Tampere Tourist Info

With 350 000 inhabitants within its metropolitan area, Tampere is the biggest inland city in Scandinavia and the second biggest city in Finland. It is located in southern Finland 200 kilometers northwest from the capital Helsinki, in the region of Häme, in a narrow ishtmus between lakes Näsijärvi and Pyhäjärvi.

Tampere is an old industrial city and the product of the 19th century industrial revolution. The city has grown around the linen and cotton factories taking their power from the Tammerkoski rapids. Nowadays de-industrialization has deminished the old role of heavy industry and many former factories now operate as museums.