Things to do in Tampere

46 activities, venues and outings in Tampere, from theatres and live music to parks and tours.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first. Showing the top 40 of 46.

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Charter cruises
Cruises to Hämeenlinna (a leisurely 8 hours), to Nokia (a neighbouring town, not the company) or just on the lake are popular in the summer. There are many regular boat routes on both lakes (Näsijärvi and Pyhäjärvi).
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Cinema Plevna
1653 seats divided into ten halls. The largest room has 495 seats a 136 m2 screen. All halls have been made to meet the latest quality standards. Plevna shows mainstream movies in their original language with subtitles.
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Festa de Novembro
A samba show to celebrate November, held by the local samba school União da Roseira. The event also includes the selection of Roseira's new passista dancer for next year's carnivals, voted by the audience. Held on a Saturday in late November.
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Holiday Club Tampere Spa
Tampereen kylpylä
A spa hotel, about 1 km from the city centre, built into an old cotton mill situated next to a marina. The large spa department offers swimming pools, jacuzzis, a children's pool, saunas, a steam room, and spa treatments also for day visitors.
Daily 07:30–21:00€40 for a massage, other services also available
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Ice hockey at Nokia Arena
Tampere has two ice hockey teams, Tappara and Ilves, which are among the most successful in Finland and, naturally, enemies to one another. Hockey culture is big in Tampere, and the city can be even considered the hockey capital of Finland. This culture and sportsmanlike rivalry can be seen, heard and felt when visiting Tampere during the hockey season. Both teams share the newly-built, luxurious Nokia Arena as their home ice. It is a modern, 15,000-seat multipurpose arena (12 700 for hockey), serving as a stage for both local and international ice hockey and concerts. The arena also includes a first-class hotel. The regular season runs from September to mid-March, with playoffs in April. Games and schedules found from the team's websites as well as the Liiga website. Be on the lookout for the matchup between the two, as the teams fight for "The dominion over Tampere" ("Tampereen herruus"). Since it is a local derby, the atmosphere is unmatched, and the new premises offer great experiences to both the regular viewer and the unexperienced.
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Kauppi Sports Center
A sports centre that offers physical entertainment for both adults and children. Includes e.g. trampoline park, gym, bicycle rental and other group exercise.
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Kenneli DIY
An indoor skatepark in one of the buildings of a former pulp mill.
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Rajaportin sauna
The oldest still-functioning public sauna in Finland. In old days, people who didn't have a sauna of their own went to a public sauna to clean up. In addition to seeing a piece of history, you can experience one of the best quality saunas in the world: the stove is 3 m³ in size and contains over a ton of stones that are heated literally glowing red with burning logs. After simmering for a couple of hours, the sauna is ready for the customers, and it doesn't get any bigger or better than this!
Mon Wed 18:00–22:00, Fri 15:00–21:00, Sat 14:00–22:00Adults €5 (F until 17:00 and M €3), children (7–16) €1
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Ravintolalaiva Tampere
Restaurant ship Tampere makes lunch and dinner cruises on lake Pyhäjärvi. Departs from Laukontori harbor.
Lunch €19, dinner €26 including the cruise, food buffet and entertainment
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Särkänniemi Amusement Park
The second largest amusement park of Finland, after Linnanmäki in Helsinki. Rides are open between May and September, and other attractions year round. The park includes a modern art museum ("Sara Hildén Art Museum"), a children's zoo with mainly domestic animals, a planetarium, an aquarium and the landmark 168-metre Näsinneula observation tower, topped by a revolving viewing deck and a fine dining restaurant serving high quality Finnish cuisine. On a clear day, the views of the surrounding forests, lakes, ridges and the city are awesome.
Free entrance, single ride ticket €5–10, day pass €45
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Tammer-Golf
The high-quality golf course has a beautiful environment and lovely atmosphere. The season starts around April and ends in late October.
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Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra
The best of the classics and new works. One of the largest symphonic orchestras in the Nordic countries plays in Tampere Hall.
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Tour skating in the lake Näsijärvi
In the winter, when the lake Näsijärvi has thick-enough ice, a company called Hiking Travel HIT maintains a free tour skating track on the lake. The main track goes along the shore from Kaupinoja to Onkiniemi. The Siilinkari Cafe (in the middle of the lake) serves skaters and walkers alike. There is also an Eastbound track from Kaupinoja and a Northbound route from Siilinkari. Hiking Travel HIT rents all the needed equipment from their equipment rental located in Kaupinoja. Follow their website/Facebook for the up-to-date info on the track and its maintenance.
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Vihioja Discgolf Park
Vihiojan frisbeepuisto
The oldest discgolf course of the Pirkanmaa region since 1994.
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Viikinsaari Island
On a sunny summer day, take a 20-minute boat trip here from Laukontori (few blocks south of the central square). There are beaches for swimming, playgrounds for kids, places for barbecuing (buy food beforehand, there is no store on the island) and a restaurant with a dance pavilion on the island. However, most of the island is a nature reserve, and there is a short nature trail around the island.
Price for the boat: adults €10, seniors and students €8, children (4–17) €5, family €25
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Blockfest
Big urban music festival that brings a wide variety of rappers and hip hop artists.
August
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Circus Ruska Festival
Circus Ruska Festival is the oldest contemporary circus festival in Finland. Five circus tents will be anchored in Southern Park. The festival brings together new contemporary circus acts, where the circus techniques go hand in hand with new expression methods.
August
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Downhill skiing
