It is located in the area bounded by the Hatanpää Highway, Suvantokatu, Tuomiokirkonkatu and Vuolteenkatu.
[1][2] At the eastern end of the square is the Tampere Orthodox Church from 1898.
[3][4] There is a terminus at Tampere Tram Line 1 on the west side.
[5][6] The square was built in the 1980s, and its artistic composition was by sculptor Harry Kivijärvi.
Kivijärvi has also designed the area's lamps, benches and trash bins, as well as a mosaic-decorated water basin in the northern corner of the square.