The stone tower
1929 — both lakes and the city.
Maria Morri from Tampere, Finland — CC BY-SA 2.0 · kallerna — CC BY-SA 4.0 · kallerna — CC BY-SA 4.0 · kallerna — CC BY-SA 4.0
A ridge of gravel and sand left by a melting glacier ten thousand years ago; Pyynikki is the world's highest, with pines growing on its sand.
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The world's highest gravel ridge: Pyynikki is a pine forest on a 160-metre glacial esker between Tampere's two lakes, a nature reserve directly west of the centre whose trails are walked among trees and shores in an hour — and at its crest a stone observation tower of 1929 climbed for a token euro to a gallery over both lakes, the city and the forests. The true legend sits at the tower's foot: its café has baked Finland's most famous "munkki" doughnuts (fried cinnamon rings) since the 1940s, and the queue for them is part of the ritual — a warm doughnut, coffee and a view. In summer the Pyynikki Summer Theatre with the world's first revolving auditorium stages plays on the lakeshore. Half an hour's walk west from the centre or a short bus, and Tampere's best free outing for every age.
1929 — both lakes and the city.
A warm cinnamon doughnut worth the queue.
The world's first revolving auditorium, in summer.
Näkötornintie 20, Tampere