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