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Väinö Linna Square

Coordinates: 61°30′06″N 23°45′34″E / 61.50167°N 23.75944°E / 61.50167; 23.75944
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The Väinö Linna Square in 2006

The Väinö Linna Square (Finnish: Väinö Linnan aukio) is a courtyard-type square at the Finlayson's old factory area in Tampere, Finland.[1][2][3] It is part of the Tammerkoski rapids' industrial landscape, which in 2009 was classified by the Finnish Heritage Agency as a nationally significant built cultural environment.[4] Today, the buildings surrounding the square include the Werstas Labour Museum [fi] and Mehiläinen Private Hospital.[5] The oldest building in the square is the six-storey old factory called Kuusivooninkinen (1837), which was Finland's first modern factory building. In 1995, the square was named after Väinö Linna. Linna, who was later known as a very significant writer, had formerly worked in that building for a couple of years, before his conscription into the army in 1940.[1][4][6][7]

Finlayson's textile production in the area ended in the mid-1990s, after which renovation of the buildings began.[8] The Väinö Linna Square was renovated in 2005. At the same time, a new hospital was completed on its edge, on the site of a demolished factory building, and The Portrait of Väinö Linna (1995) was placed on the outer wall; the granite statue is one of the latest works by sculptor Raimo Heino.[6][9]

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References

  1. ^ a b Teräsmaa, Markku; Jääskeläinen, Kristiina. "Finlaysonin alueen asemakaavan muutos" (PDF) (in Finnish). Tampere: City of Tampere. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "Keskustan pyörätiet ja -parkit" (PDF) (in Finnish). Tampere: City of Tampere. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  3. ^ Finlaysonin alue, p. 151.
  4. ^ a b "Tammerkosken teollisuusmaisema". Valtakunnallisesti merkittävät rakennetut kulttuuriympäristöt RKY (in Finnish). Helsinki: Finnish Heritage Agency. 2009. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  5. ^ Finlaysonin alue (in Finnish). Tampere: Werstas Workers' Museum. 2019. pp. 140, 145. ISBN 978-952-68778-5-3.
  6. ^ a b "Raimo Heino: Väinö Linnan muotokuva". Julkiset veistokset ja monumentit Tampereella (in Finnish). Tampere: City of Tampere. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  7. ^ Finlaysonin alue, p. 149.
  8. ^ Finlaysonin alue, p. 14.
  9. ^ Finlaysonin alue, p. 145–146, 148, 151.

61°30′06″N 23°45′34″E / 61.50167°N 23.75944°E / 61.50167; 23.75944