The Tapiola Central Tower (

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: ''Tapiolan keskustorni'') is a

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at the centre of the

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garden city in northeastern

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, Finland. The tower is high and has 13 floors. It has a total floor space of . The tower was designed by architect

Aarne Ervi Aarne Adrian Ervi (originally Aarne Adrian Elers) (19 May 1910 – 26 September 1977) was one of the most important architects of Finland's post-World War II reconstruction period. Ervi was born in Forssa, and graduated as an architect from the ...

and it was completed in 1961. Construction of the tower started in 1958. The tower was originally known as ''Konttoritorni'' ("office tower").Pietiläinen, Jari
Keskustorni riemunkirjavien vaiheiden kautta miehen ikään
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'' 30 August 2011. Accessed on 21 November 2017. Originally the bottom floors of the tower hosted business spaces, while the top floors hosted offices and bureaus. The twelfth floor hosted restaurant Linnunrata for a long time. The top floor is contracted and hosted panorama restaurant Kultakukko.Keskustorni 1961
Architecture Museum of Finland 30 August 2011. Accessed on 21 November 2017. The Tapiola Central Tower is coated with enameled

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. Many scenes in 1960s-era Finnish films where shot at the panorama restaurant of the Tapiola Central Tower.

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Pirkko Mannola kotikulmilla Tapiolassa
(Pirkko Mannola at her home neighbourhood in Tapiola)
Sijoittajaa etsitään: Tapiolan maamerkki muuttumassa hotelliksi
(Looking for an investor: the Tapiola landmark is changing to a hotel) {{Coord, 60, 10, 37.14, N, 24, 48, 16.47, E, display=title Buildings and structures in Espoo Tapiola