Tampere - Tampere

Tampere
Tampere city center seen from the Pyynikki tower
Coat of arms and flag
Tampere - Coat of arms
Tampere - Flag
StateFinland
RegionLakeland Finland
Inhabitants211.691 (2010)
Prefix tel 358 3
Position
Map of Finland
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Tampere
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Tampere is a city of Lakeland Finland.

To know


How to orient yourself

Neighborhoods

  • The center of Tampere is between the lakes Näsijärvi and Pyhäjärvi connected to each other by the Tammerkoski channel. The difference in height between the two lakes due to the 14 m rapids used for the production of electricity, Hämeenkatu is the main street. It starts from the train station and runs through the center in the sense of latitude
  • Pispala - West of the center, about 3 km from the train station, Pispala is considered to be the most beautiful neighborhood in Tampere. It has the privilege of being on a hill, which is quite rare in a flat country like Finland.


How to get

By plane

L'Tampere-Pirkkala airport is 17 km from the center.

Ryanair flies from Bergamo-Orio al Serio e Pisa-Galileo Galilei

From Terminal 1 bus n * 61 leaves for Keskustori, the central square of Tampere. Another bus line leaves from terminal 2 and ends its run in front of the central station.


How to get around


What see

  • Amuri Museum of Workers' Housing (Amurin työläismuseokortteli), Satakunnankatu 49, ☎ 358 3 5656 6690. Ecb copyright.svg€ 5, children-teens (7-16) € 1. Simple icon time.svgTue-Sun 10 am-6pm. Open only in summer.. Amuri is a 19th century block of houses converted into a museum showing the living conditions of workers during the 19th century. The houses formed a closed inner courtyard, and the workers shared a single kitchen. 
  • Boxing Museum (Suomen nyrkkeilymuseo), Aleksanterinkatu 26 B, ☎ 358 400 830 128, @. Ecb copyright.svgAlthough you don't pay for a ticket, it is good to leave a tip. Simple icon time.svgVisits by appointment only. The museum preserves photos, documents, equipment and everything related to the world of Finnish and international boxing. 
  • Finnish Labor Museum Werstas (Työväenmuseum Werstas), Väinö Linnan aukio 8. Ecb copyright.svg€ 5, reduced € 4, children (7-15) € 2. Simple icon time.svgTue-Sun 11-18. The museum hosts temporary exhibitions, but the ticket for this structure is also valid for the Textile Industry Museum and the Steam Engine Museum. 
  • Hiekka Art Museum (Hiekan taidemuseo), Pirkankatu 6, ☎ 358 3 212 3973. Ecb copyright.svg€ 5, reduced € 3. Simple icon time.svgTue 15-18, Wed 15-19, Thu 15-18, Sun 12-15. Museum of the collector Kustaa Hiekka. 
  • Lenin Museum (Lenin-museum), Hämeenpuisto 28. Ecb copyright.svg€5. Simple icon time.svgMon-Fri 09-18, Week-end 11-16. The most unusual attraction in Tampere is the Lenin Museum, which is well worth a visit if you have any interest, serious or funny, in the famous Soviet revolutionary figure who spent some time in exile in Tampere. Lenin and Stalin first met in this apartment. The exhibition includes a sofa on which Lenin slept plus a few busts. There is also a quirky but rather expensive gift shop. 
  • Mineral Museum (Tampereen kivimuseo), Hämeenpuisto 20 (Basement of Metso Library), ☎ 358 3 5656 6046. Ecb copyright.svg€ 4, children (7-16) students € 1. Simple icon time.svgTue-Fri 09-17, Week-end: 10-18. It is not the usual, often boring, mineral museum. Here are 600kg pieces of amethyst straight from Brazil and ... a couple of "dinosaur eggs" plus a fragment of meteorites. 
  • The Moominvalley of the Tampere Art Museum (Muumilaakso), Hämeenpuisto 20 (In the same building with main library Metso), ☎ 358 3 5656 6578, @. Ecb copyright.svg€ 4, children (4-16) and students € 1. Simple icon time.svgMon-Fri 9-17, Sat-Sun 10-18. Museum dedicated to the characters of Tove Jansson, with original sketches and drawings. The permanent exhibition is rather modest, but there are occasional presentations aimed at the younger audience. 
  • Rupriikki, Väinö Linnan aukio 13 (Finlayson), ☎ 358 3 5656 6411, @. Ecb copyright.svgAdults € 5, children (7-16) and students € 1. Simple icon time.svgTue-Sun 10 am-6pm. Museum focusing on the history and development of the mass media. 
  • Sara Hildén Art Museum (Sara Hildénin taidemuseo), Särkänniemi, @. Simple icon time.svgTue-Sun 11-18. Museum of modern art, both Finnish and foreign. 
  • Spy Museum (Vakoilumuseo), Satakunnankatu 18. Ecb copyright.svg7 € adults, 5.50 € children. Simple icon time.svgJun-Aug Mon-Sat 10-18, Sun 11-17. Sept-May: Mon-Sat 12-18, Sun 11-17. The museum boasts of being the first museum dedicated to espionage in the world. It also collects very interesting pieces. 
  • Tampere Art Museum (Tampereen taidemuseo), Puutarhakatu 34. Simple icon time.svgTue-Sun 10 am-6pm. Temporary exhibitions of Finnish and international art. 
  • Vapriikki, Veturiaukio 4. Ecb copyright.svgAdults € 7, children (7-16) and students € 2, reduced € 6. The price may vary depending on the temporary exhibitions.. Simple icon time.svgTue-Sun 10 am-6pm,. Mostly temporary exhibitions. The few permanent ones concern the story of Pirkanmaa, the one about shoes and the one about hockey in Finland. 
  • Art and Craftcenter Verkaranta (Käsi- ja taideteollisuuskeskus Verkaranta), Verkatehtaankatu 2, ☎ 358 3 225 1409, @. Ecb copyright.svg€3. Simple icon time.svgMon-Fri 10-18, weekend 11-16 (12-17 in summer). Generic museum of art and crafts. 


Events and parties


What to do

Särkänniemi


Shopping


How to have fun


Where to eat

Moderate prices

Average prices


Where stay

Moderate prices


Safety


How to keep in touch


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