3D print Näsinneula
A free, printable model of Näsinneula in Tampere, with its slender shaft and observation pod, generated from real map data in your browser.
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The model you print
Näsinneula in 3D
The landmark on its own, at its size on a 160 mm print. Print friendly thickens thin parts for a 0.4 mm nozzle; Full detail keeps every part.
- Real height
- 168 m
- On a 160 mm print
- 45 mm
- Scale
- 1:3,750
168 m of Näsinneula, 45 mm on your shelf
Make this print opens the generator on a 600 m square around the landmark. Buildings print at close to true scale, so the landmark grows with the print size.
- Needle mast and pod
A thin needle mast rises above the observation pod, which is much wider than the shaft below it. Print slowly with good cooling for the tall stem, and use 0.12–0.16 mm layers for the window bands and balcony edge.
- One piece with the ground
Näsinneula is joined to the ground in the exported file, and the four-side check found no floating parts, so nothing needs gluing.
- Pick the detail for your nozzle
In the Buildings settings, set Landmark detail to Print friendly to adapt thin parts and small details to the print scale. Full detail keeps every modeled feature, for larger prints or a finer nozzle.
- Colors
Buildings, roads, water and ground arrive as separate filament slots in the 3MF. Näsinneula takes the building color.
- File format
You get a 3MF for Bambu Studio, OrcaSlicer or PrusaSlicer. Any of them can save it as STL if you need one.
About Näsinneula
Näsinneula is Tampere's observation tower, in Finland, and looks out over Lake Näsijärvi; the name is Finnish for "the Needle of Näsi". Built between 1970 and 1971 to Pekka Ilveskoski's design, it opened in 1971 in the Särkänniemi amusement park. At 168 m (551 ft) it is Finland's tallest free-standing structure.
A revolving restaurant, 124 m (407 ft) above the ground, completes a turn in 45 minutes, one floor above the Pilvilinna café. Two elevators carry up to 16 people; the trip up takes 27 seconds at no more than 6 m/s (20 ft/s); they reach the café at 120 m (390 ft). Seattle's Space Needle inspired the design, and the revolving restaurant followed the example of the Puijo Tower in Kuopio.
The tower's base sits about 15 m (49 ft) above the level of Lake Näsijärvi. The two elevators were replaced with new Kone units in 2020. Beacon lights at the top show a weather forecast. If the power fails, a diesel emergency generator belonging to the tower starts, and 700 steps provide an evacuation route.
About this model
Näsinneula is one of more than 4,900 landmark models in Mini Skyline. They are made with AI, and each one is checked from four sides in its real surroundings before release. Everything around it is built from OpenStreetMap and Overture map data. If you would rather print the shape from map data, turn off Landmark models in the Buildings settings.
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