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Sampo (district)
Sampo is one of the main districts in the city center of Tampere in Pirkanmaa, Finland. So-called planning area of Sampo includes the statistical areas of Kalevanrinne, Liisankallio, Petsamo, Tampere, Petsamo, Lappi, Tampere, Lappi, Lapinniemi, Kaleva (Tampere), Kaleva, Järvensivu, Vuohenoja, Kauppi (district), Kauppi and Kissanmaa. Sampo is home to the Sampo School, a primary school with 1–9. classes, which forms a common school path with the Kissanmaa School when moving to the 7th grade. Sampo's school also has a Sairaalankatu office. The name "Sampo" refers to the mythological artifact Sampo mentioned in the Finnish national epic, the ''Kalevala''. A newspaper called ''Sampo'' was also published in Tampere in 1888. See also * Iides * Keskusta, Tampere, Keskusta * Sammonkatu References Sampo {{WesternFinland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keskusta, Tampere
Keskusta ("City Centre") is a main district of the city of Tampere, Finland, formed by less than 20 suburbs in the city centre. Over 63,000 people live in Keskusta. It is located along the Tammerkoski rapids and its most important services include Tampere City Hall and the Market Hall. Districts Finlayson, Nalkala, Amuri, Kaakinmaa, Pyynikinrinne, Särkänniemi, Tampella, Jussinkylä, Kyttälä, Ratina, Osmonmäki, Tammela, Tulli, Kalevanharju, Hatanpää, Pyynikki. Gallery File:Finlayson industrial building at night. - panoramio.jpg, Finlayson industrial building File:Aamulehden talo, Hallituskatu 14, Tampere.jpg, ''Aamulehti'' office building in Nalkala File:Tampere City Library interior.jpg, Tampere Central Library in Amuri File:Pirkanmaa music institute in Tampere Nov2011 001.jpg, Pirkanmaa Music Institute in Kaakinmaa File:Särkänniemi6.jpg, Särkänniemi amusement park File:Vapriikin etupiha ja sisäänkäynti.jpg, Vapriikki Museum Centre in Tampella File ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iides
Iides is one of the main districts in the city center of Tampere in Pirkanmaa, Finland. The so-called planning area of Iides includes the statistical areas of Viinikka, Nekala, Vihioja, Jokipohja and Muotiala. The district is named after Tampere's most famous bird lake, Lake Iides (''Iidesjärvi''), located in the middle of the area. Many of the arable land in the area is former land belonging to Hatanpää Manor.Maija Louhivaara: ''Tampereen kadunnimet'', p. 112. Tampereen museoiden julkaisuja 51. 1999, Tampere. (in Finnish) See also * Keskusta * Sampo In Finnish mythology, the ''Sampo'' () is a magical device or object described in many different ways that was constructed by the blacksmith Ilmarinen and that brought riches and good fortune to its holder, akin to the horn of plenty (cornucopi ... References External links Iidesjärven sivuat Iides.fi (in Finnish) Districts of Tampere {{WesternFinland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalevala
The ''Kalevala'' ( fi, Kalevala, ) is a 19th-century work of epic poetry compiled by Elias Lönnrot from Karelian and Finnish oral folklore and mythology, telling an epic story about the Creation of the Earth, describing the controversies and retaliatory voyages between the peoples of the land of Kalevala called Väinölä and the land of Pohjola and their various protagonists and antagonists, as well as the construction and robbery of the epic mythical wealth-making machine Sampo. The ''Kalevala'' is regarded as the national epic of Karelia and Finland and is one of the most significant works of Finnish literature with J. L. Runeberg's ''The Tales of Ensign Stål'' and Aleksis Kivi's ''The Seven Brothers''. The ''Kalevala'' was instrumental in the development of the Finnish national identity and the intensification of Finland's language strife that ultimately led to Finland's independence from Russia in 1917. The work is also well known internationally and has partly inf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sampo
In Finnish mythology, the ''Sampo'' () is a magical device or object described in many different ways that was constructed by the blacksmith Ilmarinen and that brought riches and good fortune to its holder, akin to the horn of plenty (cornucopia) of Greek mythology. When the Sampo was stolen, Ilmarinen's homeland fell upon hard times. He sent an expedition to retrieve it, but in the ensuing battle it was smashed and lost at sea. In the Kalevala The Sampo is a pivotal element of the plot of the Finnish epic poem ''Kalevala'', compiled in 1835 (and expanded in 1849) by Elias Lönnrot based on Finnish oral tradition. In the expanded second version of the poem, the Sampo is forged by Ilmarinen, a legendary smith, to fulfill a task set by the witch queen of Pohjola, Louhi, in return for her daughter's hand. : ''"Ilmarinen, worthy brother,'' : ''Thou the only skilful blacksmith,'' : ''Go and see her wondrous beauty,'' : ''See her gold and silver garments,'' : ''See her robed in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Primary School
