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Did you know that Forssa is the birthplace of Finnish printed textiles? Here the textile printing industry was established in 1861. The industrial-scale printing has ended but the story continues! The old cotton factories have been repurposed and are full of life!
Spend a weekend with us in the City of Patterns!
Join with a local guide on an afternoon stroll around the city, stop by the marketplace for a cup of coffee and a cinnamon roll, all while getting to know the stories and the local history. Arrive to the Spinning Mill Area, the birthplace of Forssa. Here you can visit Forssa Museum and Pattern Centre which tell the story of the local textile industry. The Pattern Centre is the home of finnish printed textiles. The museum collection dates back to the mid 1800’s
Back at the Weaving Mill Area you can find textile print shop Rykkeri. In Rykkeri you can experience hands-on what it is like to print textiles. Rykkeri offers a variety of workshops and printing demonstrations as well as their own collection of textile products on sale.
After the workshop you can join a relaxing yoga session in the unique industrial environment of Rykkeri workspace. You can’t find this anywhere else in Finland!
Rykkeri textile print shop is located at the Weaving Mill Area in Forssa City Center.
Forssa is also known for its flea markets, where you can find real textile treasures on the sales shelves! Before heading home, it’s worth checking out the selection at the TexVex textile recycling center, for example.
This blog post is part of a Forssa Museum project that aims to spread the word about the possibilities of Forssa Region industrial travel. Forssa is an unique industrial destination with long traditions in textile production. Forssa is located within a 1,5h drive from the major cities of southern Finland: Helsinki, Turku, Tampere. The project was funded by the Ministry of Culture and Education in Finland.
Text: Tuuli Ravantti, Forssa museum