Tampere Historical Museums
EDITORS | Suvi Harju, Antti Liuttunen and Marjo-Riitta Saloniemi
PUBLISHING WORKING GROUP | Suvi Harju, Antti Liuttunen and Saarni Säilynoja
TEXT | Antti Liuttunen
PHOTO EDITORIAL | Suvi Harju and Antti Liuttunen
EDITING | Marjo-Riitta Saloniemi
GRAPHIC DESIGN AND LAYOUT | Kaarina Marttila
COVER PHOTO | Market Square in the early 20th century. Werner Mauritz Gestrin, Vapriikki Photo Archive
YEAR OF PUBLICATION 2026
ISBN 978-952-371-132-7
Publications by Tampere museums
© Tampere Museums and author 2026