The Väinö Linna Square () is a courtyard-type square at the Finlayson's old factory area in Tampere, Finland.Finlaysonin alue, p. 151. It is part of the Tammerkoski rapids' industrial landscape, which in 2009 was classified by the Finnish Heritage Agency as a nationally significant built cultural environment. Today, the buildings surrounding the square include the and Mehiläinen Private Hospital. The oldest building in the square is the six-storey old factory called Kuusivooninkinen (1837), which was Finland's first modern factory building. In 1995, the square was named after Väinö Linna. Linna, who was later known as a very significant writer, had formerly worked in that building for a couple of years, before his conscription into the army in 1940.Finlaysonin alue, p. 149.
Finlayson's textile production in the area ended in the mid-1990s, after which renovation of the buildings began.Finlaysonin alue, p. 14. The Väinö Linna Square was renovated in 2005. At the same time, a new hospital was completed on its edge, on the site of a demolished factory building, and The Portrait of Väinö Linna (1995) was placed on the outer wall; the granite statue is one of the latest works by sculptor Raimo Heino.Finlaysonin alue, p. 145–146, 148, 151.
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Martti Heikkinen: Väinö Linnalle aukio Finlaysonin alueelle (in Finnish) – Helsingin Sanomat, September 10, 1994. Retrieved September 20, 2021. Jari Mylläri: Lähde iltakävelylle Finlaysonin alueelle – Väinö Linnan aukiolle tehtaan seinään tuli kaupungin suurin valkokangas (in Finnish) – Aamulehti, February 6, 2020. Retrieved September 20, 2021.