Folkets Hus - Ett Hus för Återhämtning

Sammanfattning: Torshälla is located about 7 km north of central Eskilstuna. Since the 19th century, there has been a major steel industry at Nyby mill. Due to its location in direct connection to the city, the mill came to influence the city's development, through a large influx of mill workers during the years up to the 1970s. Many of the factory workers who moved in came from Finland and as a result the town today has a large Swedish-Finnish population. Since 2002, the plant at Nyby Mill has been part of the Finnish group Outokumpu Oyj, which manufactures stainless steel products. After research, I came to the conclusion that Torshälla's steel industry is an important node for the town. The industry is a big employer and something you are proud of. Outokumpu steel industry releases, against the wishes of the Swedish Board of Fisheries and the County Administrative Board, nickel, chromium and nitrogen in adjacent watercourses and nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, dust and carbon dioxide from fossil fuels into the air, and has previously also caused emissions of environmentally hazardous oil emulsion in Nybyån. For the industrial area, a remediation measure of land and water is designed as a first step in restoring the area after 200 years of industry. The remediation is carried out with the help of phytoremediation (remediation with plants), which is both a cheaper and more environmentally friendly alternative than excavating contaminated pulp and transporting it to a landfill. The entire decontamination process takes place on site, planting, incineration and extraction of heavy metals. Although the steel industry is a pride for Torshälla as a town, the industry does not offer direct insight into the process on site, the area is today fenced and not accessible to outsiders. My People's House will offer an insight into the process with an educational purpose, which both children and adults can take part in.