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, the second largest city and

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, can be divided into various sorts of subdivisions. The subdivisions include neighbourhoods, districts, major districts and

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areas. The plethora of different official ways to divide the city is a source of some confusion to the inhabitants, as different kinds of subdivisions often share similar or identical names.

Districts

List of Tampere districts and quarters

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Nalkala Nalkala is a neighbourhood in the city of Tampere, Finland, covering the southern part of the city center from Hämeenkatu to the Laukontori market square. The district is bordered by the lower reaches of Tammerkoski, the Ratina estuary, Lake ...

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Kaakinmaa Kaakinmaa is a district in Tampere, Finland, located in the city center. It includes the area south of Pyynikki Church Park (''Pyynikin kirkkopuisto'') between the Hämeenpuisto park and the Mariankatu street. To the south, the area extends to ...

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Pyynikinrinne Pyynikinrinne is a district of Tampere, Finland. It is located west of the city center. Pyynikinrinne is bordered on the south by the Pyynikki Esker nature reserve, on the north by Pirkankatu and on the east by Mariankatu. The western boundary ...

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Särkänniemi Särkänniemi (; translates to "Cape of Sandbank") is an amusement park in Tampere, Finland, located in the district by the same name. The park features an aquarium, a planetarium, a children's zoo, an art museum and an observation tower N� ...

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Tampella Oy Tampella Ab was a Finnish heavy industry manufacturer, a maker of paper machines, locomotives, military weaponry, as well as wood-based products such as packaging. The company was based mainly in the Naistenlahti district of the city of ...

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Jussinkylä Jussinkylä (also known as Juhannuskylä) is a neighbourhood in the city center of Tampere, Finland. It is located east of Tammerkoski and borders Satakunnankatu in the south. To the east and northeast, the district is bounded by a railway and to ...

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Kyttälä 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 an ...

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Osmonmäki Osmonmäki is a district in the center of Tampere, Finland. The immediate neighbors of the area are Tammela, Tampella, Lappi and Petsamo Petsamo may refer to: * Petsamo Province, a province of Finland from 1921 to 1922 * Petsamo, Tampere, a dis ...

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Tulli Tulli is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alessandro Tulli (born 1982), Italian footballer * Frank Tulli (born 1944), American former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives * Giacomo Tulli (born 1987), I ...

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Kalevanharju Kalevanharju () is a district of Tampere, Finland. It is bordered on the north by Liisankallio, on the northeast by Kaleva, on the east by Kalevanrinne, on the south by Hatanpää, on the west by Ratina and on the northwest by Tulli. The Centra ...

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Hatanpää Hatanpää () is a district in Tampere, Finland, located in the southern part of the city center on the shores of Lake Pyhäjärvi. Hatanpää is actually a peninsula that protrudes towards the lake, leaving the waters of Viinikanlahti Bay to ...

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Pyynikki Pyynikki ( sv, Pynike) is a district and a nature reserve in Tampere, Finland. It is located in the Pyynikinharju ridge, between the city center and the western district of Pispala Pispala is a city area 2.5 km from the centre of Tamp ...

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Sampo In Finnish mythology, the ''Sampo'' () is a magical device or object described in many different ways that was constructed by the blacksmith Ilmarinen and that brought riches and good fortune to its holder, akin to the horn of plenty (cornucopi ...

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Kalevanrinne Kalevanrinne is a district of Tampere, Finland. It is located in the Sampo area between the districts of Kaleva and Järvensivu, bordering Liisankallio and Kalevanharju in the west, Hakametsä and Vuohenoja in the east. The city plan of K ...

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Liisankallio Liisankallio is a district of Tampere, Finland. The district, formerly known as ''Tammelan vainio'' ("Tammela Field"), is located east of the Tammela and Tulli districts. To the north is the Petsamo district, to the east are Kaleva and Kalevanri ...

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Petsamo Petsamo may refer to: * Petsamo Province, a province of Finland from 1921 to 1922 * Petsamo, Tampere, a district in Tampere, Finland * Pechengsky District, Russia, formerly known as Petsamo * Pechenga (urban-type settlement), Murmansk Oblast ...

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Lapinniemi Lapinniemi () is a district in the northern part of Tampere, Finland. It is located on a peninsula formed on the shores of Lake Näsijärvi. Neighboring parts of the city are Petsamo, Lappi and Tampella. It is about a kilometer from the city cen ...

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Kauppi Kauppi is a Finnish surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Emil Kauppi (1865–1930), Finnish composer * Kalle Kauppi (1892–1961), Finnish legal scholar and politician *Waino Kauppi (1898-1932), musician * Raili Kauppi (1920–1995), ...

