Petsamo (Tampere)
Petsamo is a northern and in the historical development plan than the XXI. marked district of the Finnish city of Tampere . It was named after Petschenga (Finnish Petsamo), a former Finnish area that is now part of Russia . Its neighboring districts are Kauppi in the east, Kaleva in the south, Tammela in the west and Lappi in the north-west . The population is around 3600 (as of 2011)
history
After the First World War and the Finnish Civil War , there was an acute housing shortage in Tampere. In addition, there was a need for workers in the growing industrial city of Tampere in the early 1920s, and the new factory workers themselves needed housing. A first development plan for a new workers' district northeast of Tammela was approved in 1921. Most of the coming residents worked in the many factories in the neighboring district of Tammela. The starting point was to build a residential area with one- and two-family houses and gardens. According to the development plan, only one or two-story wooden houses could be built. There was a very high demand for land in the new residential area. This led to the expansion of the development plan in 1923 and 1927, during which time there was lively construction. At the beginning of the 1930s there was a temporary construction freeze due to the global economic crisis . By 1930 Petsamo had grown to become the third largest district of Tamperes. After the residential construction recovered again in the mid-1930s, the building continued. The lots in Petsamo were quite small, around 600–800 m². Usually two families lived in a semi-detached house on one property. The large plots were intended for city and factory rental houses. For example, the city built 29 houses with 188 apartments in Petsamo in the 1920s, the Tampella linen factory built a total of 21 houses with 168 apartments for their workers in the Pellavanpetsamo district .
The population of Petsamos rose from 3,000 to 5,000 between 1937 and 1940. The number of tenants was very large. They probably lived in the most difficult circumstances in the rented rooms on the upper floor. Almost half of the tenants were 17-30 year olds. In 1930, according to statistics, 84% of Petsamo's residents were workers. The largest group of workers were the industrial workers. 57% of the workers were factory workers, artisans and other professionals. The other large group were construction workers and unskilled workers: they made up 12% of the population in 1930.
The Petsamo district can be divided into several smaller areas: Etu-Petsamo ( pre-Petsamo , from the 1920s), Pellavanpetsamo ( linen Petsamo , from the 1920s, so called after the linen factory), and Perä-Petsamo ( rear Petsamo , from the 1930s). Public buildings were initially not built in Petsamo. The first zoning plan called for a church to be built in Petsamo, but it was ultimately never built. The children went (and still go today) to school in the neighboring districts of Tammela or Kissanmaa . But there were grocery stores and small businesses such as cobblers and hairdressers. In addition, there were two public saunas in Petsamo that were so important for Finland from the 1930s to the 1980s . The saunas also had an important function as common meeting places for the residents of Petsamo. The construction of factories in Petsamo was expressly forbidden in the building regulations because of the noise and the risk of fire. In this way, living and thus also free time were kept separate from work. A cozy suburb with gardens was seen as a good form of urban living as early as the 1920s. The gardens were good enough for household needs: the residents tended their vegetable gardens, berry bushes, and apple trees, and they kept chickens and pigs until the 1950s. Because Petsamo was very close to the city center, fresh water was supplied to Petsamo via a water pipe from the start. Other conveniences, such as the toilet, were also more common in Petsamo than in other working-class neighborhoods in Tampere.
Petsamo today
Petsamo is no longer viewed as a residential area for factory workers, but as a popular residential area, and at around 3,600 it is now a popular single-family home area. The district also plays a major role in cultural history because it is one of the best-preserved single-family housing areas in Tampere. The building stock of the area is uniform and the townscape is peculiar.
traffic
Due to the lower through-traffic, the district is quiet. Petsamo is close to the services of neighboring Tammela and the center, and residents actually do quite a lot of cycling and walking. Bus number 3 runs between Petsamo and Lahdesjärvi through the city center.
Leisure and services
There is an association for the residents of the district, Petsamon omakotiyhdistys ry . It was founded in 1945 and today has around 200 members. In addition to representing interests, the association also organizes various events and charitable activities , and it also publishes a magazine, Petsun viesti , at irregular intervals . There is also a mixed choir ( Petsamon sekakuoro ) in the district with around 20 members. The Saukkolan setlementti ry association organizes leisure activities for the residents of the district and the neighborhood. The Kaupin urheilupuisto amusement park in the northern neighboring district of Kauppi also attracts many recreational athletes to the streets of Petsamo.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.uta.fi/yky/arkisto/koskivoimaa/kaupunki/1918-40/petsamo.htm
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from December 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.uta.fi/yky/arkisto/koskivoimaa/kaupunki/1918-40/petsamo.htm
- ↑ http://www.tampere.fi/ytoteto/aka/.../8083liite2.pdf
- ↑ http://www.tampere.fi/ytoteto/aka/nahtavillaolevat/8083/8083liite2.pdf
- ↑ http://aikataulut.tampere.fi/?line=3
- ↑ http://www.mansetori.fi/kaupunginosat/petsamo/omakotiyhdistys ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original dated December 13, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Coordinates: 61 ° 30 ′ 25.8 " N , 23 ° 47 ′ 41.1" E