Tampella

Tampella is a neighbourhood in the northern part of the city center of , . It consists of the old Tampella factory area, the Armonkallio residential area and the Naistenlahti harbor area.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Vapriikki Museum Centre and Rupriikki Media Museum.

Museum
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The is a cluster of museums operating in the old factory premises of Tampella, in , . The name Vapriikki derives from the Swedish word fabrik, meaning factory.

Museum
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The is a history museum devoted to mass communication. It is located in the , in Tampere, Finland. Rupriikki showcases media history.

Church
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is a Lutheran church in , Finland, and the seat of the Diocese of Tampere. The building was designed in the National Romantic style by Lars Sonck, and built between 1902 and 1907.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jussinkylä and Finlayson.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood in the city center of , . It is located east of and borders Satakunnankatu in the south. To the east and northeast, the district is bounded by a railway and to the northwest by Lapintie.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood in the city center of , , and as the name implies, it consists of the old factory area of , as well as Näsinpuisto, the Mustanlahti harbor area and the residential blocks delimited by and Satakunnankatu.

Suburb
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is a district in , . It was born in the late 1870s as a working-class neighborhood to the eastern outskirts of the town. As Tampere soon expanded, is now a part of the city center between the river and the railway.

Tampella

Latitude
61.50481° or 61° 30′ 17″ north
Longitude
23.76255° or 23° 45′ 45″ east
Population
4,060
Elevation
113 metres (371 feet)
Open location code
9GH5GQ37+W2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1868640066
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
634965
Wiki­data ID
Q5395070
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Tampella” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Tampella”
  • Finnish: “Naistenlahti” (historical)
  • Finnish: “Tampella”
  • Finnish: “Tampellan alue”
  • French: “Tampella”
  • Galician: “Tampella”
  • German: “Tampella”
  • Russian: “Тампелла”
  • Swedish: “Tampella”
  • “Tampella”
  • “Tampella (Tampere)”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Ranta-Tampella and Armonkallio.

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Highlights include Puls & Träning Tampella and Pellavantori.

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