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| Province | Western Finland |
| Region | Pirkanmaa |
| Sub-region | Tampere |
| City manager | Mayor Timo P. ||-||}The municipalities ( kunta in Finnish, kommun in Swedish) represent the local level of administration in Finland and Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. The state of Finland consists of 6 provinces ( Finnish: läänit, Swedish: län) The Province of Western Finland is a province of Finland. It borders the provinces of Oulu, Eastern Finland and Southern Finland. Finland is divided into 20 regions ( maakunta in Finnish, landskap in Swedish) Pirkanmaa, Birkaland in Swedish, or the Tampere Region (official English name is a region ( maakunta / landskap) of In 2005 Finland is divided into 77 sub-regions ( seutukunta in Finnish, ekonomisk region in Swedish) A city manager is an official appointed as the administrative manager of a City, in a council-manager form of city government Nieminen |
| Official languages | Finnish |
| Area - total - land | ranked 129th 687. A language is a dynamic set of visual auditory or tactile Symbols of Communication and the elements used to manipulate them Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. This is a list of the municipalities of Finland sorted by Area as of 1st of January 2006: 17333 9 km² 522. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 7 km² |
| Population - total (December 31, 2007) - change - density | ranked 3rd 208,004 +0. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume This is a list of the municipalities of Finland sorted by Population as of 31st of December 2005: Helsinki (Helsingfors 7 % 391/km² |
| Urbanisation | 96. Urbanizationn (also spelled urbanisation) is the physical growth of Urban areas into rural or natural land as a result of population in-migration to an existing 9 % |
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Tampere (pronunciation , IPA: [ˈtɑmpɛrɛ]; Swedish: Tammerfors [tamərˈfɔrs] or [tamərˈfɔʃ]) is a city in southern Finland located between two lakes, Näsijärvi and Pyhäjärvi. Unemployment occurs when a person is available to work and currently seeking work but the person is without work. Finland Swedish is a general term for the closely related cluster of Dialects of Swedish spoken in Finland by Swedish-speaking Finns as their Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Näsijärvi is a Lake 95 meters above sea level in southern Finland. Pyhäjärvi is a Lake in southern Finland. Although the name means in modern Finnish "holy lake" it probably meant originally "border lake" Since the two lakes differ in level by 18 metres, the Tammerkoski rapids linking them has been an important power source throughout history, most recently for generating electricity. Tammerkoski is a channel of Rapids in Tampere, Finland. The city of Tampere is located between two lakes Näsijärvi and Pyhäjärvi Tampere is dubbed "Manchester of Finland" for its industrial past. [1]
Tampere region or Pirkanmaa, which includes outlying municipalities, has around 0. Pirkanmaa, Birkaland in Swedish, or the Tampere Region (official English name is a region ( maakunta / landskap) of 47 million residents, 0. 23 million employed, and 25 billion euro turnover as of 2007. [1]
Tampere is the most populous inland city in the Nordic countries with about 208,000 inhabitants in the city itself, and metro population of over 300,000. The Nordic countries make up a region in Northern Europe called the Nordic region, consisting of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, In terms of population, Tampere is the third largest municipality in Finland, after Greater Helsinki municipalities Helsinki and Espoo. Greater Helsinki (Suur-Helsinki Swedish: Storhelsingfors) Capital Region ( Pääkaupunkiseutu, Huvudstadsregionen) Helsinki Helsinki (in Finnish;) or Helsingfors (in Swedish;) is the Capital and largest city of Finland. Espoo (ˈespoː Esbo ( in Swedish) is the second largest city of Finland, with a population of approximately 240000 Helsinki can be reached in 1. 5 - 2 hours by train and 2 - 2. 5 hours by car. Distance to Turku is approximately the same. Turku, in Swedish Åbo ( pronounced,) is a city and the original capital of Finland on the southwest coast of Finland at the Tampere airport is the second busiest international airport in Finland with 800,000 annual passengers. Tampere-Pirkkala Airport, located in Pirkkala, some 17 kilometres south-west from the city of Tampere, is the third busiest airport and the second [1]
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History
Tampere was founded as a market place on the banks of the Tammerkoski channel in 1775 by Gustav III of Sweden and four years later, 1779[2], it was granted full township status. Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Gustav III ( – 29 March 1792) was King of Sweden from 1771 until his death Year 1779 ( MDCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common At this time Tampere was a rather small town, consisting of only a few square kilometers of land around the Tammerkoski.