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Kissanmaa Kissanmaa is a district in the eastern part of Tampere, Finland, along the Teiskontie street. It belongs to the subdivision of Sampo, and it is located 3 kilometers from the city center. Kissanmaa is surrounded by Ruotula and Uusikylä in the ea ...

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Viinikka Viinikka is a district of Tampere, Finland, located 1,5 kilometers southeast of its city center on the west side of Lake Iides. Its neighboring district is Nekala. Its construction began in 1914 on the former lands of Hatanpää Manor.Louhivaara ...

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Nekala Nekala is a neighbourhood in the district of Iides in the city of Tampere, Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden ...

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Vihioja Vihioja is a district in Tampere, Finland. Together with Nekala and Jokipohja, it forms the larger Nekala subdivision. Vihioja is bordered on the north by Nekala, on the east by Jokipohja, on the south by Koivistonkylä and on the west by Hatanpä ...

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Takahuhti Takahuhti is a district in Tampere, Finland. It is located in eastern part of the city, close to Atala, Linnainmaa, Kissanmaa and Messukylä. There are many prehistoric residences and finds in the area. Takahuhti was the largest village in M ...

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Hakametsä Hakametsä is a smaller district of Tampere, Finland, located about four kilometers from its city center. The neighboring parts of Hakametsä are Huikas, Ristinarkku, Messukylä, Vuohenoja, Kalevanrinne, Kaleva, Kissanmaa and Uusikylä. Hakam ...

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Ristinarkku Ristinarkku () is a district in Tampere, Finland. The district also includes the Janka's residential area. There are a school and several retail stores in the area. The area is close to the city center and has apartment buildings as well as ...

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Messukylä Messukylä ( sv, Messukylä, also ) is a former municipality of Finland which was annexed by the city of Tampere in 1947. The medieval stone church (built c. 1540) in Messukylä is the oldest building in Tampere. During the Civil War (1918), M ...

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Kumpula Kumpula ( sv, Gumtäkt) is a verdant neighbourhood in Helsinki, bordered by Eastern Pasila to the west, Vallila to the south, Käpylä and Koskela to the north and Toukola and Arabianranta to the east. As of January 1, 2003, Kumpula had approx ...

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Linnainmaa Linnainmaa is a district of about 6,000 inhabitants in the eastern part of Tampere, Finland, about six kilometers from the Keskusta, Tampere, city center. Tampere's eastern bypass borders Linnainmaa in the west, and Finnish national road 12, Highw ...

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Hankkio Hankkio is a district in Tampere, Finland, located in the eastern part of the city. The neighboring parts of the city are Messukylä, Ristinarkku, Linnainmaa, Vehmainen, Haihara, Kaukajärvi and Viiala. The Hankkio district is bordered on the ...

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Turtola Pello (formerly Turtola) is a municipality of Finland. It is located approximately north of the Arctic Circle in the western part of the province of Lapland, and is part of the Lapland region. The municipality is on the national border with S ...

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Viiala Viiala is a former municipality of Finland. On 1 January 2007, it was consolidated with Toijala to form the town of Akaa. Viiala is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality had a populat ...

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Haihara Haihara () is a small district in Tampere, Finland, located about seven kilometers from the city center. Haihara is bordered on the south by Kaukajärvi, on the west by Viiala and on the north by Hankkio. In 2014, Haihara had 199 inhabitants. Af ...

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Hallila Hallila is a suburb in Tampere, Finland. Hallila is located between Korkinmäki and Hervanta near Highway 9. Approximately 4,000 people live in Hallila. In Hallila there is a grocery store, a pizzeria, a hairdresser, and a pub. Services provided ...

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Hervanta Hervanta is a large suburb, or satellite city, of Tampere in Finland, located next to Hallila some 10 km south of the city centre. Home to a population of over 26,000, Hervanta is best known for its prefabricated blocks of flats. The total ...

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Rusko Rusko () is a municipality of Finland. It is located in Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density Population densit ...

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Sarankulma Sarankulma is a district located in the southern part of Tampere, Finland. It borders Härmälä in the north, Peltolammi in the east and the Pirkkala's municipal border in the west. There is industry in the area and former editorial office o ...

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Rautaharkko Rautaharkko is a district of Tampere, Finland, located about three kilometers from the Keskusta, Tampere, city center. Rautaharkko is bordered on the west by Rantaperkiö, on the east by Taatala and Nirva, on the south by Lakalaiva and on the north ...

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Koivistonkylä Koivistonkylä (also nicknamed Koikkari among the locals) is a district located in the southern part of Tampere, Finland. It borders Nekala in the north, Rautaharkko in the west, Taatala in the south and Veisu in the east. Many ice hockey ...

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Multisilta Multisilta () is the southern suburb

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Pispala Pispala is a city area 2.5 km from the centre of Tampere, Finland. It is located on the northern slope of Pispalanharju, the highest esker in Finland. Together with Pyynikki, Pispala is widely considered the most beautiful area of Tam ...

