Pajasaari

Pajasaari is an islet in Tampere, Pirkanmaa. Pajasaari is situated nearby to the suburb Finlayson, as well as near Tampella.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Milavida Museum and Särkänniemi.

Milavida Museum

Museum

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Näsilinna is a neo-baroque palace on Näsikallio in Tampere, Finland. It was built by Peter von Nottbeck, son of Wilhelm von Nottbeck, a St. Petersburg-based industrial manager of Finlayson.

Särkänniemi

Theme park

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Tampere is the third largest city in Finland with around 260,000 inhabitants, and around 410,000 in the metropolitan area. Located 170 km north of the Finnish coastal capital Helsinki, it is also the most populous inland town in the Nordic countries.

Vapriikki Museum Centre

Museum

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

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Finlayson and Tampella.

Finlayson

Suburb

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

Tampella

Suburb

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