The square was built in the 1980s, and its artistic composition was by sculptor
Harry Kivijärvi. In the square is his 10-meter sculpture called Pirkka. 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. The work was completed in the autumn of 1987.[7][8][9]
The name of Sori Square was marked in the
town plan in 1985. It is based on the old place name Sorinahde; the
hill that rises from
Ratina towards Kalevankangas has been called Sorinahde, and the square is located in the middle of the hill.[7][10][11]
^Jari Niemelä (2006). Tiilestä tehty Tampere: Punatiilirakennuksia eilen, tänään ja huomenna (in Finnish). Tampere: The Tampere Society (Tampere-Seura). p. 154.
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^Tampereen kantakaupungin rakennuskulttuuri 1998 (in Finnish). Tampere: Tampereen kaupungin kaavoitusyksikkö. 1998. p. 171.
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abJari Niemelä (2008). Tamperelaisen Tiedon Portaat: Tampereen asiat aasta yyhyn (in Finnish). Tampere: The Tampere Society (Tampere-Seura). p. 181.
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