Photo Credit:Visit Tampere and Laura Vanzo
Photo Credit:Visit Tampere and Laura Vanzo

Tampere

Finland

Tampere is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Pirkanmaa. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Tampere is approximately 255,000, while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately 417,000. It is the 3rd most populous municipality in Finland, and the second most populous urban area in the country after the Helsinki metropolitan area.

Tampere is the most populous inland city in the Nordic countries.The urban area has a population of approximately 340,000. Tampere is the most important urban, economic and cultural centre in the whole of inland Finland.

Tampere is known as the "Manchester of the North" because of its past as a centre of Finnish industry,which has given rise to its Finnish nickname "Manse" and terms such as "Manserock". Tampere has also been officially declared the "Sauna Capital of the World" because it has the most public saunas in the world.

Tampere is ranked 26th in the list of 446 hipster cities in the world and is often rated as the most popular city in Finland.The positive development of Tampere and the Tampere metropolitan area has continued into the 21st century, largely due to the fact that Tampere is one of the most attractive cities in Finland.

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