Tampere grew as a major market place and industrial centre in the 19th century. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar During the latter half of 19th century Tampere had almost half of Finland's industrial labour. James Finlayson ( 1772-08-29 ? -?1852 was a Scottish Quaker who in effect took the Industrial Revolution to Tampere, Finland The town's industrial nature in the 19th and 20th centuries gave it the nickname "Manchester of the North", Manse for short. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on
Tampere was the centre of many important political events of Finland in the early 20th century. On 1 November 1905 the famous Red Declaration was given during the general strike on Keskustori, the central square of Tampere, subsequently leading to universal suffrage in Finland and the Tsar of Russia granting larger freedoms to Finns. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting See also Russian Revolution (1917 The 1905 Russian Revolution also known as the Failed Russian Revolution of 1905 was an empire-wide struggle of Universal suffrage (also universal adult suffrage, general suffrage or common suffrage) consists of the extension of the right to vote to Tsar csar and tzar redirect here For other uses see Tsar (disambiguation. In 1918, when Finland had recently gained independence, Tampere also played a major role, being one of the strategically important scenes during the Civil War in Finland (January 28 - May 15, 1918). Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Finnish Civil War was a part of the national and social turmoil caused by World War I (1914&ndash1918 in Europe Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Tampere was a red stronghold during the war, with Hugo Salmela in command. White forces captured Tampere seizing about 10,000 Red prisoners on April 6. The White Guards is one translation of the Finnish term Suojeluskunta ( Plural: Suojeluskunnat, Finland-Swedish: The Battle of Tampere of the Finnish Civil War was fought in March and April of 1918 between Red and White forces The Red Guards (Punakaarti formed the army of Red Finland during the Finnish Civil War in 1918 Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus
Prevalent in Tampere's post-World War II municipal politics was the so called Brothers-in-Arms Axis (aseveliakseli), the alliance of conservatives and social democrats against the communists and Agrarian party. "Neo-Renaissance" is an all encompassing style designation that covers many aspects of those 19th century architectural revival styles which were neither World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The National Coalition Party (in Finnish Kansallinen Kokoomus, Kok The Social Democratic Party of Finland (in Finnish: Suomen Sosialidemokraattinen Puolue, SDP) is one of the most influential political parties During this era some of the most renowned city managers of Tampere were Erkki Napoleon Lindfors (who was responsible for many ambitious construction projects such as the Näsinneula tower and the construction of the suburb of Hervanta, Tampere's "daughter town"), Pekka Paavola (who gained some notoriety in corruption scandals) and Jarmo Rantanen. Näsinneula is an Observation tower in Tampere, Finland, overseeing Lake Näsijärvi. Hervanta is a large suburb or satellite city of Tampere in Finland, located next to Hallila some 10 km south of the city centre Political corruption is the use of governmental powers by government officials for illegitimate private gain From 2007 on Tampere will switch to a new model of having a mayor and four deputy mayors; chosen for the periods of two years in time. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Timo P. Nieminen was elected as the first mayor of Tampere for the years 2007-2009. This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories.
After World War II Tampere was enlarged by joining some neighbouring areas. Messukylä was incorporated in 1947, Lielahti 1950, Aitolahti in 1966 and finally Teisko in 1972. Messukylä ( Messuby in Swedish) was a municipality in Finland which was annexed by the city of Tampere in 1947 Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tampere was known for its textile and metal industries, but these have been largely replaced by information technology and telecommunications industry during the 1990s. Information technology ( IT) as defined by the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA is "the study design development implementation support The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 Technology centre Hermia in Hervanta is home to many companies in these industries. Hermia is a Science park near Tampere University of Technology (TUT Hervanta is a large suburb or satellite city of Tampere in Finland, located next to Hallila some 10 km south of the city centre
Geography
Tampere is part of Pirkanmaa region and is surrounded by the municipalities of Kangasala, Kuru, Lempäälä, Nokia, Orivesi, Pirkkala, Ruovesi and Ylöjärvi
Economy
Tampere region or Pirkanmaa, which includes outlying municipalities, has around 0. Pirkanmaa, Birkaland in Swedish, or the Tampere Region (official English name is a region ( maakunta / landskap) of Finland is divided into 20 regions ( maakunta in Finnish, landskap in Swedish) ||-||}The municipalities ( kunta in Finnish, kommun in Swedish) represent the local level of administration in Finland and Kangasala is a municipality in Finland, next to Tampere. It was founded in 1865 Kuru is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Pirkanmaa region Lempäälä is a municipality in southwestern Finland with 19 355 inhabitants ( 2008) Nokia (ˈnokiɑ is a city on the banks of the Nokianvirta River ( Kokemäenjoki) in the region of Pirkanmaa and the province of Western Finland Orivesi is a municipality of Finland. It was founded in 1865. Pirkkala ( Birkala in Swedish) is a municipality of Finland. It is located some 10 km south-west from Tampere in Ruovesi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Pirkanmaa region Ylöjärvi is a town in Western Finland located 14 km from Tampere. Pirkanmaa, Birkaland in Swedish, or the Tampere Region (official English name is a region ( maakunta / landskap) of 47 million residents, 0. 23 million employed, and 25 billion euro turnover as of 2007. [1] According to Tampere International Business Office, Tampere is strong in mechanical engineering and automation, information and communication technologies, health and biotechnology, as well as pulp and paper industry education. Tampere region has two universities and three polytechnics totaling 40,000 students. Unemployment rate is around 10%.
