Descriptions of sports facilities available for booking

Etelä-Hervanta Comprehensive School, Etelä-Hervanta schoolhouse

The hall in Etelä-Hervanta schoolhouse has parquet flooring and a seating capacity of around 300. The new hall does not have an established sport, but is used by a number of different clubs. On weekends, the hall hosts matches and tournaments.

Hatanpää Comprehensive School, Haapakuja Schoolhouse

Hatanpää School hall has a parquet floor and a small grandstand. The city has concentrated the team gymnastics activities of Rantaperkiön Isku in the hall. There are also training sessions at weekends and competitions are held in the hall.

Hervanta Vocational School

The hall has parquet flooring. The hall is occasionally out of use due to exams and has no established sports or main users. Currently, most of the shifts are basketball practices. On weekends, the hall hosts tournaments, matches and long training shifts.

Koivistontie 31, Koivistontie Schoolhouse

The asymmetrical hall is 16.5 m at its narrowest and 25.5 m at its widest. The hall has parquet flooring and is mainly used for basketball and volleyball, but no particular sport is established. On weekends, the hall is used for tournaments and matches.

Lamminrahka Schoolhouse

The sports hall at Lamminrahka School is used by the City of Tampere Sports Services on Tuesdays and Thursdays and every third weekend. On weekday evenings, the hall is mainly used by clubs in the surrounding area. On weekends, large competitions can be organised, but there is limited space for spectators.

Sampo upper secondary school

The hall has parquet flooring and most of the training sessions are basketball. Tournaments and matches are organised on weekends. Exams take up gym time twice a year for a few weeks.

Sampo Comprehensive School (Sammon uusi koulu)

The largest school hall in Tampere (1 200 m²). The hall is partly divided into three sections, but the main aim is to allocate shifts to the whole hall. The hall is used for a variety of sports and there are many clubs using it. On weekends the hall is used for training from 2 pm onwards, before that it is only used for tournaments and matches.

Tammela Comprehensive School

The hall has parquet flooring and a seating capacity of around 150. The city has concentrated the basketball activities of Tampereen Pyrintö in Tammela. On weekends, matches are played from morning till evening.

Vehmainen Comprehensive School

The flooring in the hall is Taraflex. On weekdays, several clubs and sports train in the hall. On weekends there are also training shifts in the hall and futsal matches for young people.

Vuores community centre (Vuores-talo)

The hall has a plastic floor and can accommodate around 1 000 spectators in the retractable stands. Several clubs and sports train in the hall on weekdays. Vuores is a popular tournament hall thanks to its good ancillary facilities.

• The Sports Services also has several smaller gyms in schools and daycare centers available for booking throughout the city.

Entrances and facilities

Behind door A are gyms 1–3, a fitness centre, and a café.

Behind door C are gyms 4 and 7, a ballet studio, and a gymnastics hall.

You can inquire about available slots from the sports services: [email protected].

For more information about the facilities at the stadium, visit the Tampere Stadium webpage.

Gyms 1–3

In the mornings and afternoons, the gyms are mainly used for sports services classes and senior citizen groups. In the evenings, there are a variety of activities: gymnastics, aerobics, dance, body control, and martial arts. All facilities are equipped with parallel bars, gyms 1 and 3 have boccia courts, and gym 3 has mirrors.

Fitness centre

Most of the sessions are supervised by sports services. In addition, the gym has sessions for senior citizen groups and rehabilitative activities.

Gym 4
Smaller than gyms 1–3. User groups: seniors, body control and martial arts. Equipped with boccia boundaries.

Gym 7

On weekdays and weekends, the hall is used for activities organized by TTNV Gymnastics Club. There is plenty of space for sessions on weekday afternoons.

Ballet hall

Suitable for private lessons or small groups (35 m²). Equipped with ballet bars and mirrors.

Gymnastics hall
Used by gymnastics clubs. In the mornings, the hall is also used by daycare groups and academy athletes.

Café
The stadium has a 50-seat café area, which is suitable for meetings, for example.
 

Most time slots are reserved for sports clubs practicing suitable disciplines. Available slots can be inquired from Sports Services: [email protected]. 

Most halls can be used with an entrance fee when free. Access can be paid with a single ticket or a 10- or 50-visit card purchased from the online store. 

More information can be found on the city’s website Nääshalli Sports Hall.

Aikido dojo

The hall has soft judo mats and is mainly used by aikido clubs. Free slots can be inquired from Sports Services. When available, the hall can be used with an entrance fee.

Budo dojos 1–2 and 5–6

These halls have tatami mats and are primarily used by karate and taekwondo clubs. Budo 5 includes a long kick/punch bag. Free slots can be inquired from Sports Services. When available, the hall can be used with an entrance fee.

Budo dojo 3

This hall has judo mats on concrete without a sprung floor. It is used by various martial arts clubs. Free slots can be inquired from Sports Services. When available, the hall can be used with an entrance fee.

Budo dojo 4

This hall has judo mats on a sprung floor and can be divided into three sections. It is mainly used by judo clubs but can also be granted to other sports requiring a soft/sprung surface. Free slots can be inquired from Sports Services. When available, the hall can be used with an entrance fee.

