Näsinneula is an observation tower in Tampere, Finland, overseeing Lake Näsijärvi. It was built in 1970–1971 and was designed by Pekka Ilveskoski. It is the tallest free-standing structure in Finland and the tallest observation tower in the Nordic countries at a height of Шаблон:Convert. The tower opened in 1971 and is located in the Särkänniemi amusement park. There is a revolving restaurant in the tower Шаблон:Convert above the ground; one revolution takes 45 minutes. The design of Näsinneula was inspired by the Space Needle in Seattle. The idea of a revolving restaurant was taken from the Puijo tower in Kuopio.
The base of the tower is at about Шаблон:Convert of elevation from lake Näsijärvi. There are two elevators, made by Valmet-Schlieren. The elevators go up to a height of Шаблон:Convert, to the Pilvilinna ("Cloud Castle") café. The restaurant (called Näsinneula) is one story higher.
The elevator ride to the top takes 27 seconds with a maximum speed of Шаблон:Convert and the elevators carry a maximum of 16 people. The elevators are still the fastest public elevators in Finland. In the event of a blackout, the tower's own diesel emergency generator will start. In an emergency people can be evacuated with stairs that have 700 steps.
Beacon lights at the top of the tower display a weather forecast:
| three yellow bars | = clear weather | |||
| two yellow and one green bar | = cloudy | |||
| one yellow and two green bars | = chance of rain | |||
| three green bars | = rainy |