Education
There are four universities in the Tampere area: the University of Tampere (UTA) (more than 12,000 students), Tampere University of Technology (TUT, TTY in Finnish) (more than 12,000 students), located in Hervanta, TAMK University of Applied Sciences (5,000 students) and PIRAMK University of Applied Sciences (4,500 students). The University of Tampere is a university in Tampere, Finland. Tampere University of Technology (TUT ( Finnish: Tampereen teknillinen yliopisto (TTY) is the second-largest of the universities in engineering sciences in Finland Hervanta is a large suburb or satellite city of Tampere in Finland, located next to Hallila some 10 km south of the city centre
Culture
Tampere is known for its active cultural life. Some of the most popular writers in Finland, such as Väinö Linna, Kalle Päätalo and Hannu Salama, hail from Tampere. Väinö Linna ( ( December 20, 1920 – April 21, 1992) was one of the most influential Finnish authors of the 20th century Kaarlo (Kalle Alvar Päätalo ( November 11, 1919 - November 20, 2000) was a Finnish Novelist, the most popular Finnish Hannu Salama (born October 4, 1936) is a Finnish author Biography and work Hannu Salama spent his childhood in the Pispala district These are all known as writers depicting the lives of working class people. Also from a working class background was the famous poet Lauri Viita of the Pispala district (which is the original home of Hannu Salama too). Lauri Viita ( 17 December 1916 &ndash 22 December 1965) was a poet hailing from Pispala district of Tampere, Finland Tampere also has old theatre traditions, with such established institutions as Tampereen Työväen Teatteri, Tampereen Teatteri and Pyynikin Kesäteatteri, which is an open-air theatre with the oldest revolving auditorium in Europe. The Tampere Workers' Theatre ( Tampereen Työväen Teatteri in Finnish) is one of the two main active Theatres in Tampere, Finland The Tampere Theatre ( Tampereen Teatteri in Finnish) is one of the two main active Theatres in Tampere, Finland, along with the Pyynikin Kesäteatteri (Pyynikki Summer Theatre is an Open-air theatre operating in Tampere, Finland, known especially for its Revolving auditorium A revolving auditorium is a mechanically controlled seating area within a Theatre which can be rotated in order to manipulate the change of scenery and stage sets during the performance Tampereen Teatterikesä or Tampere Theatre Festival is an international theatre festival held in Tampere every August. The Tampere Theatre Festival, or Tampereen Teatterikesä, takes place in Tampere, Finland, at the beginning of August and is the oldest annual Theatre
Tampere is also known for its Tampere Art Museum, Tampere, Finland which featured American artist Richard Humann in 2004, for his exhibition entitled, Delicate Monster. Tampere ( ˈtɑmpɛrɛ Swedish: Tammerfors or) is a city in southern Finland located between two lakes Näsijärvi and Pyhäjärvi Richard Humann is a contemporary conceptual American artist born in 1961 in Suffern New York and a graduate of Harriman College, New York.
Tampere Film Festival, an international short film festival, is held every March. The Tampere Film Festival is a Short film festival held every March in the Finnish town of Tampere. Short subject is a format description originally coined in the North American Film industry in the early period of cinema. Tammerfest is Tampere's urban rock festival held every July. Tammerfest is an urban city festival located in Tampere, Finland.
