The Väinö Linna Square () is a

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-type

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at the Finlayson's old factory area in

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. It is part of the

Tammerkoski Tammerkoski is a channel of rapids in Tampere, Finland. The city of Tampere is located between two lakes, Näsijärvi and Pyhäjärvi (Tampere region), Pyhäjärvi. The difference in altitude between these two is and the water flows from Näsij ...

rapids' industrial landscape, which in 2009 was classified by the

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as a nationally significant built cultural environment. Today, the buildings surrounding the square include the and

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called ''Kuusivooninkinen'' (1837), which was Finland's first modern factory building. In 1995, the square was named after

Väinö Linna Väinö Linna (; 20 December 1920 – 21 April 1992) was a Finnish author and a former soldier who fought in the Continuation War (1941–44). Linna gained literary fame with his third novel, ''Tuntematon sotilas'' ( ''The Unknown Soldier'', pu ...

. Linna, who was later known as a very significant writer, had formerly worked in that building for a couple of years, before his conscription into the army in 1940. Finlayson's

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production in the area ended in the mid-1990s, after which renovation of the buildings began. The Väinö Linna Square was renovated in 2005. At the same time, a new

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was completed on its edge, on the site of a demolished factory building, and ''The Portrait of Väinö Linna'' (1995) was placed on the outer wall; the

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is one of the latest works by sculptor Raimo Heino.''Finlaysonin alue'', p. 145–146, 148, 151.

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* Martti Heikkinen:
Väinö Linnalle aukio Finlaysonin alueelle
' (in Finnish) – ''

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'', September 10, 1994. Retrieved September 20, 2021. * Jari Mylläri:
Lähde iltakävelylle Finlaysonin alueelle – Väinö Linnan aukiolle tehtaan seinään tuli kaupungin suurin valkokangas
' (in Finnish) – ''

Aamulehti ''Aamulehti'' ( Finnish for "morning newspaper") is a Finnish-language daily newspaper published in Tampere, Finland. Established in 1881 by Finnish patriots in Tampere, the newspaper aimed to bolster the Finnish language and people's identity d ...

'', February 6, 2020. Retrieved September 20, 2021. Squares in Tampere Tourist attractions in Tampere {{WesternFinland-geo-stub