There are two small skiing hills in Tampere. One is in Hervanta (buses 13, 23 and 30 eastbound). The longest slope in Hervanta is 350 meters with altitude change of 59 meters. The other hill is in Mustavuori (buses 70 and 71 westbound), near Kalkku. The longest slope in Mustavuori is 350 meters with altitude change of 69 meters. Both hills offer courses and equipment rental.
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Fishing
You can fish at the Tammerkoski rapids that run right through the city centre. You must purchase a fishing permit from a nearby R-kioski (Hatanpään valtatie 2), tourist office (Verkatehtaankatu 2) or a vending machine at the wall of restaurant Rosso. You may catch at most three salmonoids a day, whitefish not included.
€4 for 4 hours, €4.50 for full day
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Guided bus tour
A comfy way to get acquainted with the city's attractions and neighbourhoods in less than two hours. Departs from the railway station at 11 during summer months. Tickets are sold in at the tourist office in the railway station.
€17 adults, €4 children
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Hiking
In Finland, everyone has a right of public access to the wilderness provided that you don't cause damage. In Tampere, good hiking/jogging/cycling/skiing grounds with marked paths can be found in the Pyynikki and Kauppi forests. In Hervanta, there's a popular 4-km loop trail around lake Suolijärvi (take bus number 30 to get there).
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Ice swimming
During winter, you can combine sauna with ice swimming: drill a hole into the ice cover of a lake and hop in! The water under the ice stays at constant temperature of +4°C, and is very refreshing. You can try ice swimming at Kaupinojan sauna or Rauhaniemen kansankylpylä on Rauhaniementie near hotel Holiday Club Tampere.
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Ice walking
A popular pastime during sunny midwinter day is to go for an ice walk. In March people walk the kilometre to the small island of Siilinkari on lake Näsijärvi and have a picnic. This is only safe when the lake is well-frozen. Only go if you see other people doing so; ice-fishers don't count, they go as soon as the ice settles.
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Lost In Music
The aim of Lost In Music is to showcase a cornucopia of new and rising pop-, rock-, indie and metal bands, hiphop and world music – not forgetting the more experimental side.
October
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Monsters of Pop
Monsters of Pop is a three-day festival concentrating on indie-music.
September
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Mukamas – International Puppet Theatre Festival
Mukamas Theatre has organised the international puppet theatre festival in 1999, and since 2000, every two years. It is the biggest international puppetry festival in Finland and it has established its position as an important developer of Finnish puppet theatre.
May
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Pispala Schottische – International Folklore Festival
International folk dancing festival Pispala Schottische gathers together folk dancers and players from all over the world. International and domestic folklore-groups perform in various parts of the city.
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South Park
June. Heavy metal festival in Southern Park. Started in 2014 following the bankruptcy of Sauna Open Air festival.
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Tammerfest City Festival
The biggest city festival in Finland. 80 000 people gather annually to see bands and musical shows in more than 20 different stages in downtown area.
July
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Tammerkosken Sillalla
A Tampere city festival for everyone. The Festival tent of Central Square and clubs all over the city central present more than 30 events, half of which are free if charge!
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Tampere Biennale
Tampere Biennale introduces the most important phenomena in Finnish contemporary music – today’s leading composers and the latest compositions.
April
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Tampere Film Festival
Five days and nights of celebrating film art in Tampere! The thematic special programmes include interesting documentaries, animations, experimental films and short fictions alike.
March
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Tampere Flamenco Festival
Tampere Flamenco festival is the largest and oldest flamenco festival of the Nordic countries.
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Tampere Floral Festival
The Floral Festival decorates the downtown with a huge amount of flowers. There are also a lot of free events and performances. A "Tampere floral girl of the year" is chosen at the festival. The event culminates in a samba parade by the local samba school União da Roseira. Almost all of the festival events are entirely free of charge. There might be some minor charges to some events, such as to go on a Ferris wheel.
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Tampere Guitar Festival
Enjoy spectacular concerts by the world’s greatest guitarists at Tampere Guitar Festival. During the annual festival week there are various concerts, international master classes, and a guitar camp.
June
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Tampere Jazz Happening
Every year the international programme of Tampere Jazz Happening gathers together top names of international jazz and pioneers of the future.
November
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Tampere Kuplii Comics Festival
Tampere Kuplii Comics Festival is a five-day comics festival merryment – bringing together comics makers and enthusiasts from around Finland. The festival hosts exhibitions, sales tables, talk shows, Cosplay-competition and comics signings.
May
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Tampere Theatre Festival
Tampere Theatre Festival is one of the top festivals in Europe, thanks to the fresh and influential programme it offers. The repertoire consists of the Main Programme, Programme Tent, Club Festival Encorebaana, OFF Tampere, The Great Nocturnal Happening and numerous seminars and workshops.
August
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Triennial of Pirkanmaa
The Triennal offers a view to contemporary arts in the Tampere region every three years. The cardinal exhibition venues are TR1, Mältinranta Art Center, the Finnish Labour Museum Werstas and Gallery Saskia but the exhibition also stretches to the Lenin museum, Hiekka Art Museum, Housing Fair of Vuores, Mediatunnel and various city landscape.
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World of Tango
International cross-cultural tango festival designed to recall the roots and starting points of tango art, as well as to create space for the new expressions of other types of urban folk music.
September

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