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 industrial building Alakoski power plant.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tammerkoski and Koskikeskus.

Tammerkoski

River

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Tammerkoski is a channel of rapids in Tampere, Finland. The city of Tampere is located between two lakes, Näsijärvi and Pyhäjärvi. The difference in altitude between these two is 18 metres and the water flows from Näsijärvi to Pyhäjärvi through the Tammerkoski rapids.

Koskikeskus

Shopping center

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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.

Nokia Arena

Stadium

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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. Nokia Arena is situated 590 metres southeast of Verkaranta.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kyttälä and Ratina.

Kyttälä

Suburb

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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

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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.