Summer memo: opening hours of city services and tips about summer activities

15.06.2012 10:04

Lake Näsijärvi is shimmering, the parks are green and blooming and the city streets are brimming with happy vacationers. Summer has begun in the city. Tampere offers lots to see and experience in the summer for people of all ages.

The smallest ones in the family can enjoy the world’s first Angry Birds Land amusement park that is now a part of the Särkänniemi Adventure Park. The Sara Hildén Art Museum, located beside the adventure park, attracts art lovers with modernist classics, such as works by Picasso and Miró. The Museum Centre Vapriikki is currently showing William Lomax’s Tampere-themed photographs from the 1880s and onward as well as the humoristic and whimsical bird-themed In Flight exhibition.

The summer’s speediest sports camp, Stadium Sports Camp, will gather together 1,800 children and youth at the Tampere Exhibition and Sports Centre in late July - early August. This is the first time the event is being organised in Finland.

You can also spend an unforgettable summer day at the Housing Fair in the Vuores area of Tampere from 13 July to 12 August 2012. The theme of the Housing Fair is the modern garden city, so the fair at Vuores will offer tips on energy-efficient construction and high-quality green building.

You can experience wonders free of charge on a guided nature tour of the Arboretum, for example. On the cultural trails, you can take time on your own to get to know Tampere from a completely new perspective. The verdant Viikinsaari island park is a splendid spot for a picnic.

Below you can find information about the summer opening hours of city services along with tips about summer events and other activities.

Have a happy summer!

City offices

The City of Tampere’s service and advice points are open in the summer, too.

Culture and events

The Cultural Affairs website provides information about summer events. Places like Viikinsaari, the Haihara Art Centre and the Laikunlava stage play host to events all summer long. There are plenty of events for children.

Museums

Opening hours of Tampere’s museums
All museums are closed 22–24 June for Midsummer.

Amuri Museum of Workers’ Housing
Tuesday to Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Closed on Mondays

Moomin Valley
Tuesday to Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Closed on Mondays

Rupriikki Media Museum
Tuesday to Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Closed on Mondays

Sara Hildén Art Museum
Monday to Sunday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Closed from 27 August to 14 September

Tampere Art Museum
Tuesday to Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Closed on Mondays

Tampere Mineral Museum
Tuesday to Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Closed on Mondays

TR1 Exhibition Centre
Tuesday to Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Closed on Mondays

Vapriikki
Tuesday to Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Closed on Mondays

Libraries

The city’s libraries are open all summer long, with the exception of Midsummer (22–24 June). See more detailed opening hours on the library websites.

Safety information

The general emergency number is 112.

Social and health services

From 25 June to 5 August, the health centre services of the City of Tampere will be centralised to the Hatanpää, Hervanta, Tammelakeskus and Tesoma health centres. The other health centres, i.e. the Atala, Kaukajärvi, Kämmenniemi, Lielahti, Linnainmaa, Pyynikki and Rahola-Pispala centres, will be closed from 25 June to 5 August. Only patients requiring immediate care will be treated at the health centres open at this time.

Nurses will receive patients without appointment from 25 June to 5 August at the health centres which are open for the summer.

Sports and leisure services

The opening hours for sports and exercise facilities can be found on the Sports and Leisure Services website. The website also provides information about swimming beaches and the water temperatures for certain beaches.

Squares

Summer opening hours:

Laukontori

Weekdays 6 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Saturdays 6 a.m.–3 p.m.

Tammelantori

Weekdays 6 a.m.–2:30 p.m., Saturdays 6 a.m.–3 p.m.

Hervannan tori

Tuesdays and Fridays 8 a.m.–4 p.m.

On Midsummer’s Eve, 22 June, Laukontori and Tammelantori are open from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Hervannan tori from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. There are no market activities at the squares on Midsummer Day, 23 June.

Tourist information

Visit Tampere provides tourist advice and information as well as guide services.

Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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