Tampere
city in the region of Pirkanmaa in Finland
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Tampere is a place in Finland.[1] It was established on October 1, 1779.[2][3] The official language is Finnish.[4][5]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Pirkanmaa[3]
- Country: Finland[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Näsijärvi[5], Pyhäjärvi[6], Tammerkoski[7]
- Head of government: Ilmari Nurminen[8]
- Instance of: urban area[9], municipality of Finland[10], city[11]
- Official language: Finnish[12]
- Shares border with: Kangasala[13], Lempäälä[14], Nokia[15], Orivesi[16], Pirkkala[17], Ruovesi[18], Ylöjärvi[19]
- Founder: Gustav III of Sweden[20]
- Twinned administrative body: Linz[21], Trondheim[22], Essen[23], Miskolc[24], Łódź[25], Kaunas[26], Chemnitz[27], Klaksvík[28], Mwanza[29], Tartu City[30], Kyiv[31], Kópavogsbær[32], Odense[33], Olomouc[34]
- Legislative body: Tampere City Council[35]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Tampere[36]
- Postal code: 33100–33900[37]
- Commons category: Tampere[38]
- Located in time zone: UTC+02:00[39], UTC+03:00[40]
- Inception: October 1, 1779[41]
- Official website: https://www.tampere.fi/[42]
- Topic's main category: Category:Tampere[43]
- Commons gallery: Tampere[44]
- Population: 220,701[45], 225,118[46], 231,853[47], 193,174[48], 195,468[49], 197,774[50], 199,823[51], 200,966[52], 202,932[53], 204,337[54], 206,368[55], 207,866[56]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Tampere include Tampere-Pirkkala Airport[57], an international airport[58], in Finland[59], founded in 1979[60].
Why It Matters
Tampere has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61] Tampere is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]
Entities named for Tampere include Tampere-Pirkkala Airport[57], an international airport[58], in Finland[59], founded in 1979[60].