Mapping Experience: Welcome to Tampere!
Our seminar Mapping Experience is fast approaching. We welcome all our participants and we’ve gathered some information for our foreign guests. You can find it by clicking Continue reading…
Of course, if you have any questions, feel free to email us - my email is kirsi at womenswriting.fi.
General information
About Finland:
http://virtual.finland.fi/
About Tampere:
http://www.tampere.fi/english/index.html
About the Tampere University:
http://www.uta.fi/english/
Travel Information
How to get to Tampere:
http://www.tampere.fi/english/tourism/travel/index.html
How to get from the Tampere airport to the city centre?
From the front of the terminals, about 25-30 euros to the city center. You can also try to find an Airport Taxi, which is a minivan costing 14 euros per person - it usually waits for arrivals in front of the terminals. You can also find a pre-booking email contact on their web page. Be sure to inform which terminal (1 or 2) you are arriving to!
Terminal Two: Ryanair provides a bus to the centre after your arrival. Buy the ticket (approx. 8 euros) from inside the airport building. You can also walk (200-300 m) to Terminal One for the cheaper buses.
Terminal One: Paunu buses go from the terminal to the city centre. Buy the ticket in the bus (approx. 4 euros). You might have to wait as these go infrequently. You can find the schedule on the Paunu website: http://www.paunu.fi/pdf/Tre-TMP-Tre_07-08b.pdf.
Accommodation
Where to stay in Tampere:
http://www.tampere.fi/english/tourism/accommodation/index.html
Inexpensive hotels near the University and in the centre:
Hotel Kauppi
Apartment Hotel Homeland
Hotelli Ville
Omenahotelli
Hotels that are more expensive but very close to the university:
Sokos Hotel Villa
Hotel Victoria
Eating and Drinking!
Local restaurant guide with a few tips in English:
http://www.huviopas.fi/tampere/restaurants_1.php
Our suggestions for mid- and low-price restaurants:
Good Indian Restaurant close to the university: Swagath, Tuomiokirkonkatu 40
Nice and relaxed for both food and drinks: 2H+K, Aleksanterinkatu 33
Excellent hamburgers - best in Finland: SOHO, Otavalankatu 10
For food and beer, don’t miss restaurant Tillikka, which is famous for a Finnish specialty called pyttipannu. Was a student hangout in the 1960s: TILLIKKA, Keskustori 2, Teatteritalo
The most atmospheric place for nice and cosy snacks: Vohvelikahvila (The Waffle Café), Ojakatu 2