Näsinneula (; ) is an observation tower in Tampere, Finland, overseeing Lake Näsijärvi. It was built in 1970–1971 and was designed by

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. It is the tallest free-standing structure in Finland and at present the tallest observation tower in the

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at a height of . The tower opened in 1971 and is located in the Särkänniemi

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. There is a revolving restaurant in the tower above the ground; one revolution takes 45 minutes. The design of Näsinneula was inspired by the Space Needle in Seattle. The idea of a revolving restaurant was taken from the Puijo Tower, which is located in

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, the city of North Savonia. The base of the tower is at about of elevation from lake Näsijärvi. There are two elevators, which were changed to new Kone elevators in 2020. Before the update the elevators were manufactured by Valmet-Schliren. The elevators go up to a height of , to the Pilvilinna ("Cloud Castle") café. The restaurant (called Näsinneula) is one story higher. The elevator ride to the top takes 27 seconds with a maximum speed of and the elevators carry a maximum of 16 people. The elevators are still the fastest public elevators in Finland. In the event of a blackout, the tower's own diesel emergency generator will start. In an emergency, people can be evacuated with stairs that have 700 steps. Beacon lights at the top of the tower display a weather forecast:

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File:Näsinnäula.JPG, Näsinneula – tower on the shore of Näsijärvi in Tampere, 21 August 2005 File:Näsinneula view 11.jpg, A view of the city of Tampere from Näsinneula, September 2020 File:Schnittzeichnung Näsinneula.png, Drawing of the tower top File:Näsijärvi.JPG, Näsijärvi lake seen from the Näsinneula tower in Tampere, 21 August 2005 File:Näsinneula from Lentävänniemi.jpg, Näsinneula as seen from

Lentävänniemi Lentävänniemi () is a district in the western part of Tampere on the shores of Lake Näsijärvi in Pirkanmaa, Finland. It belongs to the northwestern part of the city and borders the Niemi and Niemenranta borders on the southwest. There ar ...

across Näsijärvi. Hotel Torni is visible in the background. File:Snowy Tampere from Näsinneula.jpg, A winter view of northern Tampere and Näsijärvi lake from the tower File:Restaurant Näsinneula.jpg, Restaurant Näsinneula

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Restaurant Näsinneula

Näsinneula – Official site
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