Tampere Market Hall ( fi, Tampereen kauppahalli; sv, Tammerfors saluhall) is one of the significant

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s 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 ...

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. It is located in the center of city, between

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 ...

and Hallituskatu, and it was opened in 1901. It was decided to build the market in Tampere as a result of a large and unregulated market. It is the largest

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in the

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. The floor area of the market hall is 2,100 m² and the volume is about 18,500 m³. The market hall has 174 sales outlets and in 2013 there were 39 companies operating in them. 40 percent of the outlets are used in

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s, which especially the restaurant 4 Vuodenaikaa ("Four Seasons") is very popular with both locals and tourists.Tampereen viisi varmaa ravintolaa: Kauppahallin 4 Vuodenaikaa on jo yksistään syy matkustaa Tampereelle
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Kauppalehti ''Kauppalehti'' (Finnish: "Trade Newspaper") is a commerce-oriented newspaper published in Helsinki, Finland. The paper has been in circulation since 1898. History and profile ''Kauppalehti'' was established by the Finnish Businessmen's Associat ...

'' (in Finnish) The longest of the current stores in the mall have been Joenniemi Flower Shop (1940–) and Lindgren Bros. Meat Shop (1949–). Tampereen kauppahalli 3

History

The building was designed by architect Hjalmar Åberg. Construction planning began in 1894 and construction in 1899. In 1973, the building was protected by a decision of the

Häme Provincial Government Häme (; Swedish: ''Tavastland'', Latin: ''Tavastia'') is the name of a geographical region in Finland, associated with the Tavastians, or Häme people (''hämäläiset''), a subgroup of the Finnish people. The precise area referred to can vary ...

. The protection dispute over the office building on the Hämeenkatu side of the Market Hall took place in 1972–1983 and ended in the victory of the patrons. The office building designed by Åberg is part of the same building complex as the market hall.

References

External links

Tampere Market Hall
– Official Website (in Finnish)
Tampere Market Hall – Visit Tampere
(in Finnish)
Tampereopas – Tampereen kauppahalli
(in Finnish)
Panoraamakuvia kauppahallin sisältä
(in Finnish)
Ylen Elävä arkisto: Tampereen kauppahalli on Pohjoismaiden suurin

Valokuvia Tampereen kauppahallista Arjenhistoria.fi -sivustolla
(in Finnish) Buildings and structures in Tampere Market halls {{Finland-struct-stub

History

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