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The main gate of Kalevankangas Cemetery. Photo Aava Anttinen

Kalevankangas cemetery

Address: Hautausmaankatu 5, Tampere

The cemetery was consecrated in 1924. The old stone church of Aitolahti was completed in 1928 and was designed by Birger Federley.



Chapel
Memorial section
War grave
Information about the area
Map
Plants also tell a story.

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Chapel

Kalevankangas chapel

The chapel of the cemetery was designed by the architecture firm Palmqvist & Sjöström. The chapel was consecrated in 1914. A crematorium was completed alongside it in 1967. The new, small chapel was completed in 1984, designed by the architectural firm of Antero Sirviö. The main gate, designed by Bertel Strömmer, was built in 1937.Return to headlines

Memorial section

The cemetery has four memorial sections: the old memorial section, the new memorial section in the northern urn area, the veteran section for war veterans and their spouses, and the children's memorial section called Hietakehto. The cemetery also has a memorial site for the relatives of those buried elsewhere. It is located right next to the chapel.

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War grave

During the Winter, Continuation, and Lapland Wars, a designated burial area was reserved for soldiers who fell on the front lines. 756 deceased were buried in this area, and an additional 149 deceased who remained beyond the border were commemorated with a memorial plaque. Architect Viljo Revell and sculptor Arvi Tynys designed the memorial monument for the war graves.
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Information about the area

Kalevankangas Cemetery was established in 1880. Its surface area is 17 hectares.Return to headlines

Map


You can explore Kalevankangas Cemetery on the Kalevankangas.fi-website.
The Kalevankangas application helps you find the locations of notable graves and memorials. Photo by Hannu Jukola.
Kalevankangas Cemetery covers an area of ​​17 hectares and was inaugurated in 1880, when it was described as a pine forested and bleak area. Ten years later, it is said that there were already planted lime trees, birches, rowans, bird cherries, and spruces growing in the cemetery.

Several notable individuals who had an impact in Tampere have been buried in Kalevankangas Cemetery. The website provides information about the graves and memorials of these figures. With the application, you can locate the positions of graves, buildings, and memorials.Return to headlines

Plants also tell a story.

As soon as you enter through the main gate of Kalevankangas Cemetery, park lime trees grow on both sides of the aisle. Photo by Tuula Vartiainen.
Kalevankangas Cemetery is also a natural attraction with diverse vegetation. You can learn about the trees and plants in the cemetery on the kalevankangas.fi website. On the kalevankangas.fi website, there is a package of information about 48 plants. The species names and Latin names are also visible.

Through the website, you can find, for example, the snake spruce, the 'mourning birch,' Siberian spruce, and the blood maple. The site also presents the cemetery's Norway spruces, arborvitaes, and alders.

At Kalevankangas, there are guided cemetery tours weekly during the summer.