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Pyynikinrinne is a district of Tampere, Finland. It is located west of the city center. Pyynikinrinne is bordered on the south by the Pyynikki Esker nature reserve, on the north by Pirkankatu and on the east by Mariankatu. The western boundary of the district is the former border between Tampere and Pirkkala municipalities. The neighboring parts of the city are Pyynikki, Ylä-Pispala, Amuri, partly Särkänniemi and Kaakinmaa.
Pirkankatu, which has long been a highway from the center of Tampere to the western parts of the city, was called the Pirkkala Highway until 1956. The Tipotie road, which once led across the Tampere–Pori railway line to the shores of Lake Näsijärvi,Louhivaara, p. 65–66. diverges from Pirkankatu at the former Tampere City Transport's department garage, also known as Rollikkahalli.Jari Niemelä: Tiilestä tehty Tampere – punatiilirakennuksia eilen, tänään ja huomenna, p. 106–107. Tampere-Seura, 2006, Tampere. ISBN 952-5558-01-0. (in Finnish)
A competition was held for the design of the Pyynikinrinne area, which was won in 1903 by architect Lars Sonck. The town plan drawn up by Sonck was confirmed in 1907. The town plan was in line with Art Nouveau ideals: City block of varying sizes and shapes, streets following terrain and end views of the streets. The building stock of Pyynikinrinne is mainly protected. A particularly interesting object from an architectural point of view is the complex of bordering Palomäentie.
The oldest surviving building stock on Pyynikinrinne is represented by, among others, Marjatta Hospital (Lambert Pettersson, 1912), Ennen ja nyt: Tällä talolla on monta nimeä ja käyttöä – Tamperelainen (in Finnish) Havainnepiirros (liittyy asemakaavakarttaan nro 8049) (in Finnish) the Technical School (R. Björnberg, 1912), Entinen teknillinen opisto (Kapinaraitti 1918) – Visit Tampere (in Finnish) the Durchman House (Oiva Kallio, 1915) and the Olán House (Wivi Lönn, 1916).Paula Kivinen: Tampereen jugend. Otava, 1982, Helsinki. ISBN 951-1-06941-1. (in Finnish) Most of the district was built in the 1920s. The typical Pyynikinrinne Building Type is a two-storey wooden apartment building representing the classicism of the 1920s. The arm of Pyynikintori was built at the turn of the 1920s and 1930s from taller stone houses, designed by Martti Välikangas, Yrjö Lindegren, Jaakko Tähtinen and Veikko Kallio, among others.
Architect Bertel Strömmer has had a special influence on the nature of Pyynikinrinne. Strömmer designed a large part of the Pyynikinrinne buildings and partially modified Sonck's town plan. Palomäentie 13 was Strömmer's first plan in his own name. Strömmer lived and kept his office at Palomäentie 22, a building that has since been demolished. Strömmer's surviving works in the Pyynikinrinne district include Pyynikki Sports Field with its auditorium (1922), Liikuntapaikat: Pyynikin urheilukenttä (in Finnish) Kisakentänkatu 10–14 (1924–25), Pyynikki Parish House (1928) and the vocational school (1939). After graduation, the vocational school was the largest public building in Tampere.Matti Poutvaara: Tampere – teollisuuden ja taiteen kaupunki, p. 66. WSOY, 1955, Porvoo. (in Finnish) Other significant buildings in the area include Pyynikinlinna (Jarl Eklund, 1923), Emil Aaltonen Museum Haapanen Villa (Veikko Kallio, 1929),Seija Hirvikallio: Haapasen huvila, Palomäentie 23, Tampere: Rakennushistoriallinen selvitys. Tampereen Tilakeskus Liikelaitos & Arkkitehtitoimisto Seija Hirvikallio, 2014. (in Finnish) Tampere Lyceum High School (Hjalmar Åberg and A. Willberg, 1935), Lukiokoulutus: Tampereen lyseon lukio (in Finnish) Bishop's Residence (Gunnar Wahlroos, 1936) Piispantalon avoimet ovet – Tampereen hiippakunta (in Finnish) Satoja neliöitä tilaa, koteja paraatipaikoilla – näin paljon piispat maksavat asumisestaan – Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish) and Tampere Conservatoire. Tampere Conservatoire (in English) A special feature is Kilometritalo (Heikki Tiitola, 1923); this two-story residential building is 138 meters long. Koskesta voimaa, kaupunki, aikakausi 1918–1940, Kaupunginosa VII, Pyynikinrinne (in Finnish)
Pyynikintori, formerly known as AleksanterintoriLouhivaara, p. 72. or, familiarly, Plassi, Pyynikintori siirtyy uuteen aikaan – Katso upeat kuvat: Näin ison muutoksen Tampereen merkittävä kauppapaikka on kokenut vuosikymmenten aikana – Aamulehti (in Finnish) once served as a marketplace and a center for Horse trading. Domestic animals, including goats, cows, sheep and Domestic pig, were sold at the Heinätori square, which is connected to Pyynikintori.Louhivaara, p. 69. In memory of the market square there is so-called Vaakahuone building (Lambert Petterson, 1913) between Heinätori and Pyynikintori. Vaakahuone 100 vuotta – Ravintola Heinätori juhlii erikoismenulla (in Finnish) Today, Pyynikintori mainly operates as a Bus station and Parking lot. The first bus station building in Finland, the western long-distance bus station (Bertel Strömmer, 1929), was built on Pyynikintori. An almost similar building was built for Tampere's eastern long-distance bus station, which was located in the Sori Square near the current bus station.Ossi Säpyskä: Pirkanmaan autoliikenteen vaiheet. Pirkanmaan autoalan veteraanit ry., 1988, Tampere. ISBN 952-90019-3-2. (in Finnish)Jukka Vesterinen: huoltoasemakirja, p. 16. Alfamer Oy, 2009, Helsinki. ISBN 978-952-472-086-1. (in Finnish) The original station buildings functioned as service stations after the completion of the current Tampere Bus Station (1938) and have since been demolished.
The Pyynikki sports field serves as a starting point and goal for women marathon event called Likkojen Lenkki, among other things. Likkojen Lenkki (in English) The Pyynikki Hall is a national and international venue for several indoor sports, Liikuntapaikat: Pyynikin palloiluhalli (in Finnish) such as volleyball and basketball. In addition, there is a small sports field along Palomäentie called Pikkusantamonttu.
On the Pyynikinrinne, the Tampere Vocational College Tredu operates in three locations: Pyynikintie, Pirkankatu and Santalahdentie. Areas of study emphasize craftsmanship, such as the fashion industry, the barber-hairdresser line, and the electrical and construction engineering industry.
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