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English: Editable Vector Map of the Tampere Finland in SVG format. Can be edited in the following programs: Adobe Illustrator, CorelDraw, InkScape Principal streets and roads, names places, residential streets and roads, road number labels, water objects, land use areas.
It is located just a few hundred meters from Tampere Central Square. Square's beach serves as a harbor for cruise ships to the Viikinsaari island and the city of Hämeenlinna in the summer. Laukontori got its name from the first steamboat sailing on Lake Pyhäjärvi, the Laukko paddle steamer, which was built in 1859 but scrapped as early as 1864.
On his map the street had grown in length to the west and reached Kortelahdenkatu (at that time named Brahe Lång Gatan or Brahen Pitkäkatu). Uusikatu became the street's official name in 1868. [ 10 ] : 17–18, 61–62, 64 [ 11 ] : 54, 59 The street was repeatedly lengthened to the west, and because of heightened fire safety after the Tampere ...
The Central Square is located on the western shore of Tammerkoski and many important buildings in Tampere are located near it. These include the Tampere City Hall, the Tampere City Central Office Building, the Old Church of Tampere and the Tampere Theatre. The Central Square was called Kauppatori ("Market Square") until 1936.
Hotel Ilves (officially Sokos Hotel Ilves) is an 18-storey hotel in the centre of Tampere, Finland. It was designed by architect Maunu Kitunen and was completed in 1986. [1] The hotel has a total of 336 guest rooms and five restaurants. At 63 metres (207 ft) tall, the hotel is one of the tallest buildings in Finland outside Helsinki ...
On 31 May 2004, the City Council's planning department decided that the bus station would remain in its original location. A major renovation of the Tampere bus station began in December 2007, which lasted about a year, where the departure platforms were moved to the east of the station, and the parking spaces for buses were removed. [7]
Tampere was originally the northern terminus of the Hämeenlinna-Tampere railway opened in 1876. Until 1882 it was Finland's northernmost station until Vaasa replaced it. [3]: 243 However, Tampere soon became an important intersection station for railways in three directions. The so-called old Ostrobothnia railway was opened in 1883, curving to ...
Tampere is the most populous inland city in the Nordic countries. [13] The urban area has a population of approximately 340,000. [5] Tampere is considered to be the most important urban, economic and cultural centre in the whole of inland Finland. [14] Tampere and its surroundings are part of the historic province of Satakunta.