Culture and sports
Culture in Tampere
Tampere is a lively cultural city with something on offer every day. Almost all of the city’s cultural venues offer a discount on the admission fee with a student card, or even free entry. The City of Tampere museums also organise special student days, when, in addition to even cheaper admission than usual, there is also additional programme. Explore what the student days include – more info on the City’s website!
The city’s orchestra, Tampere Philharmonic, offers students a same-day concert ticket at a very low price. The orchestra also has a Young Listener Club for under-27s, through which you can even get into chamber music concerts for free. Tampere Philharmonic benefits for students and young people can be found on Tampere Philharmonic’s website.
The City of Tampere cultural services organise a lot of free activities in different parts of the city. Park concerts, art exhibitions and public artworks bring cultural experiences into everyday life. You can easily find all free events and services on the “Culture for everyone free of charge” page on the City’s website.
Tampere’s event calendar is a showcase of everything that is happening in the city. In the calendar, you can filter the view by category, venue or neighbourhood, and you are sure to find something new to experience every day. Tampere event calendar can be found on its own website here.
Youth services
International youth work
Young people aged 18-30 can volunteer through the European Solidarity Corps programme. An international coordinator from Youth Services will help you find a volunteer placement and support you throughout the process. More info on international youth work can be found on the City’s website!
Connecting point
Are you interested in topics related to internationalisation and the cultures of different countries, or would you like to join an activity where the main language is English? Join our open group to spend time in good company and learn about different countries and cultures through various activities. The target group for these activities is 16–29.More info on the international youth work can be found on the City’s website!
Youth Culture Centre Monitoimitalo 13
Monitoimitalo 13 is the Culture Centre of the City of Tampere’s youth services, offering a wide range of leisure and culture facilities for young poeple. The culture centre offers both open and guided activities, workshops, events, courses and facilities for rent. Monitoimitalo 13 is located in the centre of Tampere, right next to Hotel Tammer, the main fire station and Koskipuisto park. The building is located at Pellavatehtaankatu 4. More info on the youth culture centre Monitoimitalo 13 can be found on the City’s website!
Youth Centre Kolo (Koskikeskus)
Kolo is located in shopping centre Koskikeskus, at Hatanpään valtatie 1 (entrance from Otavalankatu, 0th floor). Kolo is open for 20-29-year-olds on Tuesdays at 18:30-21. You can hang out casually with youth leaders and other young adults in Kolo. During the young adult evenings there is usually some guided programme that always has voluntary participation. There are always snacks, billiards, consoles and games available in the space.
LGBTIQ+ youth centre Kaareva
Kaareva is located in Youth Centre Kolo in Koskikeskus. Kaareva is open for 13-29-years-old young people interested in LGBTIQ+ themes. The Tampere youth services’ guidelines for safer spaces are applied. Kaareva is open on Mondays from 16-21.
Exercise
Beaches and winter swimming places
There are 33 beaches in Tampere and opportunities for winter swimming during the winter. Some winter swimming places also have sauna available. More info on beaches can be found on the City’s website. You can read about winter swimming places on the City’s website, as well.
Swimming pools and the Outdoor Swimming Pool
There are four swimming pools in Tampere: in Hervanta, in Kaleva (swimming centre), in Pyynikki and in Tesoma. During the summer, the swimming centre also features the Outdoor Swimming Pool. More info on swimming pools and the Outdoor Swimming Pool can be found on the City’s website!
Gyms and outdoor fitness equipment
Around the city, you can find 63 outdoor fitness gyms that allow you to keep up your muscular fitness alongside outdoor recreation. The characteristics of the outdoor gyms range from light devices to self-adjusted devices where it is possible to set weights that suit you best. In addition, there are well-equipped gyms in connection with some indoor sports facilities and swimming pools, and you can purchase a one-time entrance fee in the online store. For Hervanta swimming pool customers, the gym visit is included in the swimming fee. More info on gyms and outdoor fitness equipment can be found on the City’s website.
Outdoor activities
Get to know different hiking and boating opportunities, nature paths and nature excursions!
Outdoor activities – more info on the City’s website!
Tampere city region hiking and outdoor map service (in Finnish).
