Editing Pirkkala (section)

==Sights==
Pirkkala has been inhabited by the [[Stone Age]] and [[Iron Age]], and many ancient finds have been made in the area.<ref>[http://www2.pirkkala.fi/historia/historia.htm Pirkkalan kunta: Pirkkalan muinaisuudesta – Suur-Pirkkalasta Pirkkalaksi] (in Finnish)</ref>

The red-brick old church was designed by [[Ilmari Launis]] in 1921, and it is known that it was built on the site of the old Pirkkala parish church.<ref>[http://www2.pirkkala.fi/historia/pirkkala.htm Pirkkalan kunta: Pirkkalan kunnan historiaa Pirkkalankylä] (in Finnish)</ref> The white new church from 1994, designed by [[Simo Paavilainen]] and Käpy Paavilainen, is located near the current town center, [[Naistenmatka]]. In its year of completion, the church, which has a modern appearance, was chosen as the most beautiful new building in Finland.

The Sculpture Park has been formed near the municipal center from the works of art of the international cast iron symposia of 2001 and 2003. It consists of sculptures of contemporary art, which are mostly placed around Lake Vähäjärvi. The idea of the cast iron symposiums is Villu Jaanisoo, an artist from Pirkkala who moved from [[Estonia]] to Finland. Other materials were used in the 2003 event.<ref>[http://www2.pirkkala.fi/sculpture/ Pirkkalan kunta: Pirkkala Sculpture 03] (in Finnish)</ref> Perhaps the most prominent of the sights is the Jaaniso's ''Peruspirkkalalainen'' statue on the edge of the Suupantori [[market square]] in the town center, or the ''Valte'' statue according to its model.<ref>[http://www.pirkkala.fi/sivistys_ja_vapaa-aika/matkailu/peruspirkkalalainen/ Pirkkalan kunta: Peruspirkkalalainen] (in Finnish)</ref>