J. W. Suominen
Juho Wiktor Suominen (June 26, 1877 Lappi, Finland, Lappi (Rauma)- August 27, 1935 Pori) was a Finns, Finnish manufacturer. In 1898, he founded a tannery in Nakkila along the Tattaranjoki River, which in 1908 became Suominen Corporation, J. W. Suominen Oy. The internationalized company is now known as Suominen Corporation. Koskilinna, built by Suominen as a private home and designed by architect Väinö Vähäkallio, was completed in Nakkila in 1928. Suominen died of a misfired bullet during a walk in 1935, he died in the Porin kaupunginsairaala. The bullet was fired from an unknown rifle, the bullet hit Suominen on a road nearby the Villilä manor. It was successfully removed during surgery, but Suominen, who suffered from heart problems, died a few days later. In a will he drafted on his deathbed, he donated funds to build a Nakkila Church, new church in Nakkila. Suominen is buried in the crypt under the church together with his wife Emma Koskinen (1878–1953). J. W. Suominen's ...
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