Tampere

Summary

Tampere is a big city^[1]. Tampere draws 4,160 Wikipedia views per month (big_city category, ranking #147 of 300).^[2]

Key Facts

• Tampere is located in Pirkanmaa^[3].
• Tampere is in the country of Finland^[4].
• Tampere is on the body of water Näsijärvi^[5].
• Tampere is on the body of water Pyhäjärvi^[6].
• Tampere is on the body of water Tammerkoski^[7].
• Tampere's head of government is recorded as Ilmari Nurminen^[8].
• Tampere's instance of is recorded as big city^[9].
• Tampere's instance of is recorded as urban area^[10].
• Tampere's instance of is recorded as municipality of Finland^[11].
• Tampere's instance of is recorded as city^[12].
• Tampere's official language is recorded as Finnish^[13].
• Tampere's shares border with is recorded as Kangasala^[14].
• Tampere's shares border with is recorded as Lempäälä^[15].
• Tampere's shares border with is recorded as Nokia^[16].
• Tampere's shares border with is recorded as Orivesi^[17].
• Tampere's shares border with is recorded as Pirkkala^[18].
• Tampere's shares border with is recorded as Ruovesi^[19].
• Tampere's shares border with is recorded as Ylöjärvi^[20].
• Tampere's founder is recorded as Gustav III of Sweden^[21].
• Tampere's twinned administrative body is recorded as Linz^[22].
• Tampere's twinned administrative body is recorded as Trondheim^[23].
• Tampere's twinned administrative body is recorded as Essen^[24].
• Tampere's twinned administrative body is recorded as Miskolc^[25].
• Tampere's twinned administrative body is recorded as Łódź^[26].
• Tampere's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kaunas^[27].

Body

Founding

Tampere's founder is recorded as Gustav III of Sweden^[21]. October 1, 1779 marks the founding of Tampere^[28].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Tampere include Tampere-Pirkkala Airport^[29], an international airport^[30], in Finland^[31], founded in 1979^[32].

Why It Matters

Tampere draws 4,160 Wikipedia views per month (big_city category, ranking #147 of 300).^[2] Tampere has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] Tampere is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for Tampere include Tampere-Pirkkala Airport^[29], an international airport^[30], in Finland^[31], founded in 1979^[32].