Karl Otto Johan Blåfield

Little biographical information is easy to confirm today, but Karl Otto Johan Blåfield (1823–1886) is clearly connected with one notable historical work about the Finnish city of Tampere. He is listed as the co-author of Tampereen kaupunki: historiallisia ja tilastollisia tietoja koottuina ja kirjoitettuina sen satavuotis-juhlan muistoksi 1 p. Lokakuuta 1879, a book prepared for the city's centennial celebration.

That work, written with Henrik August Reinholm and preserved in major digital collections, gathers historical and statistical information about Tampere. For listeners interested in local history, Blåfield's writing stands out for its documentary value: it helps capture how people in the late 1800s understood the city's past, landscape, and civic life.

Some sources also identify him as a city physician and holder of the Finnish honorary title hovineuvos, which suggests he moved in both public service and literary circles. Because detailed personal information and a clearly verified portrait are hard to confirm from readily available reliable sources, he remains a somewhat elusive figure whose reputation now rests mainly on the historical record he helped leave behind.