Memories from Tampere is a hobby project I have built to share my love of local exploration with everyone. With this project I wish to preserve local history in an accessible way and maybe even spread it to people who would otherwise not be interested.
Hey, my name is Max and I am a 2nd year computer science student at Tampere University. I needed a project to showcase in my portfolio in order to apply for jobs but I wanted to also create something actually interesting and useful, something I'm passionate about. That's how Memories from Tampere was born.
I am primarily a programmer, not a historian or a writer, which probably shows in the description texts. I have used AI to help form these texts, as writing them all from scratch is beyond the scope of this project right now. So, the texts contained in the app are informative in nature, but cannot and should not be used as a reference for any kind of history research The location on the map tries to represent the spot each historical image was taken from, but I cannot guarantee accuracy since it is purely based on my own visual interpretation.
If you wish to contribute to the project for example via tipping a new location or some new interesting facts, it would be absolutely awesome. Just make sure each image you provide is licensed in such a way that it can be used! You can contact me via email maxperala@icloud.com.
I plan to add features and content for the time being if there are enough users. I cannot promise anything about the future though, since the app is currently not monetized in any way and keeping it running costs me money. For now, just enjoy the app!
Most of all I want to thank the Vapriikki Museum and their amazing public Siiri image archive for making this project possible. without them the sourcing of properly licensed images would have been beyond the scope of this project. All the images used in this app are licensed under the Creative Commons 4.0 license. Attribution to the photographer is embedded into the image view, if known.
The app is not associated with any of these parties and only uses content provided by them. A big thank you to everyone involved in making this project possible!
Questions or concerns related to the app can be sent to maxperala@icloud.com.