Finspång

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Finspång


image_caption = "Bergslagstorget" in Finspång
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Sweden
subdivision_type1 = Municipality
subdivision_name1 = Finspång Municipality
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Östergötland County
subdivision_type3 = Province
subdivision_name3 = Östergötland
area_footnotes = cite web |title=Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km² 2000 och 2005 |publisher=Statistics Sweden |url=http://www.scb.se/statistik/MI/MI0810/2005A01B/T%E4torternami0810tab1.xls |format=xls |language=Swedish |accessdate=2008-05-15]
area_total_km2 = 8.01
population_as_of = 2005-12-31
population_footnotes =
population_total = 12,415
population_density_km2 = 1551
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2
latd=58 |latm=42 |lats= |latNS=N
longd=15 |longm=48 |longs= |longEW=E
website =

Finspång is an industrial town (pop. 13,000) in Östergötland, Sweden and the seat of Finspång Municipality, Östergötland County.

Finspång is a traditional industrial town. The first industries were established in 1580 when a Royal factory for cannon and cannon balls was chartered. The industry was to continue for 300 years under supervision of the Dutch-stemming family De Geer. By Louis Gerhard De Geer (1622-1695), the Finspång Castle was constructed, and around it industries and an orangery developed into the town Finspång. Today the two main industrial areas are those of turbines and copper processing.

Administratively Finspång remained part of the rural municipality "Risinge" until 1942, when it was made a market town ("köping"). Since 1971 it is the seat of the enlarged Finspång Municipality.

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