Pirkanmaa · Finland
Where to stay in Tampere
Tampere is a city in Pirkanmaa, Finland, home to about 255,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in Tampere, with about 155 rooms between them.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Best months
- June to August
- Nearest airport
- TMP13 km · Tampere-Pirkkala Airport
- Currency
- EUReuro
- Time zone
- Europe/Helsinki
- Language
- Finnish, Swedish
About
About Tampere
Tampere is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Pirkanmaa. It is in the Finnish Lakeland.
The Tammerkoski rapids, which now run in a canal through Tampere centre, connect the two major lakes with an elevation drop of 18 metres. As early as the 7th century people started to gather at the banks of the lakes, and in the 18th century the utilisation of the rapids as a source of hydropower resulted in a population boom. Tampere was officially founded on the banks of Tammerkoski in 1775 by Gustav III of Sweden, and four years later, 1 October 1779, Tampere was granted full city rights.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Tampere
See
Most of Tampere's museums concentrate on its industrial history. Kids will get a kick out of the Moomin Valley and the Spy Museum.
- Amuri Museum of Workers' Housing
- Art and Craftcenter Verkaranta
- Finnish Labour Museum Werstas
- Hiekka Art Museum
- Nootti
- Milk Platform Museum
- Moomin Museum
- Police Museum
- Rupriikki
- Sara Hildén Art Museum
- Spy Museum
- Tampere Art Museum
Do
- Fishing
- Guided bus tour
- Ikuri Arcade
- Iso-Vilunen Skate Park
- Särkänniemi Amusement Park
- Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra
- Viikinsaari Island
- Arthouse Cinema Niagara
- Cinema Plevna
- Charter cruises
- Ravintolalaiva Tampere
- Downhill skiing
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Where to stay
Places to stay in Tampere
1 place to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay | Rooms |
|---|---|
| Omena Hotel Tampere hotel | 155 |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
Which part of Tampere to stay in
There are only a few neighbourhoods in Tampere that can be considered interesting to most visitors, namely the centre, Pyynikki and Pispala. While the centre is certainly where tourists often hang out in Tampere, it is worth the effort to spend a few hours hiking around the ridge in the Pyynikki and Pispala districts, which lie just 2–3 km west of the centre. Hervanta and Nekala districts are more off the beaten path.
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Where to stay
More hotels in Tampere
10 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hotel Torni Tampere Sokos Hotels | 2014 | 0.8 km |
| Hotel Ilves Sokos Hotels | 1986 | 0.4 km |
| Hotel Tammer | 1929 | 0.4 km |
| Hotelli Emmauksen talo | 0.1 km | |
| Holiday Club Tampere | 1.6 km | |
| Hotel Villa | 1926 | 0.9 km |
| Marriott Hotel | 2020 | 1.1 km |
| Scandic Eden Nokia | 1990 | 12.6 km |
| Hotel Hermica | 7.8 km | |
| Teiskon Salonsaari | 19.9 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Tampere
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Tampere are June to August. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22 °C; July is the wettest, with about 72 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Tampere: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP), about 13 km from the city centre in a straight line; Pori Airport (POR, 104 km) and Turku Airport (TKU, 136 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
It is also possible to come using Onnibus, in this case take the I-train from the airport to Kivistö and walk to Keimolanportti bus stop to continue to Tampere. The train is by far the most convenient means of public transport when travelling to Tampere. The national railway company, VR, offers extensive train services from different parts of Finland to Tampere with connections south to Helsinki, south-west to Turku, west to Pori, and north to Oulu, Jyväskylä and Lapland.
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TMP · Tampere-Pirkkala Airport
POR · Pori Airport
TKU · Turku Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Tampere
Eat
Tampere's most famous dish is black sausage (mustamakkara), made from pig blood, minced pork and rye. Despite the intimidating pitch-black appearance, the taste is rather mild and fans of English black pudding will feel right at home. The cheapest and most authentic way to try this is to buy from one of the stalls at the Tammelantori or Laukontori markets, with a dab of lingonberry jam (puolukkahillo) and a pint of milk (maito) on the side, but old Tampere hands will insist that the one true condiment is a mix of lingonberry jam and mustard. Order by price, not weight: "two euros" (kaksi euroa) will get you a nice hefty chunk. You can also try a doughnut (donitsi) with a cup of coffee.
Stay safe
As Finland in general, Tampere is a safe city for its size. Drug-related crime is an increasing problem in the city. The city has also faced problems with juvenile crime, but Tampere has done a lot to support young people and fight crime. Violent crime is less reported in Tampere than in Helsinki for example. On weekend nights, intoxicated people wandering around city streets may be an annoyance, especially during summer festivals such as Tammerfest, Tapahtumien yö, Sauna Open Air, and on New Year's Eve and April 30, the eve of May Day, which is the most important beer-drinking festival in the Finnish calendar. Warm summer nights always gather a drunken crowd downtown.
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Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Tampere
How many places to stay in this guide offer each, in their operators' own words.
of 1 place
Questions
Tampere: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Tampere?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Tampere are June to August. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22 °C; July is the wettest, with about 72 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Tampere?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP), about 13 km from the city centre in a straight line; Pori Airport (POR, 104 km) and Turku Airport (TKU, 136 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Tampere?
euro (EUR).
Nearby
Destinations near Tampere
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.