Hervanta is a large suburb, or satellite city, of Tampere in Finland, located next to Hallila some 10 km south of the city centre.
Hervanta currently covers an area of 13.8 km² and is continuing to grow. Home to a population of over 26,000, Hervanta is best known for its prefabricated blocks of flats. The total number of apartments is about 11,000. Nearly a fifth of the inhabitants (some 4,500 people) are students, many of them enrolled at the Tampere University of Technology (TUT) or the Police College. The largest student housing complex is Mikontalo, in fact nearly 3% of people in Hervanta reside there. Approximately 10%[1] of Hervanta's population is composed of foreigners from 75 different nationalities.
Hervanta was known as a notorious neighborhood for a long time, but its reputation has improved considerably over time.[2] It was selected as Finland's top suburb in a survey conducted by the Helsingin Sanomat newspaper and published on 17 August 2003.
The complex of commercial buildings in the town center of Hervanta was designed by the Finnish architect Reima Pietilä.
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Tampereella eniten maahanmuuttajia asuu Hervannassa, hieman yli 10 prosenttia
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