page_title: Tourism in Finland
section_title: Tampere
hierarchical_section_title: Tourism in Finland / Cities / Tampere
caption_attribution_description: English: Tampere from Pyynikki observation tower in Finland Suomi: Tampere nähtynä Pyynikin näkötornista
context_page_description: Finland attracted over 6,8 million foreign tourists in 2018, with 53 per cent coming from other European Union states. In 2017, the value added by tourism was about 4,6 billion euros, or 2.6% of the Finnish GDP, providing approximately 140,200 jobs.
context_section_description: Tampere, also known as the "Manchester of Finland", has often been rated as the most popular city in Finland; perhaps it is precisely for this reason that over the years it has grown into Finland's second largest and the second best-known Finnish city in the world after Helsinki. The old industrial city built on between lakes Näsijärvi and Pyhäjärvi, and along Tammerkoski rapids has also proved to be quite a significant tourist destination with its various national and international events, museums (such as Moomin Museum) market places (such as Tampere Market Hall) and, of course, its Särkänniemi amusement park, not to mention the world-acclaimed nature in Tampere. Tampere's local traditional food "mustamakkara" in particular has aroused a lot of interest in the world, all the way to celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain. Tampere also have been officially declared the "Sauna Capital of the World".
  Many of Finland's most important highways between different cities intersect at Tampere, such as the Helsinki-Tampere Highway (part of E12). Also, air travel to Tampere is via Tampere-Pirkkala Airport, situated in the neighbouring municipality of Pirkkala, a part of Tampere sub-region.
  Tampere is also known for several educational institutions, such as University of Applied Sciences and Police University College; the Tampere University, like the city, is also the second largest of its kind in Finland.
caption: A view from Pyynikki observation tower towards the city centre.
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