Tampere
Tampere (Swedish: Tammerfors) is the third biggest city in Finland. It is the capital of the Pirkanmaa area. Neighbour municipalities are Kangasala, Lempäälä, Nokia, Pirkkala, Vesilahti, Hämeenkyrö, Orivesi, Pälkäne and Ylöjärvi.
Tampere | |
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City | |
| Tampereen kaupunki | |
 Tampere City Centre | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Nickname(s): Manchester of the North, Manse (in Finnish) | |
 Location of Tampere in Finland | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Pirkanmaa |
| Sub-region | Tampere |
| Government | |
| • City manager | Lauri Lyly |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 689.59 km2 (266.25 sq mi) |
| • Land | 525.03 km2 (202.72 sq mi) |
| • Water | 164.56 km2 (63.54 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 166th largest in Finland |
| Population (2019-01-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 235,615 |
| • Rank | 3rd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 448.76/km2 (1,162.3/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 94.9% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.5% |
| • Others | 4.5% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 13.3% |
| • 15 to 64 | 67.5% |
| • 65 or older | 19.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20.25% |
| Website | www.tampere.fi |
The population of Tampere was 215,144 in 2011.[6]
History
Tampere was started in 1779. At 1800's, Tampere became to be a notable industrialized city and one of the biggest cities in Finland.
Gallery
- Gallery
Railway station
Bus station
Laukontori harbour
References
- "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Tammikuu 2019" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003-2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-01-18. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
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