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03.08.2020
Finlayson, Tampere Finlayson is a Finnish textile company founded in 1820, which develops interior textiles under the Finlayson brand. Finlayson has a total of 22 stores of its own, factory shops and shops in Finland and Sweden, as well as an online shop. Jukka Kurttila has been CEO of Finlayson...
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03.08.2020
Moomin Museum, Tempere Mumin Museum (Swedish: Muminmuseet, Finnish: Muumimuseo, formerly known as Moominvalley) is located in Tampere, Finland. The Mumin Museum features illustrations by Tove Jansson (creator of Mumin), 40 miniatures, a table on Mumin events and a small (2.5 meters high) house of Mumin....
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03.08.2020
Sarah Hilden Art Museum Sarah Hilden Art Museum is an art museum located in Syarkäniemi, Tampere. Sarah Hilden, whose name the museum bears, was an entrepreneur in the clothing industry and a great friend of art, who during her lifetime has acquired an extensive collection of Finnish and foreign art....
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03.08.2020
The Werstas Employees Museum The Werstas Employees Museum is a national museum of responsibility located in Tampere. The museum specializes in recording, research and presentation of social and work history and the working population. Since 2012 the Museum of the Deaf, which was previously located in Helsinki,...
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02.08.2020
Spy Museum, Tampere The Museum of Espionage is the first publicly open specialized museum in its field in the world, which deals with international espionage . The museum was founded in 1998. The father of the museum idea is Teppo Turia. Besides the KGB and Stas museum rooms, the museum is unique in...
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02.08.2020
Sarkanniemi, Tampere Sarkanniemi is an amusement park located on the shore of Lake Näsijärvi in Tampere, which was opened in 1975. It is the second largest amusement park in Finland after Linnanmäki and one of the most important tourist destinations in the country....
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02.08.2020
Tampere Cathedral Tampere Cathedral was built between 1902 and 1907. It is located in Jussinküla, Tampere. Until 1923, when it became the Cathedral of Tampere diocese, the church was known as the Church of St. John. The church, which is also of great architectural importance, was designed by...
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02.08.2020
Vapriikki Museum Center, Tampere Vapriikki Museum Center in Tampere, Tampella district Tammerkosken beach, located in the Museum Center, which was opened to the public in autumn 1996 Vapriikki exhibitions dedicated to, among others, Tampere and Pirkanmaa history, science, technology, industry and technology, as well...
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01.08.2020
Equestrian statue of Marshal Mannerheim, Helsinki The bronze equestrian statue of Finnish Marshal Carl Gustav Emil Mannerheim, authored by Aimo Tukiainen, stands in the centre of Helsinki, Finland. It was built in 1960. The bronze statue is 5.4 m high. It is raised on a granite podium, 6.3 m high, 6.3 m long and 2.72 m wide. ...
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01.08.2020
Helsinki Olympic Stadium The Helsinki Olympic Stadium, located in the Töölö district about 2.3 km (1.4 mi) from the centre of the Finnish capital Helsinki, is the largest stadium in the country and is currently used mainly for sports events and large concerts. The stadium is known for being the...
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