Väinö Linna Square

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, who formerly worked in that building and was later known as a very significant writer.[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]

Sources

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.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Väinö Linna Square.
  • Martti Heikkinen: Väinö Linnalle aukio Finlaysonin alueelle (in Finnish) – Helsingin Sanomat, September 10, 1994. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  • Jari Mylläri: Lähde iltakävelylle Finlaysonin alueelle – Väinö Linnan aukiolle tehtaan seinään tuli kaupungin suurin valkokangas (in Finnish) – Aamulehti, February 6, 2020. Retrieved September 20, 2021.

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