It was completed in 1929 by the design of the city architect Vilho Kolho, and built using local red granite.

[1] The top can be reached by a lift, but walking up the stairs offers various observation windows.

Entrance to the park and cafe is free but climbing the tower costs 50 cents for children or 2 euros for adults.

The first observation tower was built in 1888 by the design of the architect Georg Schreck, but it was damaged in the 1918 Battle of Tampere.

The opening ceremonies were postponed due to the sinking of the steam ship Kuru which caused the loss of 136 lives.