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Haika Path

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0.4 km

Route

Description

City of Pirkkala – Pyhäjärven rantareitti+

Description

For planning walks along Pyhäjärvi’s developing shoreline network, City of Pirkkala lists Haikan raitti among the pedestrian sections tied to the wider Pyhäjärvi shoreline route and the roughly 31 km Pyhäjärvi scenic circuit marked with blue-and-white Pyhä symbols. The same municipality publishes contacts for outdoor routes and points readers to the Tampere region’s shared outdoor and hiking map service for cross-border trail browsing. Suurtampere’s district guide situates Haikka on Pyhäjärvi’s shore a few kilometres from central Tampere, describing it as a garden-suburb single-family area with deep local history, community dance pavilion traditions, and lakeshore recreation. The trail is about 0.4 km in Pirkkala in the Pirkanmaa region. It is a short, practical link through Haika’s neighbourhood sports cluster rather than a backwoods hike. About two tenths of a kilometre in you pass Haikan luistelukenttä and, beside it, Haikan beachvolleykenttä and Haikan leikkipuisto at Puistokatu 2. A little farther along the line sits Haikan pallokenttä off Haikankatu. The playground equipment was renewed in a small renovation project with new multi-use frame, swing, sandpit, seating, bark safety surfacing, and a fence facing Puistokatu. If you want a longer outing on two wheels, the same corner plugs into Pirkkalan rantareitti, the local lakeside biking strand, and into the enormous Pyhäjärven maisemareitti ja Pyhäjärven kierros network that threads shores and services around Pyhäjärvi.

Length & route

The trail is about 0.4 km end to end. It is not a loop. Official shoreline planning text refers to this Haika section as Haikan raitti within the broader Pyhäjärvi shoreline and scenic-route context.

Getting there

The path threads Puistokatu 2 and Haikankatu beside Haika’s ice rink, volleyball court, playground, and ball field. Street parking in the surrounding residential blocks is the practical option; confirm local signs and any temporary restrictions on site. City of Pirkkala lists outdoor route contacts for map links and maintenance questions.

Good to know

Dedicated Finnish-language YouTube searches for this exact trail name did not surface a short overview clip clearly focused on Haikan polku rather than unrelated “Haika/Hanikka” spellings or other regions. Dog rules are not spelled out on the municipality pages cited; follow good neighbourhood etiquette near playgrounds and sports fields.

History

Haikka’s modern garden-suburb form took shape from the 1930s when state aircraft factory workers bought plots; Suurtampere notes a mix of traditional single-family homes and rare functionalist “dice” houses, later commercial heyday in the 1950s, and a shift to a purely residential neighbourhood after the last village shop closed in 1986. The short path itself reflects ongoing Pyhäjärvi shoreline route planning rather than a named wilderness track: City of Pirkkala approved an overall shoreline-route plan in 2018 with detailed sub-designs following for each rait segment.

Managed by

Pirkkala

Official Maintenance

Trail info

Recreation Area

Lake

Open / Good Condition

Activities allowed

Hike / Walk

Activity

Terrain & conditions

0.4 km

Distance

About five to ten minutes at an easy walking pace for the 0.4 km distance.

Est. Time

Point-to-Point

Route Type

Light Traffic

Traffic

Location

61.47138°N, 23.66039°E

Approximate location

FinlandCountry

PirkanmaaRegion

PirkkalaCity

HaikkaVillage

Hiking TrailsCategory

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Answers to your questions

Our data was researched from Pirkkala, and other trusted sources, in March 2026. Our route / place GPX data comes from Metsähallitus / Lipas, last updated March 2026. Always check their official website for safety-critical updates.

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