1. TAMPERE
& Pirkanmaa

2. WHERE ARE WE?

3. TAMPERE ESSENTIALS black sausage - mustamakkara ice-hockey Näsinneula
Tammerkoski
Information Technology

4. ICE HOCKEY birthplace of Finnish ice-hockey
two teams divide the population

5. MUSTAMAKKARA national food of Tampere blood sausage
looks suspicious but tastes great!!
with milk and lingonberry jam

6. NÄSINNEULA famous landmark of Tampere tallest tower in Scandinavia
also marks the place of the amusement park Särkänniemi

7. TAMMERKOSKI-RAPID runs through the centre of Tampere
Tampere was built around Tammerkoski
water power supplier
good for fishing too!

8. TAMMERKOSKI-RAPID
© The City of Tampere

9. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Small town of Nokia neighbours Tampere
Tampere is Nokia’s major R&D centre
Internet and GSM are widely used
eLearning

11. PIRKANMAA PROVINCE Total of 33 towns and villages (including Tampere)
Area of km2
Population