Tampere as a translation space

Figures & data

Table 1. Population of Tampere 1780–1910. (Source: Rasila 1984, 205)

Year	Population	Year	Population
1780	181	1860	5,232
1800	463	1880	13,645
1820	956	1900	36,344
1840	1,819	1910	45,422

Figure 1. The main entrance to Finlayson still dominates the view in the city centre. (Photo: Lauri Hietala)

Table 2. Languages in Tampere in 1880. (Source: Suomenmaan tilastollinen vuosikirja 1881, 13.)

	Finnish	Swedish	Russian	German	Others	Total
Population	12,568	1,027	24	74	57	13,750

Table 3. Most widely spoken languages (other than Finnish) in Tampere in 2011. (Source: City of Tampere 2011.)

Language	Population
Other than Finnish (total)	11,919
Russian	2,342
Swedish	1,083
Arabic	931
Estonian	640
English	616
Chinese	469
Kurdi	412
Somali	326
Dari	305
Persian	303

Figure 2. The Orthodox Church in Tampere. (Photo: Lauri Hietala)