Gym

The gym hosts guided classes organised by Sports Services. No other bookings are granted. When available, the gym can be used with an entrance fee.

Sports hall

The hall has a plastic floor and serves as a supplementary training space for clubs operating in Nääshalli Sports Hall. It is also used by Sports Services, schools, daycare centres, and dance enthusiasts. The hall includes six punching bags on rails, which can be moved aside if needed. Free slots can be inquired from Sports Services. When available, the hall can be used with an entrance fee.

Fencing hall

Reserved for official fencing club members only. No bookings are granted to other parties.

Boxing hall

The hall is divided into training and competition areas. Bookings are granted only to boxing clubs. When available, the hall can be used with an entrance fee.

Wrestling halls 1–4

Halls 1–3 are intended for junior wrestling activities, and hall 4 is for competitive wrestlers. Bookings are not granted to anyone other than wrestling clubs. Mats must be used with wrestling shoes only!

Weightlifting hall

Used by weightlifting clubs only. No other bookings are granted. When available, the hall can be used with an entrance fee.

Table tennis halls
There are two table tennis halls: a competition side for competitive players and a practice side for juniors and recreational players. Free slots can be inquired from Sports Services. When the practice side is available, it can be used with an entrance fee.

Functional training facility

No bookings are granted for this space. It can be used with an entrance fee.

Other facilities

Nääshalli Sports Hall also includes a lecture hall, a club café, and sauna facilities that clubs can reserve.

The winter season for ice stadiums runs from August to April, while summer sessions take place from May until mid-June.

Each year, ice sports clubs participate in a tournament meeting led by Sports Services to plan the upcoming season’s events. The stadiums regularly host junior ice hockey games and adult recreational league matches, with games and tournaments primarily scheduled on weekends.

Major clubs with junior activities independently manage the allocation of quota-based ice times for different sports. Other ice times can be requested by ice sports clubs from the ice time administrator: [email protected]. Private individuals cannot book ice stadium slots.

The ice stadiums have a high utilization rate and are active daily from morning until evening.
More information about the ice stadiums is available on the city’s website Ice stadiums.

Tampere Ice Stadium (Hakametsä 1)

Most of the ice times at Hakametsä Ice Stadium are allocated to clubs as quota slots. These times mainly consist of training sessions for older juniors and top-level league matches, and they can be updated according to club needs even on short notice. Free slots can be requested by ice sports clubs from the ice time administrator: [email protected]

In the mornings, the stadium hosts regular sessions allocated by Sports Services. Hakametsä Ice Stadium is the largest ice stadium managed by Sports Services, but it will be modified as part of the development of the Hakametsä Sport Campus. The facility also includes additional training areas such as a running track and gym. These spaces can be booked via the Timmi system by users other than ice sports clubs.

Tampere Practice Ice Stadium (Hakametsä 2)

Hakametsä 2 is mainly used by the same groups as Hakametsä 1. Most ice times are quota-based, and free slots can be requested by ice sports clubs from the ice time administrator: [email protected]

In the mornings, the stadium hosts regular sessions allocated by Sports Services. The facility also includes a workout space for figure skaters.

Hervanta Ice Stadium

Hervanta Ice Stadium has two arenas. In addition to quota-based slots, the stadiums host school skating sessions, free public skating, and regular slots for ice sports clubs. Recreational league games under the Finnish Ice Hockey Association are also played here.

Tesoma Ice Stadium

Tesoma Ice Stadium offers quota-based slots, school skating, free public skating, and regular slots for ice sports clubs. Recreational league games under the Finnish Ice Hockey Association are also played here.

In addition to the stadium, Tesoma has a gym that is open when Sports Services does not have scheduled activities in the space. Access to the gym is through the swimming hall, and tickets can be purchased online.
 

Hall A

Hall A has artificial turf surrounded by a running track. On weekday evenings, the artificial turf is mainly reserved for junior soccer training sessions organized by the field group. The running track is reserved for Tampere's junior track and field athletes from Monday to Thursday from 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm. At other times, track and field reservations are only made in exceptional cases, and the facilities are kept open for free use.

During the sports season, competitions are held in the hall almost every weekend, during which training sessions or performance venues may not be available for use by residents.

Hall B

No reservations are made for Hall B other than additional reservations required in connection with competitions in Hall A. Otherwise, Hall B is open for use by Tampere athletes. The hall is used for sports almost all year round, with a few exceptions.

Hall C

C Hall is reserved for use by adult representative teams. Most of the slots are allocated by the field group for adult football training sessions. In addition, American football and baseball teams train in the hall. Training sessions are held almost all day long on both weekdays and weekends. In addition, matches are played on weekends, and a few tournaments are organized during the season.

Hall D

D Hall is divided into four indoor ball courts:

• Court 1: Floorball court, which can be reserved by residents.
• Courts 2 and 4: Used on weekdays for futsal training during slots allocated by the field group. On weekends, futsal matches are played on the fields.
• Court 3: The field has a batting cage for Finnish baseball, where clubs do batting practice. It is also possible to play futsal on the field, for example in tournaments.   
   
   For more information on the features and practices of the halls, please visit the city's website Tampere Exhibition and Sports Centre.