A primary school (in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, and South Africa), junior school (in Australia), elementary school or grade school (in North America and the Philippines) is a school for primary education of children who are four to eleven years of age. Primary schooling follows pre-school and precedes secondary schooling. The International Standard Classification of Education considers primary education as a single phase where programmes are typically designed to provide fundamental skills in reading, writing, and mathematics and to establish a solid foundation for learning. This is ISCED Level 1: Primary education or first stage of basic education.Annex III in the ISCED 2011 English.pdf Navigate to International Standard Classification of Educati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kissanmaa
Kissanmaa is a district in the eastern part of Tampere, Finland, along the Teiskontie street. It belongs to the subdivision of Sampo, and it is located 3 kilometers from the city center. Kissanmaa is surrounded by Ruotula and Uusikylä in the east, Hakametsä in the south, Kaleva in the west and Kauppi in the north. Most of the residential houses are detached houses, but there are also apartment buildings of different sizes in the western part of the area. The area is best known for Finland's first ice rink, Tampere Ice Stadium, and training hall, completed in 1965. The first town plan of Kissanmaa was established in 1958.Louhivaara 1999, p. 107. Etymology The name ''Kissanmaa'' (literally the "land of cat") first appeared in 1913, when the area was annexed to Tampere in connection with the Hatanpää land trade. In Kissanmaa, reference was made to a narrow forest area that extended from Lake Näsijärvi to Lake Iides. The name ''Kissanmaa'' also appeared in the 1916-17 addres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kauppi (district)
Kauppi is an eastern part of the city of Tampere, Finland. It is part of larger Sampo district. The area is mostly forested and there are ' that are cross-country ski trails in winter. The Kauppi Sports Center has a sports stadium, a greyhound track, a ski lodge, a baseball field and football pitches. The district is bordered on the north by Lake Näsijärvi, on the east by the Niihama district and on the south by Teiskontie. The most notable landmarks in Kauppi are the Tampere University Hospital, opened in 1962; and UKK Institute, named after Urho Kekkonen Urho Kaleva Kekkonen (; 3 September 1900 – 31 August 1986), often referred to by his initials UKK, was a Finnish politician who served as the eighth and longest-serving president of Finland from 1956 to 1982. He also served as prime minister ..., the President of Finland, whose name was often abbreviated to UKK. References Sampo {{WesternFinland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tampere
Tampere ( , , ; sv, Tammerfors, ) is a city in the Pirkanmaa region, located in the western part of Finland. Tampere is the most populous inland city in the Nordic countries. It has a population of 244,029; the urban area has a population of 341,696; and the metropolitan area, also known as the Tampere sub-region, has a population of 393,941 in an area of . Tampere is the second-largest urban area and third most-populous individual municipality in Finland, after the cities of Helsinki and Espoo, and the most populous Finnish city outside the Greater Helsinki area. Today, Tampere is one of the major urban, economic, and cultural hubs in the whole inland region. Tampere and its environs belong to the historical province of Satakunta. The area belonged to the Häme Province from 1831 to 1997, and over time it has often been considered to belong to Tavastia as a province. For example, in '' Uusi tietosanakirja'' published in the 1960s, the Tampere sub-region is presented as p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaleva (Tampere)
Kaleva is an eastern part of the city of Tampere, Finland, located south of the Kauppi (district), Kauppi district. It is part of larger Sampo (district), Sampo district. The population of Kaleva is approximately 10,000 (2005). The most notable landmark is the Kaleva Church built between 1959 and 1966, and located in the Liisankallio, Liisankallio district. Kaleva has many educational institutions, the folk high school Sampola and vocational school of economics, two high schools (lukio); Kalevan lukio and Sammon keskuslukio, and two comprehensive schools. It's also the home of the biggest swimming hall in Tampere. Most locals are students from Tampere University or pensioners. In 2007 Kaleva topped being the most poor part of the tow One of the notables residents in Kaleva is Sanna Marin, the current Prime Minister of Finland. See also * Kalevankangas Cemetery References Sampo {{WesternFinland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
