en.infoglobe.cz »
Finland: Tampere – Industrial Metropolis Embraced by Two Lakes II Finland: Tampere – Industrial Metropolis Embraced by Two Lakes II
Published: 30.5.2023
In today’s article we return again to one of the most important Finnish cities. To its industrial heart, Tampere. In the last article we introduced you its atmosphere, visited the downtown, explored the most important sacral buildings and also saw the northern edge of the city that borders Lake Näsijärvi.
Tampere however, offers its visitors a lot more and it would be a shame to let another one of the local attractions and places of interest omissions. Come with us this time go to the south or to explore the unique local museums.
The south side of Tampere shores borders Lake Pyhäjärvi. Directly from the city center leads along the coast of the lake a pleasant path to a large park Pyynikki . The road park offers romantic views of the adjacent lake and is definitely worth taking a walk. Once in the park you will should not miss the lookout tower. The tower in the park is indeed considerably lower than Näsinneula , but enchants a little more scenic views and the adjacent café will especially charm you.
In the café, where you can feel the atmosphere of times gone by, you can enjoy delicious donuts that are home-made. It is said of them that they are the best in the entire Tampere, and you can enjoy them together with Finnish coffee, which was specifically designed to create harmony with local donuts.
For visitors who yearn for knowledge, in Tampere, there are over three dozen museums devoted to various topics from art, history and nature to ice hockey, cars, box or espionage. Worth mentioning, however, are especially two of them. The first unique museum called Moominvalley (Moomin Valley) is part of the Museum of Art and attracts visitors especially children. In Moominvalley, there is a unique collection of images, puppets and three-dimensional scenes come to life through the stories of characters - Moomin characters from books of popular author Tove Jansson.
Moomin stories , which are also known in Czech Republic , represent one of the Finnish cultural phenomena and enjoys immense popularity here. The second man who is its unique focus is Lenin Museum, located a few steps from the main street. Museum has been operating since 1946 and is the only permanent museum in the world dedicated to Lenin.
If you're lucky, you might come across in the center of Tampere on one of the traditional festivals. The most famous events include theater festival in early August, the flower festival at the end of July or the autumn festival of lights.
GPS: 61°29'36.8"N 23°46'27.1"E
Text/photo: PhDr. Josef Levý, Pixabay.com
Related Articles
Published: 14.1.2024
If you visit Rovaniemi in Lapland (a town known for the Santa village) and try a ride on dog or moose pulled carriage among other snow-related activities, there are many other things to see and do.
Published: 25.2.2024
Finnish national parks are considered among the most beautifulin the world. There are thousands of lakes in the southwest of the country and, in the Baltic Sea (near the coast), many islands covered of untouched nordic nature.
Published: 10.6.2015
Right after we traveled through the capitals of the Baltics, we moved by ship to Finland where we paid a visit to beautiful yet bit expensive Helsinki. Still, it would be a mistake to pass it for there is lots to see.
Published: 14.9.2014
Today we go to one of the islands near the Finnish capital of Helsinki. There are many islands yet only one island complex is that important that was with other six Finnish landmarks included to UNESCO’s list.
Published: 18.2.2024
Today we take you to a small harbor town on the coast of Osthrobotnie. The city of Kokkola situated between Oula and Vaasa is not something that we would recommend you for an individual trip, however, if you pass by, you should stop there and see what they have.
Published: 3.3.2024
After another traveling across northern Finland we visit the sixth largest city of the country of thousand lakes – Oulu. The city has long history. Its golden era was in the 19th century when it became world tar production center. Thanks to this Oulu was not just a trade center, but also center of culture, education, and art.
Published: 4.2.2024
In the article we travel to far north and continue in our last story about Rovaniemi. However, we will not stay any longer in northern town. We will travel a few kilometers to the north. There is the place giving tourists the reason to stay in Rovaniemi. It is the home of Santa Claus – Santa Claus Village.
Published: 28.1.2024
You can get easily to Rovaniemi just like to other larger Finnish cities by plane. From the airport you can get to the city by regular public transportation. If you don’t mind long travelling you can get to Rovaniemi by train as well.
Published: 23.5.2023
This is the first of the series of articles on known and unknown cities of the land of thousand lakes, Finland. This time we go to a picturesque industrial town in the lake area of Tampere. It might seem that those are opposite terms, picturesque and industrial. In Tampere, however, they managed to put everything together.
Published: 22.2.2014
Today's article, in which we meet with Finnish specialties, is last of our series on favorite meals and beverages.
Published: 22.12.2016
About five hours on the Baltic Sea starting at Turku, finland, there is an autonomous Finnish province with population which speaks Swedish- Åland Island. Its capital of Mariehamn is home to local parliament or a post office, for instance.
Published: 3.6.2015
After a visit in Riga, Latvia we set off to the last of the Baltic countries – Estonia. Northernmost Baltic country has rich history and amazing sights. We traveled to Tallinn to see those.
Published: 27.5.2015
Our trip to the Baltics region started in Lithuania. There we visited two beautiful cities – Vilnius and Trakai. Today, we move to Latvia, Lithuania’s neighbor. We visit its capital, Riga. The city is truly charming.
Published: 8.9.2014
Today we visit the capital of Helsinki in the country also called Suomi. Despite the city is well-known and sought by tourists, don’t expect crowded streets. As the country in which it is situated, the city is calm and quite quiet.
Published: 8.12.2013
Finland – beautiful and peaceful country. It has thousands lakes and thousands tastes. The following lines are devoted to delicacies of Finish cuisine. It consists of vegetables, fish, dark pastry and milk products. It is not always that healthy as it may seem.
Published: 3.2.2014
In the article today we will explore what type of beverages are the most popular in Finland.
Published: 24.11.2013
Finland, a beautiful and peaceful country that not only has thousands of lakes, but also thousands of flavors. The following lines are devoted to the phenomena of Finnish cuisine that is full of vegetables, fish, brown bread and dairy products.
Published: 16.12.2013
The Finnish cuisine is said to be a simple, fresh, used locally, and the Finns are considered masters of combinations. Today's episode is dedicated to nutrients - dairy products, which together with vegetables, fish and dark bread is one of the basic building blocks of the Finnish diet.
Related Photogallery
After a week, we return to Finland to visit other beautiful places in one of the happiest countri...
Come with us to visit Northeast Europe, more precisely the Nordic state of Finland. In addition t...