Jaakko Tähtinen (1904–1970) was a Finnish architect based in

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 o ...

, a large city in southern

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

. He established the Tähtinen architectural practice and designed both residential and commercial buildings in Tampere and also in other cities including

Kuopio Kuopio (, ) is a Finnish city and municipality located in the region of Northern Savonia. It has a population of , which makes it the most populous municipality in Finland. Along with Joensuu, Kuopio is one of the major urban, economic, and cult ...

. His most notable work was the Hakametsä ice rink and sports arena in Tampere, built for the 1965

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Major works

* 1931 Pyynikintori 8 * 1934 Puistolinna ( Hämeenpuisto 18) – Park Castle * 1938 Turvantalo (

Hämeenkatu Hämeenkatu is the main street of Tampere, Finland, located in the city center. The boulevard is roughly a kilometre long, and wide (driveway and sidewalk) at its widest point. Hämeenkatu is a boulevard, which begins from the east at the Tampe ...

25) – Security House * 1938 Suomen Yhdyspankintalo (Hämeenkatu 24) * 1938 The Metsäkansa Village Church,

Valkeakoski Valkeakoski (; lit. "white rapids") is a town and municipality in Finland. It is located south of Tampere, north of Hämeenlinna and north of Helsinki in the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of wh ...

* 1941 SMK:n pääkonttori (Hämeenkatu 7) – SMK's headquarters * 1954 Ahdinkadun-Omakadun talot Petsamossa * 1965 Hakametsän jäähalli – Hakametsä ice rink, Tampere

References

People from Tampere 20th-century Finnish architects 1904 births 1970 deaths {{Architect-stub