Editing Hervanta

{{short description|District in Tampere, Finland}}
[[Image:Hervanta1.jpg|thumb|256px|Residential tower blocks in Hervanta]]
[[Image:Hervanta4.jpg|thumb|right|240px|Community center complex by [[Reima Pietilä]] ]]

'''Hervanta''' is a large suburb, or satellite city, of [[Tampere]] in [[Finland]], located next to [[Hallila]] some 10&nbsp;km south of the city centre.

Hervanta currently covers an area of 13.8&nbsp;km² and is continuing to grow. Home to a population of over 26,000, Hervanta is best known for its [[prefabricated]] [[block of flats|blocks of flats]]. The total number of apartments is about 11,000. Nearly a fifth of the inhabitants (some 4,500 people) are students, many of them enrolled at the [[Tampere University of Technology]] (TUT) or the [[Police College of Finland|Police College]]. The largest student housing complex is [[Mikontalo]], in fact nearly 3% of people in Hervanta reside there. Approximately 10%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://yle.fi/uutiset/maahanmuuttajien_kaupunginosista_muutetaan_nopeasti_muualle/5310602 |title=Maahanmuuttajien kaupunginosista muutetaan nopeasti muualle |last1=Lukinmaa |first1=Tuukka |date=2010-01-22 |website=yle.fi |publisher=YLE |access-date=2015-06-04 |quote=Tampereella eniten maahanmuuttajia asuu Hervannassa, hieman yli 10 prosenttia}}</ref> of Hervanta's population is composed of foreigners from 75 different nationalities.

Hervanta was known as a notorious neighborhood for a long time, but its reputation has improved considerably over time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://yle.fi/a/3-12631798|title=Pahamaineisesta lähiöstä tuli hitti – Hervannan asuntokauppa käy kuumana, ja uusia työpaikkoja syntyy jatkuvalla syötöllä|first=Mikko|last=Hirvonen|work=[[Yle]]|date=23 September 2022|access-date=26 September 2023|language=fi}}</ref> It was selected as Finland's top suburb in a survey conducted by the {{lang|fi|[[Helsingin Sanomat]]}} newspaper and published on 17 August 2003.

The complex of commercial buildings in the town center of Hervanta was designed by the Finnish architect [[Reima Pietilä]].

==Technology==

Hervanta is sometimes called the [[Silicon Valley]] of Finland, because of the high concentration of high tech companies in the area and the presence of the Tampere University of Technology. As well as the University, Hervanta is also home to the Hermia science centre and the [[Valtion teknillinen tutkimuskeskus|VTT]] office complex. The world's first-ever [[GSM]] phone call was made in Hervanta in 1991, when [[Radiolinja]] started building its GSM network. [[Nokia]], [[Huawei]], [[Intel]], [[Microsoft]], and many other companies have offices in Hervanta.
[[File:Hervantainwinter.jpg|thumb|279x279px|Hervanta center at night. The community center complex can be seen on the left.]]

==Recreation==

On the north edge of Hervanta at Lukonmäki is a [[downhill skiing]] centre with two skiing runs and one lift. The ski centre also includes a small [[ski jump]] tower that is clearly visible when entering Hervanta from the north along Hervannan valtaväylä road.

On the west side of Hervanta is located lake [[Suolijärvi]] that has a small beach for [[sunbathing]] and [[Human swimming|swimming]]. Around the lake goes two trails. The innermost and smaller trail goes around the lake near the shore while the outermost one makes a longer route keeping a fair distance to the lake. The longer route is linked to the trail network stretching around Tampere. The trails are used for [[jogging]] and [[cross-country skiing]] (during winter).

Hervanta has numerous small sport fields that are generally used for [[soccer]] and [[Finnish baseball]]. During winter some of the fields are frozen for [[ice-skating]] and [[ice hockey]].

Hervanta also has a kind of a central park called Ahvenispuisto around lake Ahvenisjärvi. In southern part of Hervanta there is another big park called Näyttelijänpuisto. Näyttelijänpuisto has a [[disc golf]] track and a noteworthy hill that is used for [[tobogganing]] in winter. In addition to the two mentioned parks there are numerous smaller parks.

Hervanta has a few [[barbecue]] stalls serving popular [[kebab]] food, including ''Hervannan Grilli''.<ref>[https://www.hervannangrilli.fi/index.php? Hervannan Grilli - Official Site] (in English)</ref>

==See also==
* [[Duo (shopping mall)]]
* [[Hervantajärvi (district)]]
* [[Lake Hervanta]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Hervanta}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070612130827/http://www.hervannansanomat.fi/ Hervannan Sanomat. The local newspaper of Hervanta] {{in lang|fi}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060923194641/https://www.tut.fi/ Tampere University of Technology]
*[https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=61.448450,23.850803&spn=0.037257,0.062459&t=k&hl=en Hervanta on Google Maps]
*[http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/cldetails?mid=87a4e9229c3f57efe7b3e4b5e14877e8 Hervanta collection in 3D Warehouse] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018120840/http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/cldetails?mid=87a4e9229c3f57efe7b3e4b5e14877e8 |date=2012-10-18 }}

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