Kissanmaa

Kissanmaa is a district in the eastern part of Tampere, Finland, along the Teiskontie street.

Kissanmaa is surrounded by Ruotula and Uusikylä in the east, Hakametsä in the south, Kaleva in the west and Kauppi in the north.

The name may also be based on the estate called Kissankorpi, which appeared on a map made by Hugo Hackstedt in 1869 of the premises of the Hatanpää Manor.

The area has a K-Market,[2] a pizzeria, a parish house, several barber shops, as well as the offices of the Tappara Finnish Championship League team, the junior association and supporters, Tampere Ice Rink, Tampere Training Ice Rink, driving school and kindergarten.

[3] Among the educational institutions on the border of the area is Tampere University of Applied Sciences and primary school.