Tampere Music Festivals organises three international music events: Tampere Jazz Happening each November, and in alternate years Tampere Vocal Music Festival and Tampere Biennale. The Tampere Music Festivals organises three music events in the city of Tampere, Finland
Tampere is home to the television channel YLE TV2, with its studios in the Tohloppi district, known among all for such popular TV comedies as Tankki täyteen, Reinikainen and Kummeli. YLE TV2 is a Finnish television channel owned and operated by YLE. Kummeli is the name of a Finnish comedy crew formed by Heikki Silvennoinen, Timo Kahilainen and Heikki Hela from Tampere.
Church
Tampere has a variety of different church services spanning from traditional to charismatic. There are some English speaking services. Tampere English Service is an international community affiliated with the Tampere Pentecostal Church. English services of the International Congregation of Christ the King (ICCK) are organized by the Anglican Church in Finland and the Lutheran Parishes of Tampere. Other churches may also have English speaking ministries. Other notable churches in Tampere are Nokia Revival, Finnish Orthodox Church, Evangelical Free Church, and Baptist Church. The Nokia referred to in this article is the town Nokia in Finland also known as the birth place of the Nokia corporation. Structure and organization Along with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland the Orthodox Church of Finland has a special position in Finnish law
Sports
Tampere's sporting scene is driven by two sports. Ice hockey and Football. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered For some reason Tampere is nicknamed the hometown of Finnish hockey, while at the same time the most popular sport in Tampere is football. Two notably exceptional ice hockey teams exist in Tampere - Ilves and Tappara. Ilves is a Finnish sports club nowadays mostly known for their Ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. Tappara ("battleaxe" is an Ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. They both have had a great impact on Finnish ice hockey culture and are among the most successful teams in Finland. The Finnish ice hockey museum, and the first ice hockey arena to be built in Finland, the Hakametsä arena, are both located in Tampere. Tampereen jäähalli (Tampere ice hall often called ´´Hakametsä`` is a sports Arena in Tampere, Finland. Football however, is the number one sport in Tampere. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Only Ilves have over 4000 players in their football teams, while Tampere boasts over 100 football teams alone. They were eliminated in the UEFA Cup in the first round against Bordeaux.
Sites of interest
The main tourist attraction is the Särkänniemi amusement park, which includes a dolphinarium and the landmark Näsinneula tower, topped by a revolving restaurant. The Tampere Cathedral (Finnish Tampereen tuomiokirkko, Swedish Tammerfors domkyrka) is a church in Tampere, Finland and the seat of the Särkänniemi is an adventure park in Tampere, Finland. The park features an Aquarium, a Planetarium, a children's Zoo Theme park is the generic term for a collection of rides and other Entertainment attractions assembled for the purpose of entertaining a large group A dolphinarium is an Aquarium for Dolphins The dolphins are usually kept in a large pool though occasionally they may be kept in pens in the open sea either Näsinneula is an Observation tower in Tampere, Finland, overseeing Lake Näsijärvi. A revolving restaurant is a Restaurant on a revolving Floorplate. Other sites of interests are Tampere Cathedral, Tampere City Library Metso ("wood grouse"), Kaleva Church (both designed by Reima Pietilä), the Tampere Hall for conferences and the Tampere Market Hall. The Tampere Cathedral (Finnish Tampereen tuomiokirkko, Swedish Tammerfors domkyrka) is a church in Tampere, Finland and the seat of the Reima Pietilä ( August 25, 1923 – August 26, 1993) was a Finnish Architect.
