Blomqvist Square Piano

Henric Blomqvist (1777–1828) was a carpenter born in Tammisaari. He was trained in St. Petersburg until he founded an instrument workshop in Porvoo in 1818. Blomwqist one of the first to bring piano building skills to Finland from Russian instrument maker masters. After him, many Finnish carpenters studied to become journeymen in St. Petersburg and upon returning to Finland worked for Blomqvist for a while.