Jaakko Tähtinen
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Tampere
Tampere is a city in southern Finland. It is the most populous inland city in any of the Nordic countries. The city has a population of , growing to approximately 300,000 people in the conurbation and over 340,000 in the metropolitan area. Tampere is the third most-populous municipality in...
, a large city in southern Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. He established the Tähtinen architectural practice and designed both residential and commercial buildings in Tampere and also in other cities including Kuopio
Kuopio
Kuopio is a city and a municipality located in the region of Northern Savonia, Finland. A population of makes it the ninth biggest city in the country. The city has a total area of , of which is water and half forest...
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His most notable work was the Hakametsä ice rink and sports arena
Tampereen jäähalli
Tampereen jäähalli is a sports arena in Tampere, Finland. It is primarily used for ice hockey, and is the home arena of Ilves and Tappara of the SM-liiga...
in Tampere, built for the 1965 Ice Hockey World Championships
Ice Hockey World Championships
The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation . First officially held at the 1920 Summer Olympics, it is the sport's highest profile annual international tournament. The IIHF was created in 1908 while the European...
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Major works
- 1931 Pyynikintori 8
- 1934 Puistolinna (Hämeenpuisto 18) – Park Castle
- 1938 Turvantalo (Hämeenkatu 25) – Security House
- 1938 Suomen Yhdyspankintalo (Hämeenkatu 24)
- 1938 The Metsäkansa Village Church, ValkeakoskiValkeakoskiValkeakoski is a town and municipality in Finland.Valkeakoski is located south of Tampere and north of Helsinki in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of...
- 1941 SMK:n pääkonttori (Hämeenkatu 7) – SMK's headquarters
- 1954 Ahdinkadun-Omakadun talot Petsamossa
- 1965 Hakametsän jäähalliTampereen jäähalliTampereen jäähalli is a sports arena in Tampere, Finland. It is primarily used for ice hockey, and is the home arena of Ilves and Tappara of the SM-liiga...
– Hakametsä ice rink, Tampere