Time of ironworks

Baron Creutz had built a watermill in Kauttua before the establishment of ironworks. The houses in Kauttua were mainly the Crown properties and as an official, baron Creutz claimed eight estates for himself. The owning of forest gave him an adequate amount of coal. By his own lands he assured that the ironworks had a self-sufficient economy which based on agriculture and breeding cattle. The ironworks, and later on paper factory, were really important agriculture supporters alongside the industry.

By year 1697 the production had started visibly well, since Kauttua had the fourth largest ironworks in country. Lorentz Creutz died in year 1698 and his son Claes Creutz inherited his estates. Claes was not interested of industry. Instead he rather travelled around the Europe in Sweden king’s army. Uniforms, horses and servants became expensive and Claes had to mortgage his estates to a merchant Paul Timm. Claes died in a battle in year 1706 and the ironworks moved into a possession of Timm. The first owner of the ironworks who actually lived in Kauttua was Paul Timm’s son Parmen Timm, who herited ironworks after his father died in year 1743. Parmen built himself a manor (Ruukinkartano/Kauttuan Klubi from year 1906in Kauttua.

 The next owner of the ironworks was Anders Falck, who became part of the Timm family by marrying Parmen Timm’s daughter. They became the host and hostess of the manor when Parmen died in year 1801. Eleanoora Falck died in year 1830 and Anders married her sister Johanna in year 1838. During the time of Falck the production expanded rapidly.