Tampere Map, Finland

Tampere History

Many people often claim that understanding the history of a particular place is the key to understanding its place in modern times and this is often a true story.  However, in the case of Tampere it is especially true and the historical account of this particular Finnish town cannot begin without an explanation of the unique geography that it has.  Tampere is on an isthmus which means that it is essentially a land... read more

Tampere Sightseeing

Staying on the natural theme, one final place that is worth visiting in Tampere is the Adventure Park.  This handy place is part museum, part restaurant and part Adventure Park, with dolphins available for people to watch and interact with.  The restaurant part is located at the top of a tower and revolves, allowing you to gain a nice look out over the city of Tampere while you wait for your meal to be delivered to... read more

Tampere Nightlife

There are also many nightclubs around, the most popular one probably being Ilves.  This nightclub is famous for playing whatever happens to be at the top of the charts at that moment and since the music is very recognizable, it is definitely a good place to be.  If you would rather spend time with the younger generation of people in their twenties, Onnela is definitely the place to go.  It is a large nightclub just... read more

Tampere Travel Guide

While Tampere does have a very large population, another thing that is very likeable about this particular city is that the surface area it covers is not that large.  In other words, the population density is quite high for that particular region, with many buildings that have been built upwards rather than outwards.  This also means that pretty much anything in Tampere that you would want to do is in walking... read more