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About Tampere

Tampere is third biggest city in Finland with 200 000 inhabitants. It is located 173 kilometres to North from Helsinki. Tampere lies between two lakes and is surrounded by beautiful nature.

The average temperature is about -1...-5 Celsius in November. November is the beginning of winter and usually there is some centimeters of snow already.


Useful Information

Finland is a member of European Union and the currency is Euro. Foreign currency can be exchanged in Forex (Hämeenkatu 1, Tampere Downtown) or in banks.

Main Post Office in located in downtown. The address is Rautatienkatu 21. It is open Mon-Fri 9am - 8am and Sat 10am - 2pm. The post is delivered only on Mon-Fri.

You can access the Internet for example in City Hall (Aleksis Kiven katu 14), City Tourist Office (Verkatehtaankatu 2) and Main Library Metso (Pirkankatu 2).

Telephone code for Finland is +358 and for Tampere 03. To dial out of Finland, use one of the following: 994, 999, 990.

Click to see all kind of maps of Tampere.

Click to see the webpage of City of Tampere.

Click for Tampere, Finland Forecast
Tampere Downtown
Pyynikki at Winter
Pyynikki at Summer
 
All photos © Tampereen kaupunki