This spacious campground on the Pyhäjärvi lakeshore 4.5km south of the city centre (take bus 1 or 11) offers grassed campsites and basic cabins with shared bathroom facilities. It has a pizzeria, a cafe and saunas, as well as bike, row boat, canoe and kayak hire.
Camping Härmälä
Tampere
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2.24 MILES
This bright, modern glass-and-steel exhibition space in the renovated Tampella textile mill hosts regularly changing exhibitions on anything from bicycles…
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An iconic example of National Romantic art nouveau architecture, Tampere's cathedral dates from 1907. Hugo Simberg created the frescoes and stained glass;…
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An entire block of wooden houses – including 32 apartments in five residential buildings, a bakery, a shoemaker, a public sauna, two general shops and a…
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The offbeat spy museum under the Finlayson Centre offers a small but well-assembled display of devices of international espionage, mainly from the Cold…
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Established in 1881, this factory has huge kilns containing a total of 40 tonnes of molten glass kept at a temperature of 1450°C (2642°F). On weekdays, it…
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This worthwhile labour museum has a variety of changing exhibitions covering social history and labour industries. The permanent exhibition consists of…
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This stone observation tower is on the ridge of Pyynikki Park, and has a cafe serving delicious freshly made doughnuts. You can walk from the centre of…
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The beautiful Aleksanterin Kirkko has red brick and green spires and was named in honour of Tsar Alexander II.
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The Finlaysonin Kirkko was built in 1879 as a place of worship for employees of the cotton mill and their families.