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Discover Tampereen keskusta
The district Tampereen keskusta of Tampere in Tampere (Pirkanmaa) is a district in Finland about 100 mi north-west of Helsinki, the country's capital city.
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When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Pirkkala, Yloejaervi, Lempaeaelae, Vesilahti and Nokia. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 17°C / 62 °F
Morning Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
Evening Temperature | 17°C / 62 °F |
Night Temperature | 11°C / 51 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 42% |
Air Pressure | 1024 hPa |
Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from South-East |
Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 63% of sky |
General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Friday, 3rd of May 2024
11°C (51 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Saturday, 4th of May 2024
15°C (59 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 5th of May 2024
10°C (50 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, few clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Holiday Club Tampereen Kylpyla
Apartment Hotel Tampere MN
Original Sokos Ilves
Cumulus City Hämeenpuisto Tampere
SCANDIC TAMPERE CITY
Lapland Hotel Tampere
Holiday Inn TAMPERE - CENTRAL STATION
Tampere Radisson Blu Grand Hotel Tammer
Solo Sokos Torni
Original Sokos Hotel Villa
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Tampere Tornihotelli roof 26.4.2014
Tampere, Finland, Tornihotelli, top roof... Tornihotelli is currently the tallest high-rise building in Finland. Will be completed this year, october 2014. 90 meters/ 295 feet tall.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Särkänniemi
Särkänniemi is an amusement park in Tampere, Finland. The park features an aquarium, a planetarium, a children's zoo, an art museum, an observation tower, an amusement park, and the world's northernmost dolphinarium. Särkänniemi is the second most popular amusement park in Finland, after Linnanmaki in Helsinki. Särkänniemi has six rollercoasters: inverted coaster Tornado, flying coaster Trombi, MotoGee, Jet Star, Half Pipe, and family coaster Vauhtimato ("Speedy Worm").
University of Tampere
The University of Tampere is a university in Tampere, Finland. It has 15,400 degree students and 2,100 employees. It was originally founded in 1925 in Helsinki as a "Civic College" (Kansalaiskorkeakoulu), and from 1930 onwards it was known as a "School of Social Sciences" (Yhteiskunnallinen korkeakoulu). In 1960, the institution relocated to Tampere, and in 1966 it was officially named University of Tampere.
Moomin Museum
Moomin Valley (Moomin museum) is situated in the city of Tampere, Finland. In the Moomin Valley Museum you can see original illustrations made by Tove Jansson (the creator of Moomins), 40 miniatures, tableaux about Moomin events and a small (2.5 metres high) Moomin House. There is a total of about 2,000 exhibits on display. You can also see the original Moomin Valley multimedia and visit the Moomin Valley shop which sells gift items and Moomin books in many languages.
Battle of Tampere
The Battle of Tampere of the Finnish Civil War was fought in Finland in 1918 between Red and White forces. The White forces besieged and captured the main city of the Red Guards, Tampere, taking around 10,000 Red prisoners. The battle was decisive, and soon afterwards the war was over.
Tampere Stadium
Tampere Ratina Stadium (Finnish: Tampereen stadionilla Ratinassa), simply known as Tampere Stadium or Ratina Stadium, built in 1965, is a multi-purpose stadium in Tampere, Finland, with a seating capacity of 16,800 people, and up to 32,000 people for concerts. The stadium primarily hosts football matches. It served as Tampere United's home stadium and is sometimes used by the Finnish national team.
Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame
The Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame is part of the Vapriikki Museum Centre in Tampere, Finland and was created in 1979 to honor those individuals who have contributed to Finnish ice hockey. The Hall has displays and memorabilia that depict the significant contributions of, coaches, referees and other important figures in the sport. The Hall of Fame also inducts notable players, coaches, referees and other personalities, naming them Suomen Jääkiekkoleijona (hockey lions of Finland).
Tampere Film Festival
The Tampere Film Festival is a short film festival held every March in the Finnish town of Tampere. It is accredited by the film producers' society FIAPF, and together with the short film festivals in Oberhausen and Clermont-Ferrand, it is among the most important European short film festivals. The first festival was held in 1969, and since 1970 it has been held in its current form, which makes it the oldest short film festival in Northern Europe.
Sauna Open Air Metal Festival
Sauna Open Air Metal Festival, shortly Sauna Open Air or just Sauna, has become one of the largest music festivals dedicated only to metal and related styles of music in the Nordic countries. It was first arranged in 2004 and takes place in the Ratinanniemi park in Tampere, Finland. On June 8–10 in 2006, over 20,000 metalheads arrived to watch such bands as Cradle of Filth, Finntroll, Iggy & The Stooges, Lordi, Twisted Sister and W.A.S.P..
Tammerkoski
Tammerkoski is a channel of rapids in Tampere, Finland. The city of Tampere is located between two lakes, Näsijärvi and Pyhäjärvi. The difference in altitude between these two is 18 metres and the water flows from Näsijärvi to Pyhäjärvi through the Tammerkoski rapids. The banks of the Tammerkoski are among the oldest industrial areas in Finland.
