Tampere is the third largest city in
Finland situated some 20 km north-east of
Pirkkala and 210 km from
Helsinki. The population of the the major city was estimated at 202,700 people according to the 2014 census Thousands of tourists visit Tampere every year to see its theatres and amusement parks.
Airport Tampere Pirkkala (IATA: TMP) is 20 km away from Tampere and is the closest airport to it.
Best things to see in it
The Tampere Workers' Theatre (Tampereen Työväen Teatteri in Finnish) is one of the two main active theatres in Tampere, Finland, along with the Tampere Theatre (Tampereen Teatteri in Finnish).
Särkänniemi is an adventure park in Tampere, Finland. The park features an aquarium, a planetarium, a children's zoo, an art museum, an observation tower (Näsinneula), an amusement park and the world's most northern dolphinarium. Särkänniemi is the most popular amusement park in Finland. Särkänniemi has six roller coasters: inverted coaster Tornado, flying coaster Trombi, Corkscrew (" Korkkiruuvi" ), Jet Star, Half Pipe, family coaster Speedy Worm (" Vauhtimato" ) and Flume Ride (" Tukkijoki" ). Särkä…
The Tampere Cathedral (Finnish Tampereen tuomiokirkko, Swedish Tammerfors domkyrka) is a church in Tampere, Finland and the seat of the Diocese of Tampere. The cathedral was designed by Lars Sonck and built between 1902 and 1907.
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…
Kaleva Church is a church located in Kaleva, Tampere, Finland, and designed by Reima and Raili Pietilä. It was built in 1959 - 1966.
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 together with Jyrki Auer. The museum is the only one of its kind in Europe.
Poliisimuseo is a tourist attraction, one of the Museums in Tampere, Finland. It is located: 36 km from Kangasala, 464 km from Helsinki, 690 km from Tallinn.
The Tampere Lenin Museum (suomi. Lenin-museo) is a museum devoted to Vladimir Lenin in Tampere, Finland. It was established in 1946 by the Finland–Soviet Union Society, and today it is run by the Finland–Russia Society. It was the first museum dedicated to Lenin outside the Soviet Union.
If you have seen everything in Tampere already, take a look on the outskirts of the town. Are you fancy to travel around a bit? Here is our list:
To understand Tampere better you can also take a look at the gallery.