Verkaranta

Verkaranta is a retail building in Tampere, Pirkanmaa which is located on Verkatehtaankatu. Verkaranta is situated nearby to the park Verkatehtaanpuisto, as well as near the power station Alakoski Power Plant.

Type: Retail building
Address: Verkatehtaankatu 2, Tampere, 33100
Roof shape: gabled

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tampere Theatre and Nokia Arena.

Tampere Theatre

Theater building

Photo: Juho Paavisto, Public domain.

The Tampere Theatre is one of the two main active theatres in Tampere, Finland, along with the Tampere Workers' Theatre. The theatre was started in 1904 and the opening ceremony was held in 1913. Tampere Theatre is situated 210 metres northwest of Verkaranta.

Nokia Arena

Stadium

Photo: Kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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. Nokia Arena is situated 590 metres southeast of Verkaranta.

Koskikeskus

Shopping center

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.

Koskikeskus is a shopping center in Kyttälä, Tampere, Finland, next to Sokos Hotel Ilves. It was opened in March 1988, when it was the largest shopping center in Finland at the time. Koskikeskus is situated 150 metres southeast of Verkaranta.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kyttälä and Ratina.

Kyttälä

Suburb

Photo: Methem, Public domain.

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

Ratina

Suburb

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.

Ratina is a district in the center of Tampere, Finland, on the east side of Tammerkoski. The Ratina Stadium, Tampere Bus Station and Tampere's largest shopping mall, the Ratina shopping centre, are located in the district, among others.