Santalahti

Apartment buildings under construction in Santalahti

Santalahti is a district in the western part of Tampere, Finland. It borders Lake Näsijärvi in the north, the Särkänniemi district in the east, Ylä-Pispala and Ala-Pispala in the south and Lielahti in the west. The town plan of Santalahti was confirmed in 1945.

There are several abandoned factory buildings in Santalahti that currently serve as graffiti galleries. OTK's old match factory will be repaired and it will have a kindergarten.[1] The area has also been rebuilt as a home for thousands of residents.[2][3] Santalahti has once been one of the railway stops for the Tampere-Seinäjoki railway. Designed by architect Bruno Granholm and completed in 1907, the site was demolished after the site was closed in the 1970s.[4]

Graffiti alongside the Tampere-Seinäjoki railway in Santalahti
  1. ^ Jukka Harju: Tampere rakentaa veden ja ilkivallan tuhoamasta tulitikkutehtaasta päiväkodin Helsingin sanomat, February 10, 2019. (in Finnish)
  2. ^ Kaisa Uusitalo: Tampereen Santalahti on nyt kuin sotatanner, mutta siitä muodostuu yli 2 000 asukkaan asuinalue – Vanhan tehtaan kuntokartoitus aiheutti rakentajille ikävän yllätyksen Aamulehti, July 20, 2018. (in Finnish)
  3. ^ Santalahti - Pohjola Rakennus (in Finnish)
  4. ^ Jussi Iltanen: Radan varrella: Suomen rautatieliikennepaikat, p. 117. Helsinki: Karttakeskus, 2010. ISBN 978-951-593-214-3. (in Finnish)