The Puijo tower is an observation tower at the top of Puijo hill in Kuopio, Eastern Finland.[3] Opened in 1963, the tower is 75 metres (246 ft) tall and has a revolving restaurant with 100 seats. It was the first tower with a revolving restaurant in the Nordic countries. The restaurant was an inspiration to Erkki Lindfors, the mayor of Tampere, who got the idea to build a similar one in his home town, resulting in the Näsinneula tower, which opened in 1971. The current Puijo tower has been visited by over 5.5 million tourists.
| Puijo Tower | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Observation, restaurant |
| Location | Kuopio, Finland |
| Coordinates | 62°54′34″N 027°39′21″E / 62.90944°N 27.65583°E |
| Completed | 27 July 1963[1][2] |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 75.0 m (246.1 ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Seppo Ruotsalainen |
The current tower is the third overall. When it was completed on 27 July 1963,[1][2] the second one, built in 1906, was dismantled. The first tower was built in 1856. On the western side of the tower there are three ski jumping hills.
Gallery
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The first Puijo tower, c. 1893 -
The second Puijo tower, built in 1900 -
Both the second and third Puijo towers in 1963. The new tower had just been completed and the old one was to be dismantled. -
View of central Kuopio from the tower, 2003 -
The ski jumping hills and Puijo tower, 2008 -
Puijo hill and the tower pictured from Kallavesi lake, 2005
References
edit- ^ a b Korpela, Helena (2013-07-27). "Muistatko vielä nämä tapaukset?". Savon Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 2021-11-22.
- ^ a b "Puijon torni avataan tämän kuun 27. pnä (HS helsingin sanomat 50 vuotta sitten 21 heinäkuuta 1963)". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 2013-07-21. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
- ^ "Puijo Tower – SkyscraperPage.com". Retrieved 2007-09-14.
External links
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- Puijo Tower at Structurae
- Puijo Tower – Official website (in Finnish, English and Russian)