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Posteljooninpuisto (Finnish for "Postman's Park") is a French formal garden style park built in the 1930s in central Tampere, Finland, at the corner of Rautatienkatu and Itsenäisyydenkatu. At the corner of the park is the former head post office of Tampere. The park is also internally connected to the Tampere railway station located next to it, which the Finnish Heritage Agency has classified as a significant cultural environment. The park is owned by the city of Tampere.

The majority of the trees at Posteljooninpuisto are deciduous. Trees planted there include common lindens. All of the lawn areas, structures of walking paths and lights were renovated from 2017 to 2018. At the same time, a pool was built underneath the park, in order to prevent urban runoff water from draining to the tunnel underneath the railway.

The steel sculpture Elämän virta ("Flow of life") designed by Aimo Taleva is located at the park. It is a memorial to the schlager and tango singer Olavi Virta, who lived his final years in Tampere.

References

1. Tampereen keskustan rakennettu kulttuuriympäristö 2012: Liite 1 – Arvokkaat rakennetut kulttuuriympäristöt (PDF), card 25: Rautatieympäristö. City of Tampere and A-Insinöörit Suunnittelu Oy, 2012. Accessed on 14 September 2020.
2. Tampereen keskustan rakennettu kulttuuriympäristö 2012 (PDF), p. 72. City of Tampere and A-Insinöörit Suunnittelu Oy, 2012. Accessed on 14 September 2020.
3. ^ XI-kaupunginosa (Kyttälä), kortteli nro 174 sekä katualuetta, Rautatienkatu 21 (ent. pääposti), rakennusoikeuden lisääminen, kartta nro 8168 (PDF), City of Tampere, 2008. Accessed on 14 September 2020.
4. ^ Elämän virta / Olavi Virran muistomerkki, Tampereen patsaat. Art museum of Tampere. Accessed on 14 September 2020.
5. Tampereen rautatieasema ja veturitallit, Valtakunnallisesti merkittävät rakennetut kulttuuriympäristöt RKY. Helsinki: Finnish Heritage Agency, 2009. Accessed on 14 September 2020.
6. Posteljooninpuisto valmistunut – raitiotien rakentaminen etenee, City of Tampere 14 August 2018. Accessed on 14 September 2020.

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