Tampere railway station
The Tampere railway station is a functionalist building in Tampere, Finland, designed by Eero Seppälä and Otto Flodin, completed in 1936. The 36-metre clock tower was later added because the Finnish railway bureau required it (its total height from ground level is about 50 metres). The city's main street Hämeenkatu begins at the railway station, continuing over the Hämeensilta bridge to its western end at the Aleksanteri church.
Hämeenkatu
This article is about Hämeenkatu in Tampere. There are other Hämeenkatu in Finland. 50x40pxThis article does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Hämeenkatu is the main street of Tampere, Finland. The beautiful boulevard is roughly a kilometre long, and 28.5 metres wide (driveway and sidewalk) at its widest point.
Stockmann, Tampere
The Tampere Stockmann department store is Finland's second oldest department store, located in the centre of Tampere. In terms of sales, it is the third biggest Stockmann department store, after the Helsinki centre and Tapiola stores. It moved to its current quarters on Hämeenkatu near the Tampere railway station in 1981.
Tampere Theatre
The Tampere Theatre is one of the two main active theatres in Tampere, Finland, along with the Tampere Workers' Theatre. The theatre was started in 1903. The main location of the Tampere Theatre is located right in the centre of Tampere, opposite the municipality hall on the shore of Tammerkoski. The building was designed in the National Romantic architecture style. The second location, called the Frenckell Hall, is also on the Tammerkoski shore in an old brick building in the Frenckell quarter.
Tampere Opera
The Tampere Opera, established in 1946, is an opera house based in Tampere, Finland. The opera is run by guest artists. Their orchestra is the Tampere Filharmonia. The choir is composed of 80 singers and is led by Heikki Liimola. The first visit abroad of Tampere Opera was in 2005, when they visited the National Theatre in Prague.
Tampere Cathedral
The Tampere Cathedral (Finnish Tampereen tuomiokirkko, Swedish Tammerfors domkyrka) is a church in Tampere, Finland, and the seat of the Diocese of Tampere. The building was designed in the National Romantic style by Lars Sonck, and built between 1902 and 1907. The cathedral is famous for its frescoes, painted by the symbolist Hugo Simberg between 1905 and 1906.
Amuri, Tampere
Amuri is a district in the city of Tampere, Finland. Starting from the 19th century, Amuri was originally mainly a residence area for the workers of the Finlayson factory. It consisted of blocks of wooden houses built together, which were replaced by low-rise apartment buildings in the 1970s and 1980s. The worker apartments in Amuri typically had shared kitchens, with two or four families sharing a kitchen together. One block has been preserved as a museum.
Tampere Workers' Theatre
The Tampere Workers' Theatre (Finnish: Tampereen Työväen Teatteri) is one of the two main active theatres in Tampere, Finland, along with the Tampere Theatre (Tampereen Teatteri in Finnish).
Tampere Central Square
The Tampere Central Square is a public square in the centre of Tampere, Finland, along the main street Hämeenkatu. The Central Square is located on the western shore of Tammerkoski and many important buildings in Tampere are located near it. These include the Tampere City Hall, the Old Church of Tampere and the Tampere Theatre. The Central Square was called Kauppatori ("Market Square") until 1936.
Tampere City Hall
The Tampere City Hall (Tampereen Raatihuone) is a neo-renaissance building in Tampere, Finland, situated at the edge of the Tampere Central Square. The current city hall was built in 1890 and was designed by Georg Schreck. The palacial building has many halls and the city of Tampere holds many events there. During the Great Strike in 1905, the so-called "Red Manifest" was read from the balcony of the Tampere City Hall.
Spy Museum (Tampere)
The Spy Museum is the world's first public museum of international espionage, located in Tampere, Finland. The museum was founded in 1998. The idea of the museum was invented by Teppo Turja, who founded the museum. The museum is the only one of its kind in Europe.
Tampereen Keskusareena
Tampereen Keskusareena or unofficially Tampere Central Arena is an indoor arena located in Tampere, Finland that is currently in the planning stages. It is planned to replace the old Tampereen jäähalli. If approved and completed by schedule in 2014, it will have a seating capacity of 10,000 spectators. It will host ice hockey games and will be the home of Ilves and Tappara of the SM-liiga. The project was approved by the Tampere City Council on May 19, 2010.
Southern Park, Tampere
Southern Park is a public park in Tampere, Finland. It was designed by the engineer K. Vaaramäki and built by landscape gardener Onni Karsten. It is a common venue for musical concerts during the summer.
Hämeenpuisto
Hämeenpuisto is a public park in Tampere, Finland. The park was designed by Carl Ludvig Engel in 1830.
Finlayson Church
The Finlayson Church is a church representing the Gothic Revival Architecture located in Tampere, Finland, in the Finlayson industrial area. It was built in 1879 as the church of the Finlayson cotton factory. The church was used as a place where the factory workers could practice religion. Currently the church belongs to the Evangelist-Lutheran congregations of Tampere, and it is used as a children's road church and a popular church for weddings.
Rupriikki Media Museum
The Rupriikki Media Museum is a history museum devoted to mass communication. It is located in the Finlayson Centre, in Tampere, Finland. The museum features exhibitions about journalism and the history of the internet. Their collections include cellular phones, radios, telephones, computers, and press materials.