Sammonkatu
{{short description|Street in Tampere, Finland}}
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Sammonkatu is a wide park street in the Kaleva district in Tampere, Finland. It starts at the intersection of Itsenäisyydenkatu (formerly known as Puolimatkankatu) and Teiskontie (formerly Teiskonkatu). The street is part of Kaleva's nationally significant built cultural environment. Along it is, among other things, Sampola,{{cite web| url=http://www.rky.fi/read/asp/r_kohde_det.aspx?KOHDE_ID=1253 | title= Kalevan kirkko ja kaupunginosa| work= Valtakunnallisesti merkittävät rakennetut kulttuuriympäristöt RKY| date= December 22, 2009 | location= Helsinki | publisher= Finnish Heritage Agency | access-date=February 2, 2021 | language= fi}}{{cite web| url=https://www.tampere.fi/liitteet/s/PTVnUBPSW/rky_150114esitys1_kya.pdf | title= Kalevan RKY-alue: Selvitys rakennetusta kulttuuriympäristöstä ja rakentamistapaohje | format=PDF | location= Tampere| publisher= Arkkitehtitoimisto Hanna Lyytinen & Arkkitehdit MY |date= January 14, 2015| access-date=February 2, 2021 | language= fi}} a public building with Sampola Library[http://www.tampere.fi/kulttuuri-ja-vapaa-aika/kirjastot/aukiolot-ja-yhteystiedot/sampolankirjasto.html Sampola Library] (in Finnish) and Tammerkoski High School.[https://www.tamlu.net/ Tammerkoski High School] (in Finnish)
The name Sammonkatu is based on the Finnish epic poetry, the Kalevala, like many other street names in the area. In the ancient poems of the Kalevala, Sampo is a mythical artifact that generates wealth.{{cite book| author= Maija Louhivaara | title= Tampereen kadunnimet | year= 1999 | pages= 92–98 | location= Tampere | publisher= Tampere Museum | isbn=951-609-105-9 | language= fi}}
Light rail
{{See also|Tampere light rail}}
The light rail from the center of Tampere to Hervanta runs on a grass track in the middle of Sammonkatu. Tram traffic started in 2021.{{cite web| url=https://www.tamperelainen.fi/artikkeli/461485-nain-ratikkaa-rakennetaan-ensi-vuonna-tassa-suunnitelma-lohkoittain | title= Näin ratikkaa rakennetaan ensi vuonna – Tässä suunnitelma lohkoittain | last=Rämö | first= Marjo | work= Tamperelainen | date= December 1, 2016 | access-date=February 2, 2021 | language= fi}}