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Welcome to the Tampere Region!

The Tampere Region, the second largest region by population in Finland, is a modern concentration of industry, commerce, services and education.

The region provides its residents with opportunities of work and prosperity, good traffic connections and attractive living conditions in an environment that combines the centrally located towns with clean nature and rural landscapes close at hand.

 

Tourist Guide 2010 (pdf)

Facts and links
The Tampere Region:
* Population approx. 469 000 (population of Finland as a whole approx. 5.3 mill.)
* The second largest of Finland's regions
* Largest centre Tampere,
with 320 280 inhabitants
* A white, snowy winter, green spring, full-bodied, warm summer and bright, plentiful autumn
* The region has an area of 14 658 km2 , half the size of Belgium
* Land area 12 613 km², lakes and waterways 2045 km²
* Comprises 28 municipalities and 6 subregions
* GDP index in 2004 was 111,4 (EU 25 = 100) ,
varies in the range 71,0 - 122,9 within the region
* Tampere is regarded as the most desirable place to live and study
Sights: Tampere and Region Tourist Guide 2009







 
The Council of Tampere Region Open 9-15, tel. +358 3 248 1111, fax +358 3 2481 250
Julkaisujärjestelmä: Mediasignal Communications