Messukylä Cemetery

Messukylä cemetery

Address: Messukylänkatu 54, Tampere

The cemetery adjacent to Messukylä Church has been in use since 1891. A new cremation cemetery was opened in the autumn of 2006.

Graves

Both coffin and urn burial plots are available.

Memorial section

The cemetery has a memorial section and a memorial site for those buried elsewhere.

War grave

The war cemetery and memorial from 1939 to 1944 were designed by the sculptor Rikhard Rautalin in 1940. Additionally, there is a memorial for the deceased from 1918.

Information about the area

The cemetery adjacent to the church is approximately 2 hectares, and the new urn cemetery is also approximately 2 hectares.