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Manserock

Tampere
Tammerfors
City
Tampereen kaupunki
Tammerfors stad
Clockwise from top-left: the cityscape (viewed from Näsinneula), the Tampere City Hall, Särkänniemi (from Näsinneula), the Tampere Hall, the skyline with Näsinneula, Tammerkoski from the bridge Hämeensilta, and the Tampere Cathedral.
Clockwise from top-left: the cityscape (viewed from Näsinneula), the Tampere City Hall, Särkänniemi (from Näsinneula), the Tampere Hall, the skyline with Näsinneula, Tammerkoski from the bridge Hämeensilta, and the Tampere Cathedral.
Coat of arms of Tampere
Coat of arms
Nickname(s): Manchester of the North, Manse (in Finnish), Nääsville (in Finnish)
Location of Tampere in the Pirkanmaa region and the Tampere sub-region
Location of Tampere in the Pirkanmaa region and the Tampere sub-region
Tampere is located in Finland
Tampere
Tampere
Location of Tampere in Finland
Coordinates: 61°30′N 023°46′E / 61.500°N 23.767°E / 61.500; 23.767Coordinates: 61°30′N 023°46′E / 61.500°N 23.767°E / 61.500; 23.767
Country  Finland
Region Pirkanmaa.vaakuna.svg Pirkanmaa
Sub-region Tampere
Founded 1779
Government
 • Mayor Anna-Kaisa Ikonen
Area (2016-01-01)
 • City 524.89 km2 (202.66 sq mi)
 • Land 525.03 km2 (202.72 sq mi)
 • Water 164.56 km2 (63.54 sq mi)
 • Urban 258.52 km2 (99.82 sq mi)
Area rank 166th largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)
 • City 225,485
 • Rank 3rd largest in Finland
 • Density 429.47/km2 (1,112.3/sq mi)
 • Urban 313,058
 • Urban density 1,211.0/km2 (3,136/sq mi)
 • Metro 363,546
Population by native language
 • Finnish 94.9% (official)
 • Swedish 0.5%
 • Others 4.5%
Population by age
 • 0 to 14 13.8%
 • 15 to 64 70.6%
 • 65 or older 15.7%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate 19%
Urbanisation 96.9%
Unemployment rate 20.0%
Website Tampere

Tampere (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈtɑmpere]; Swedish: Tammerfors [tamɛrˈfɔʂ]) is a city in Pirkanmaa, southern Finland. It is the most populous inland city in any of the Nordic countries.

The city has a population of 223,292 growing to 313,058 people in the urban area, and 364,000 in the metropolitan area (Tampere sub-region) on an area of 4,977 km2 as of 2011. Tampere is the second-largest urban area and third most-populous individual municipality in the country, after Helsinki and Espoo municipalities (2014 data). It's also the most populous Finnish city outside the Greater Helsinki area and inner Finland's major urban, economic and cultural hub.

Tampere is between two lakes, Näsijärvi and Pyhäjärvi. Since the two lakes differ in level by 18 metres (59 ft), the rapids linking them, Tammerkoski, have been an important power source throughout history, most recently for generating electricity. Tampere is dubbed the "Manchester of Finland" for its industrial past as the former center of Finnish industry, and this has given rise to its Finnish nickname "Manse" and terms such as "Manserock".

Helsinki is approximately 160 kilometres (99 mi) south of Tampere, and can be reached in 1.5 hours by train and 2 hours by car. The distance to Turku is roughly the same. Tampere–Pirkkala Airport is Finland's third-busiest airport, with over 200,000 passengers annually.


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