Hämeenkatu

This article is about Hämeenkatu in Tampere. There are other Hämeenkatu in Finland.

Hämeenkatu as seen from the railway station.

Hämeenkatu is the main street of Tampere, Finland. The beautiful boulevard is roughly a kilometre long, and 28.5 metres wide (driveway and sidewalk) at its widest point.

Winter lights in Hämeenkatu.

Hämeenkatu is a boulevard, which begins from the east at the Tampere railway station, continues westward to the Hämeenpuisto park, and is covered with cobble stones for its entire length. The street also contains the Hämeensilta bridge crossing the Tammerkoski rapids with gorgeous views on both sides. The bridge that Hämeenkatu runs across Tammerkoski is decorated with four human statues, one at each corner of the bridge. Of these statues, three represent men and one represents a woman.

Eastwards from the railway station, Hämeenkatu is followed by the 700-metre-long Itsenäisyydenkatu, which then diverges into Sammonkatu and Teiskontie. In the west, Hämeenkatu continues first as Pirkankatu and then as Pispalan valtatie.

Coordinates: 61°29′52″N 23°45′37″E / 61.49778°N 23.76028°E / 61.49778; 23.76028

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