The Tampere City Hall ( fi, Tampereen Raatihuone; sv, Tammerfors rådhus) is a

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building in

Tampere Tampere ( , , ; sv, Tammerfors, ) is a city in the Pirkanmaa region, located in the western part of Finland. Tampere is the most populous inland city in the Nordic countries. It has a population of 244,029; the urban area has a population ...

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bot ...

, situated at the edge of the

Tampere Central Square The Tampere Central Square ( Finnish: Keskustori) is a public square in the centre of Tampere, Finland, along the main street Hämeenkatu. The Central Square is located on the western shore of Tammerkoski and many important buildings in Tampere ...

. The current city hall was built in 1890 and was designed by

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. The palacial building has many halls and the city of Tampere holds many events there. During the Great Strike in 1905, the so-called "Red Manifest" was read from the balcony of the Tampere City Hall.

External links

The Tampere City Hall
at the Tampere city guide

at the ''Koskesta voimaa'' online publication Buildings and structures in Tampere {{Finland-struct-stub