Tampere is also home to one of the, if not the, last museum in the world dedicated to Vladimir Ilyich Lenin. Lenin moved to Tampere in August 1905 and during a subsequent Bolshevik conference in the city met Joseph Stalin for the first time. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Bolsheviks, originally also Bolshevists ( Большевик Большевист (singular, derived from bolshe, "more" were a faction Joseph Stalin ( ნამდვილი გვარი ჯუღაშვილი|Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili; March 5 1953 was General Secretary of the Communist Party Lenin eventually fled Tampere (for Sweden) in November 1907 when being pursued by the Russian Okhrana. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Otdeleniye po Okhraneniyu Obshchestvennoy Bezopasnosti i Poryadka ( Отделение по Охранению Общественной Безопасности и Порядка Lenin would not return to any part of the Russian Empire until 10 years later when he heard the start of the Russian Revolution of 1917. The Russian Empire ( Pre-reform Russian: Pоссійская Имперія Modern Russian: Российская Империя translit: Rossiyskaya See also Russian Revolution (1905 The Russian Revolution of 1916 refers to a series of popular revolutions in Russia, and the events surrounding them
Pispala is a ridge located between the two lakes, Näsijärvi and Pyhäjärvi. Näsijärvi is a Lake 95 meters above sea level in southern Finland. Pyhäjärvi is a Lake in southern Finland. Although the name means in modern Finnish "holy lake" it probably meant originally "border lake" It used to house the majority of industrial labour in the late 19th and early 20th century, when it was part of Suur-Pirkkala and its follower Pohjois-Pirkkala. It was a free area to be built upon by the working class people working in Tampere factories. It was joined to Tampere in the late 1920s. Currently it is a popular residential area and together with neighbouring Pyynikki it forms an important historical area of Tampere.
There are many museums and galleries, including:
- The Vapriikki Museum Centre which includes the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame and the Shoe Museum
- Tampere Art Museum
- Tampere Lenin Museum
- The Muumilaakso Museum, all about Moomins
- Spy Museum in Siperia
Statistics
- Population 208 004 (31. Moomin Valley (Moomin museum (Swedish Mumindalen Finnish Muumilaakso is situated in the city of Tampere, Finland. The Moomins ( Swedish: Mumin, Finnish: Muumi) are the central characters in a series of Books and a Comic strip by Finnish 12. 2007)
- Founded 1779
- To Helsinki 173 km
- Area 690,6 km²
- Max temp °C +29,8
- Min temp °C -26,4
- Pop. Year 1779 ( MDCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common density 378/km²
Notable persons
For a more complete list, see Category:People from Tampere.
- Toni Kuivasto
- Kiira Korpi
- Mikko Alatalo
- James Finlayson
- Veikko Haukkavaara
- Mika Koivuniemi
- Juice Leskinen
- Timo Jutila
- Väinö Linna
- Antero Manninen
- Kari Peitsamo
- Kalle Päätalo
- Hannu Salama
- Johanna Sinisalo
- Veltto Virtanen
- Raimo Helminen
- Hasse Wind
- Elias Viljanen
- Jonne Aaron
- Vesa Toskala
- Jukka Kristian Mikkonen
- Ville Nieminen
Twin towns
Braşov, Romania
Chemnitz, Germany- Essen, Germany
Kaunas, Lithuania
Kiev, Ukraine
Kópavogur, Iceland
Linz, Austria
Łódź, Poland
Miskolc, Hungary
Nizhni Novgorod, Russia
Norrköping, Sweden
Odense, Denmark
Olomouc, Czech Republic
Syracuse, New York, United States
Tartu, Estonia
Trondheim, Norway
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Trivia
- Tampere has been compared to the English city of Manchester, which is the third largest city in the UK (Tampere being the third largest city in Finland). Toni Kuivasto (born December 31, 1975 in Tampere) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for Djurgårdens IF in the Biography Korpi won the silver medal at the 2005 Finnish nationals qualifying her for the 2005 Europeans where Mikko Tapio Alatalo (born May 1, 1951 in Kuivaniemi, Finland) is a Finnish Musician and Politician. James Finlayson ( 1772-08-29 ? -?1852 was a Scottish Quaker who in effect took the Industrial Revolution to Tampere, Finland Veikko Haukkavaara ( October 3 1921 &ndash August 4 2004) was a Finnish Artist. Mika Juhani Koivuniemi (born April 6, 1967 in Tampere) is a Finnish ten-pin bowler, currently on the Professional Bowlers Association Juhani Juice Leskinen (former Pauli Matti Juhani "Juice" Leskinen better known as Juice Leskinen ( pronounced, not like the English word Timo Jutila (born December 24, 1963 in Tampere, Finland) is a retired Finnish Ice hockey defenceman Väinö Linna ( ( December 20, 1920 – April 21, 1992) was one of the most influential Finnish authors of the 20th century Antero Manninen is a Session musician and