The Tampere Hall (; ) is the largest

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centre in the

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, located in the southern edge of Sorsapuisto, in the centre of

Tampere Tampere is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Pirkanmaa. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Tampere is approximately , while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately . It is the most populous mu ...

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. It was inaugurated on September 29, 1990. Opposite of the Tampere Hall is the main building of the

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, and the

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is only half a kilometre away. The seating capacity of the main auditorium is 1,756. Tampere Hall main auditorium 1

Due to its central location, Tampere Hall hosts many small fairs and conventions, including the first ever Finncon in Tampere. The event with the largest number of visitors to Tampere Hall is Tracon, the annual role-playing and anime

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event. The Tampere Opera and the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra are also based there. The managing director of the Tampere Hall is Paulina Ahokas. Kalervo Kummola served as the managing director from 2004 to 2011. Previous managing directors have included Carl Öhman, and Kaarina Suonio. As of the year 2015, the Tampere Hall has been chosen as the best congress venue in Finland seven times.

References

External links

Tampere Hall's website
{{Tampere Cityscape Buildings and structures in Tampere Concert halls in Finland Tourist attractions in Tampere