Tampere is a bright and young city in the Lacustrine Territory. It is located on the neck of land between the lakes Puhajarvi and Nasiarvi. It is surrounded with nearly two hundreds of the smaller lakes.
This picturesque and busy city was founded in 1779.
Thanks to the convenient means of transport and lots of interesting places Tampere is one of the most visited cities in Finland.
Caltural life in Tampere
Tampere is ready to satisfy all wishes of its guests. Theater-goers and music lovers will appreciate the center of cultural life - Tampere-Talo – the place for various concerts, exhibitions, opera performances as well as meetings and congresses.
The largest concert hall in Scandinavia “Tampere’s Palace” is also worthy of notice.
Sights in Tampere
There are more than 20 museums in Tampere. You’ll admire the remarkable collections of Finnish art in Sara Hilden’s Art Museum and Tampere’s Art Museum as well as in the museum center “Vaprijkki” and three centers of art and photography.
The following original museums will astonish you and tell lots of interesting historical and cultural facts:
- the only in Scandinavia Museum of espionage,
- V.I.Lenin’s Museum,
- Museum-Drugstore,
- the Museum of boxing,
- the Museum of dolls and costumes “Hatanpjaa kartano”,
- the Museum of minerals,
- Automobile Museum “Mobilia”,
- museum “Working estate Amuri”,
- the Museum of hockey,
- Hame’s Regional Museum,
- Teysko’s Museum,
- Central Museum of Finnish workers.
The unique museum “Moommilaasko” or “Moominvalley”, which you’ll find in the city library “Metso”, is the only one of its kind. There are about 2000 unique works, including the writer’s Tuve Jansson sketches, drawings and illustrations, different models and structures on plots of fabulous scenes from the Moomin-trolls’ life in this unusual museum. Visitors of all ages will take a pleasure in the magic atmosphere of the mysterious world of these remarkable creatures.
The guests of Tampere will admire the beautiful architecture of the significant monument of “Finnish romanticism” - the Cathedral (1907), which looks like a medieval castle. The Orthodox Churches of Alexander Nevsky and St. Nicholas in neo-Byzantine style as well as the magnificent cathedral at Tyomiokirkonkatu (1907) and the church Kaleva (1966) are also worth seeing.
Rest in Tampere
Tourists will be able to escape from the summer heat during the cruise along the lakes around the city.
The balneology centers in the outskirts of the city are offered their services all year round.
There are numerous cafes and restaurants at the central streets of the city, which offers tourists many various dishes of all European and world cookery schools.
Family holiday in Tampere
The entertaining park “Sarkanniemi” is one of the main sights of this city. It enjoys the great popularity and love of children as well as adults. This park offers its visitors more than 30 side-shows. You’ll see a lot of interesting things at the zoo, planetarium and delphinium.
Nobody will be indifferent to the aquarium “Eden”.
One who wishes will to be able to set out the highest observation tower in Finland – “Njasinneyla”, which is considered to be a symbol of Tampere.
Shopping in Tampere
Supermarkets “Kehrasaari” and “Koskikeskus” are the most attractive for shopping in Tampere.