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Hyhky Hyhky ( sv, Hycky or ''Hyhkö'') is a district in the northwestern part of Tampere, Finland. It is bordered on the north by Lielahti, on the east by Ala-Pispala, on the south by Kaarila and on the west by Epilä. The village of Hyhky, whic ...

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Tahmela Tahmela is a district in Tampere, Finland. It is located between Ylä-Pispala and Pyynikki on the shores of Lake Pyhäjärvi. There is a Varala Sports College in Tahmela. There are rental agricultural plots on the shore of Tahmela, and Kurpit ...

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Ala-Pispala Pispala is a city area 2.5 km from the centre of Tampere, Finland. It is located on the northern slope of Pispalanharju, the highest esker in Finland. Together with Pyynikki, Pispala is widely considered the most beautiful area of Tam ...

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Santalahti Santalahti is a district in the western part of Tampere, Finland. It borders Lake Näsijärvi in the north, the Särkänniemi district in the east, Ylä-Pispala and Ala-Pispala in the south and Lielahti in the west. The town plan of Santalahti ...

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Epilä Epilä is a district in Tampere, Finland. The area is bordered on the north by the Tampere–Pori railway and Lielahti, on the east by Hyhky's Vaakonkatu, on the west by Rahola and on the south by Kaarila. Epilä has been permanently inha ...

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Tesoma Tesoma is a district in Tampere, Finland, located west of the city centre. It largely comprises Lake Tesoma with its surroundings, including the quarters: Epilänharju, Tohloppi, Haukiluoma, Lamminpää, Myllypuro, Ikuri, Ristimäki and Tesoma ...

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Epilänharju Epilänharju is a district of Tampere, Finland. The district is bordered on the north by Lamminpää, on the east by Lielahti, on the south by Epilä and on the west by Tohloppi and Ristimäki. The Epilänharju district is home to the form ...

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Tohloppi Tohloppi is a district of Tampere, Finland. It is located in western part of Tampere, about seven kilometers from the city center near the Tesomajärvi district. The other neighboring parts of the district also are Ikuri, Lamminpää, Epilänha ...

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Myllypuro Myllypuro (Finnish), Kvarnbäcken (Swedish) is an East Helsinki's neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land ...

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Ikuri Ikuri is one of the westernmost districts of Tampere, Finland, near the border of Nokia. The streets in the district have been named in a rural fashion, such as ''Maamiehentie'' ("Farmer Street"), ''Heinämiehentie'' ("Hay Cutter Street") and '' ...

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Ristimäki Ristimäki is a neighbourhood in the city of Tampere, Finland, It is bordered on the north by Tohloppi, on the east by Epilänharju, on the west by Tesomajärvi and on the south by the Tampere-Pori railway. Mediapolis, YLE's office, and Te ...

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Tesomajärvi Tesomajärvi (sometimes speaking only Tesoma) is a district in the southwestern part of Tampere, Finland, belonging part of Tesoma's planning area.

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Lielahti Lielahti ( sv, Lielax) is a suburb in the city of Tampere, Finland, with important industrial and commercial facilities. Lielahti was annexed to the city in 1950 from Ylöjärvi parish. Lielahti lies about 7 kilometres west from the city centre. ...

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Lentävänniemi Lentävänniemi () is a district in the western part of Tampere on the shores of Lake Näsijärvi in Pirkanmaa, Finland. It belongs to the northwestern part of the city and borders the Niemi and Niemenranta borders on the southwest. There ar ...

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Nurmi Nurmi is a Finnish surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Anne Nurmi (born 1968), Finnish singer, composer and keyboard player, a member of the band Lacrimosa * Dovima Nurmi, Spanish drag queen * Juha Nurmi (born 1959), Finnish ret ...

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Sorila Sorila is a district in the northern part of Tampere, Finland. The neighboring parts of the city are Nurmi, Aitoniemi, Kämmenniemi and Viitapohja. In the district, there is the old municipal center of the former municipality of Aitolahti. Soril ...

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Kämmenniemi Kämmenniemi () is a district, a statistical area and an urban area of Tampere, Finland, located in the area of the former municipality of Teisko. The regional road 338 between Tampere and Ruovesi runs through Kämmenniemi. The distance from the ...

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External links

Tampereen tilastoalueet - Paikkatietopalvelu
(in Finnish)
Tampere alueittain; Tampereen kaupunki 2013
(in Finnish)
Karttapalvelu; Tampere.fi (karttataso: hallinnolliset yksiköt / tilastoalueet)
(in Finnish)
Tilastoalueittainen väestöhistoria, Oskari - Kartat.tampere.fi
(in Finnish) {{Commons category, Districts of Tampere Tampere

Districts

List of Tampere districts and quarters

See also

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