Amuri is a district in the city of

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. Starting from the 19th century, Amuri was originally mainly a residence area for the working class. It consisted of blocks of

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en houses built together, which were replaced by low-rise

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s in the 1970s and 1980s. The worker apartments in Amuri typically had shared kitchens, with two or four families sharing a kitchen together. One block has been preserved as a museum. Amuri also has a disused

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traffic stop. Amuri museum of workers’ housing3

Amuri stretches from Hämeenpuisto to Sepänkatu and from Paasikiventie to

Pirkankatu Pirkankatu is a busy, east–west street in Tampere, Finland, which forms the southern border of the Amuri district. The districts of Kaakinmaa and Pyynikinrinne are located south of the street. To the east, the end of Pirkankatu is the Hämeen ...

. For

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s, there is a lot to see in Amuri: the Metso main library, the Tampere Art Museum, the Tampere Rock Museum and the traditional worker residence block. The amusement park

Särkänniemi Särkänniemi (; translates to "Cape of Sandbank") is an amusement park in Tampere, Finland, located in the district by the same name. The park features an aquarium, a planetarium, a children's zoo, an art museum and an observation tower Nä ...

is located immediately north of Amuri on the shore of the

Näsijärvi Näsijärvi () is a lake above sea level, in the Pirkanmaa region of southern Finland. Näsijärvi is the biggest lake in the Tampere area at in size. The city of Tampere was built along the Tammerkoski rapids, through which the lake drains in ...

lake. Places to eat in Amuri include the Metso library

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, the old-fashioned Worker Museum café, the Amurin Helmi restaurant, or the amusement centre Hepokatti. In Amuri there is an international school called FISTA, the Finnish International School of Tampere.

External links

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Amuri worker museum

The Amuri worker residence block at the Tampere city guide

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