former band member of Finnish Cello metal quartet Apocalyptica. Kari Juhani Valdemar Peitsamo (born 26 August 1957 in Nokia Finland) is a Finnish musician whose style has changed over the years from acoustic Kaarlo (Kalle Alvar Päätalo ( November 11, 1919 - November 20, 2000) was a Finnish Novelist, the most popular Finnish Hannu Salama (born October 4, 1936) is a Finnish author Biography and work Hannu Salama spent his childhood in the Pispala district Johanna Sinisalo (born 1958 is a Finnish Science fiction and Fantasy writer Pertti Olavi "Veltto" Virtanen (born May 18 1951) is a rock personality Presidential candidate and a member of Finnish Parliament from Raimo Ilmari Helminen (born March 11, 1964, in Tampere, Finland) is a Finnish former professional Ice hockey player Hans Henrik "Hasse" Wind ( July 30 1919, Ekenäs - July 24 1995, Tampere) was a Finnish fighter pilot Elias 'EVil' Viljanen (born July 8, 1975) is a Finnish musician known for being the Guitarist for Sonata Arctica since 2007 Jonne Aaron Liimatainen (pronounced / jon -ne a -ron li -ma-tai-nen/ in ASCII-IPA, born August 30 1983 Vesa Tapani Toskala (born on May 20, 1977 in Tampere, Finland) is a professional Ice hockey Goaltender currently Ville Nieminen (born April 6, 1977 in Tampere, Finland) is a Finnish professional Ice hockey forward Braşov (braˈʃov Brassó Kronstadt Medieval Latin: Brassovia or Corona) is a city in Romania and the capital of Braşov County Chemnitz (1953–1990 Karl-Marx-Stadt ( Sorbian:Kamjenica is a City in Eastern Germany. Essen (ˈɛsən is a City in the center of the Ruhr Area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Kaunas ( ˈkoʊnəs is the second largest City in Lithuania and a former temporary capital. Kiev, also known as Kyiv ( Ukrainian:, Kyiv, ˈkɪjiw Russian:, Kiyev; see also Cities' alternative names) is the Kópavogur is Iceland 's second largest town with a population of 30000 Linz is the third largest city of Austria and capital of the state of Upper Austria (Oberösterreich Łódź is Poland 's third largest city with population of 753192 in 2007 (lost its second rank to Krakow in 2007 Miskolc (miʃkolts approximate pronunciation "Me-shkolts" in Slovak Miškovec, in Polish Miszkolc) is a city in North-East Nizhny Novgorod (Ни́жний Но́вгород Nižnij Novgorod) colloquially shortened as Nizhny, is the fourth largest city in Russia Norrköping is a city in the province of Östergötland in eastern Sweden and the seat of Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland The city of Odense (Danish ˈoð̞ˀn̩sə) is the fourth largest city in Denmark. Olomouc (ˈolomoʊ̯ts ( local Haná dialect Olomóc or Holomóc, German Olmütz, Polish Ołomuniec, Latin Syracuse (locally ˈsɛrəkjuːs sometimes ˈsɪrəkjuːs or /ˈsɪərəkjuːs/ by non-natives is a city in Central New York, USA. Tartu is the second largest City of Estonia. In contrast to Estonia's political and financial capital Tallinn, Tartu is often considered the intellectual (Trondhjem is a city and municipality in the county of Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. Saskatoon is a city located in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River, with a The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The term Manserock (rock music originating from Tampere) is suggested to have derived from this.
- A newer, but less common, nickname for Tampere is Nääsville, a portmanteau between the Tamperean dialect word nääs (meaning something like "you know") and the American city of Nashville. A dialect (from the Greek word διάλεκτος dialektos) is a variety of a Language that is characteristic of a particular group of The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
- A local food speciality is mustamakkara, which resembles the blood sausage of northern England. Mustamakkara ( black sausage) is a type of Blood sausage. Nowadays available in most stores across Finland it is originally a Local food speciality
- The asteroid 1497 Tampere was named after the city by its discoverer, the Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä. Asteroids, sometimes called Minor planets or planetoids', are bodies—primarily of the inner Solar System —that are smaller than planets but Historically Astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky while Astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena Yrjö Väisälä ( ( September 6, 1891 – July 21, 1971) was a Finnish Astronomer and Physicist.
Notes
- ^ a b c d Tampere Economy, Tampere International Business Office
- ^ The City Of Tampere - Tampere in brief - History
External links
- Tampere - Official site
- Map of Tampere
- Tammerfest
- The Lenin Museum
- Tampere region webcams
- Tampere travel guide from Wikitravel
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