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

Tampere Tampere is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Pirkanmaa. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Tampere is approximately , while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately . It is the most populous mu ...

, a large city in southern

Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...

. 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 city in Finland and the regional capital of North Savo. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Kuopio is approximately , while the Kuopio sub-region, sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the mos ...

. 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 Hämeenpuisto is a street and public park in Tampere, Finland that is over in length. Its length and central location has earned the park the name "Central Park of Tampere". The park was designed by Carl Ludvig Engel in 1830. Originally the nam ...

18) – Park Castle * 1938 Turvantalo (

Hämeenkatu Hämeenkatu is the main street of Tampere, Finland, located in the Keskusta, Tampere, 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 t ...

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

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

* 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 {{Finland-architect-stub