Renovation of a historical steel mill village. The life of the village is recreated with sounds from the past.

Client: Finnish National Board of Antiquities
Construction phase fall 2002

Souru is located in Eastern Finland, close to Kuopio. Souru was founded
1860 to a beautiful lakeside area. During that time there were several iron mills which got their iron from the bottom of the lake. Souru grew fast. Heart of the production was a huge factory building with effective steam hammer and a tall chimney.

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photo: Jussi Tiainen