Tampere - Finland
Tampere - A city between two lakes
Tampere is large enough to provide all the services that a major conference may require; yet small enough to make delegates and their families feel at home during their stay. Hotels, shops and restaurants are all within a walking distance of the conference hall. Tampere is the second largest regional centre in Finland after the Greater Helsinki Area, and the thriving centre of an economic region with about 440 000 people. Located between two large lakes on the banks of the Tammerkoski rapids, Tampere is a beautiful town 170 km north of Helsinki with a population of 210 000. High technology has replaced heavy industry. Buildings that once housed factories on the banks of the rapids are now busy centres of commerce, culture, arts and science. The University of Tampere, the University Hospital, the Tampere University of Technology, the Tampere Centre of Technology, the Technical Research Centre of Finland, among other institutions, make Tampere the leading centre of higher education and research in the country.
- GoTampere - tourist information
- City map of Tampere including hotels and main sites
- Tampere Convention Bureau's visitors guide includes practical information for conference guests visiting Tampere
Finland - Land of the Midnight Sun
Finland is one of the Nordic Countries. Situated in the far northeast of Europe, it is the most northern country in Europe after Iceland. Finland is the sixth largest country in Europe and has some 190 000 lakes. Since 1917 Finland has been an independent republic with two official languages, Finnish and Swedish. Population is 5.1 million and the average density is 16 people to the square kilometre. Climate in Finland is pleasantly warm in summer and a light summer night is an expression to remember. In northern Finland the sun is continuously above the horizon for more than two months. Even further south, the nights do not get really dark, the days being separated by a couple of hours of twilight. Information about Finland in the Internet: