Sammonkatu

Sammonkatu is a wide park street in the Kaleva district in Tampere, Finland. It starts at the intersection of Itsenäisyydenkatu (formerly known as Puolimatkankatu) and Teiskontie (formerly Teiskonkatu). The street is part of Kaleva's nationally significant built cultural environment. Along it is, among other things, Sampola,^[1]^[2] a public building with Sampola Library^[3] and Tammerkoski High School.^[4]

The name Sammonkatu is based on the Finnish epic poetry, the Kalevala, like many other street names in the area. In the ancient poems of the Kalevala, Sampo is a mythical artifact that generates wealth.^[5]

Light rail

The light rail from the center of Tampere to Hervanta runs on a grass track in the middle of Sammonkatu. Tram traffic started in 2021.^[6]

References

^ "Kalevan kirkko ja kaupunginosa". Valtakunnallisesti merkittävät rakennetut kulttuuriympäristöt RKY (in Finnish). Helsinki: Finnish Heritage Agency. December 22, 2009. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
^ "Kalevan RKY-alue: Selvitys rakennetusta kulttuuriympäristöstä ja rakentamistapaohje" (PDF) (in Finnish). Tampere: Arkkitehtitoimisto Hanna Lyytinen & Arkkitehdit MY. January 14, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
^ Sampola Library (in Finnish)
^ Tammerkoski High School (in Finnish)
^ Maija Louhivaara (1999). Tampereen kadunnimet (in Finnish). Tampere: Tampere Museum. pp. 92–98. ISBN 951-609-105-9.
^ Rämö, Marjo (December 1, 2016). "Näin ratikkaa rakennetaan ensi vuonna – Tässä suunnitelma lohkoittain". Tamperelainen (in Finnish). Retrieved February 2, 2021.