Koulukatu field and artificial ice rink – more info on the City’s website! (basketball during summer, skating and ice hockey during winter)
Beach volleyball fields, frisbee golf tracks and skateboarding
There are fourteen beach volleyball courts maintained by the City in Tampere. No booking is needed for these courts (except in Kaukajärvi) and using them is free of charge.
Beach volleyball courts – more info on the City’s website!
Lielahti Sports Park – more info on the City’s website!
Sports Parks
You can exercise in many ways in the Sports Parks – get to know the places and find your own pick!
Lielahti Sports Park: there is an artificial grass pitch in the lower part of the sports park, which is frozen in winter as an artificial ice rink, and in summer the pitch is used for baseball and football. The lower field also has a hockey pitch and a pathway for lounging, divided by asphalt paintings. The upper field of the park is divided into five areas separated by an obstacle course. These include a 60-metre running track and long jump area, an outdoor gym, a sports play area, a small games and parkour area and a beach volleyball court.More info on Lielahti Sports Park can be found on the City’s website!
Kaleva Sports Park: many activities are offered in this park in summer, including marked areas for different games, Decomark play patterns, basketball, table tennis, a sportpoint exercise circle and a beach volleyball court. In winter, Sorsapuisto is a skating venue with an ice rink. In the summer, the rink serves as a roller hockey field. More info on Kaleva Sports Park can be found on the City’s website!
Ahvenisjärvi Sports Park is a versatile sports venue, where in the summer you can play ball games on an artificial grass court and basketball on a separate basketball court. An outdoor gym is also located next to the area. In winter, the rink turns into an artificial ice area, where it is possible to start the winter skating season earlier than on natural ice rinks.More info on Ahvenisjärvi Sports Park can be found on the City’s website!
Kauppi Sports Park
Hiking trails in the summer and ski tracks in the winter. The outdoor recreation opportunities offered by Kauppi National Park area second to none. The location of Kauppi only a stone’s throw away from Tampere city centre on the shores of Näsijärvi Lake make this area an excellent destination for daily exercise.
The forests of Kauppi are crisscrossed by a number of exercise routes of different lengths. Kunto Kolmonen, for example, is a popular route near Näsijärvi Lake. In the heart of the Sports Park, there is the Kauppi stadium that has Finnish baseball (pesäpallo) games in the summer and that acts as a ski stadium in the winter. There are several grass and artificial turf pitches near the stadium as well as an artificial turf pitch with under-soil heating, allowing recreational use even during colder seasons. The maintenance building next to the stadium has changing rooms.
Hiking and trails
Tampere has many outdoor areas for hikers, ranging from the magnificent eskers of Pyynikki near the city centre and the forests of Kauppi, Niihama and Hervanta to the hiking areas of Velaatta and Teisko further away, including Kintulammi, whether you wish to get some exercise or are merely looking for refreshment in the bosom of nature. Many exercise routes are turned into skiing tracks in winter. More info on hiking can be found on the City’s website!
Tampere’s location between Lake Pyhäjärvi and Lake Näsijärvi creates great opportunities for boating and outdoor activities on lakeshores.
Skiing tracks
The City offers diverse possibilities for cross-country skiing. An extensive track network maintained with modern machinery and professional skill is available for skiers. Around 85 kilometres of lighted tracks are available, and the total length of the track network is around 120 to 130 kilometres, depending on the snow situation. See the track network map service for the up-to-date situation of tracks. More info on skiing tracks can be found on the City’s website!
Tampere outdoors condition map service (in Finnish)
Artificial and skating rinks
When the weather permits in winter, more than a hundred pitches in parks and playing fields are used for ice skating. In addition to parks, skating venues can be found in school playgrounds, in addition to other outdoor ice hockey and skating rinks. The venues are in usable condition when their lights are on in the evenings.
On weekdays, the skating venues are mainly used by schools and day-care centres during the day, and some evening and weekend slots are also allocated in the ice hockey rinks. At other times, the skating venues and ice rinks can be used freely. You can check the rinks’ notice boards and the Timmi facilities booking system for any reservations.
Playing games are permitted at most of the venues. The venues intended for games always have ice hockey goals. Some venues are reserved for younger users’ skating practice only. Skating venues are maintained by several units of the City. Contact and feedback to the Tampere service point.
More info on artificial and skating rinks can be found on the City’s website.