Tammelantori

Tammelantori is a market square in the Tammela district in the center of Tampere in Pirkanmaa, Finland. It is one of Tampere's most significant marketplaces, which is very popular, especially during the summer. The market is very famous for its cafes^[1] and mustamakkara kiosks.^[2][3][4]

An aerial view of Tammelantori

History

As late as the late 19th century, the market place was the city's rental field.^[5] However, the town plan for Tammela, which includes the current Tammelantori, was drawn up as early as 1887, and the market was opened on July 7, 1900.^[6] At the time, little was for sale: sheet metal, wood, porcelain, glass, footwear, fabrics, clothing, animal feed, hay and straw. Many families in Tammela bought almost everything they needed from Tammelantori.

In 1899, the western side of the market area was paved with cobblestones, while the eastern side of the market area remained natural terrain until 1932. Tammelantori was paved with asphalt in 1936–1937. Mustamakkara, a black-colored blood sausage, began to be sold in the market at least from the beginning of the 1920s, and at the same time the first fixed sales tables came to the market.^[5]

Today, the market is Tampere's only year-round market, and it has a large flea market every Saturday.^[7] Sellers of agricultural products regularly come to the market all over Pirkanmaa, many from Satakunta.^[8]

Gallery

• 
  Tammelantori viewed from the east
• 
  Tammelantori in October 2013
• 
  Tapola's mustamakkara kiosk in Tammelantori
• 
  Hamburger stand in Tammelantori
• 
  Flowers in Tammelantori
• 
  A flea market of Tammelantori in August 2009

See also

• Laukontori
• Tampere Central Square

References

1. Tampereen tunnelmalliset kahvilat (in Finnish)
2. Aleksandrou, Anna Maria (8 November 2012). "The black sausage is the pride of Tampere". Helsinki Times. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
3. Tampereen paras mustamakkara löytyy Tammelantorilta - RautaBaari (in Finnish)
4. MTV Uutiset: Tammelantori – agraariajan jäänne keskellä Tamperetta (in Finnish)
5. Häppölä, Hanna. "Tammelantori - Tammelan keuhkot" (in Finnish). Retrieved April 18, 2021.
6. Matti Wacklin (1997). Tammela – suutarien pääkaupunki (in Finnish). Tampere: Tampereen Tammelalaiset ry. ISBN 951-609-058-3.
7. Tammelantori, Tampere - Local4U
8. Keskinen, Esa (July 12, 2020). "Viinatrokareita, lanttuhautaa ja sotasaalista – Tampereen legendaarinen tori täytti jo 120 vuotta, katso kuvat pitkästä historiasta ja lue villeimmät torikaskut" [Bootleggers, boiled turnips and war booty... Tampere's legendary market square is 120 years old! See pictures from a long history of one of the wildest market squares!]. Aamulehti (in Finnish). Retrieved April 18, 2021.

External links

• Tammelantori at Visit Tampere (in Finnish)
• History of Tammelantori at Koskesta voimaa (in Finnish)
• An aerial panorama of Tammelantorista at Virtual Tampere (in Finnish)

61°30.10′N 23°46.73′E