The Pyynikki observation tower lies on top of the world’s largest eskar (a ridge of sand and gravel, an important feature of Finnish geography.

This one is over 150 meters high! The tower comes with an accompanying café (open every day 9-20), sporting the greatest “munkki” (Finnish style traditional donuts) in town.

If you are there to see the sights, the fee to go up the tower is a mere 2€, and provides a grand view of the city.

The Tampere Cathedral is a beautiful stone church; it might look a bit on the small side as far as cathedrals go, but it has a powerful symbolic value to Finnish culture and history. The cathedral represents Finnish National Romantic architecture and you should definitely check out the frescoes inside. These frescoes, painted by finnish painter Hugo Simberg, attracted a lot of negative attention at the time of their creation, since they were not considered appropriate for a cathedral. Go and see for yourself the chilling beauty of “The Garden of Death”!

Sorsapuisto (The Duck Park, with a cute little pond) is located close to the hostel where you can go to practice, relax, play frisbee, meet with a cute person, etc.

Want to have an overview of the town? In addition to the view from Pyynikin Näkötorni, we also have Hotelli Torni, very close to the hostel, which is nicely equipped with a Sky Bar! And the whole thing looks like the little cousin of the Eye of Mordor.

No entrance fee, just get in, get up and enjoy the view!

The oldest public sauna in Finland. The sauna started its operation in 1906 and is located in Pispalan Valtatie 9, 33250 Tampere.

If you want a calm, historical sauna experience to have something to compare the FiiF Sauna party to, this is a place to go for sure.

In Näsinpuisto, you get a beautiful sunset over the lake Näsijärvi while enjoying the sight of boats, trains and Särkänniemi amusement park with the majestic Näsinneula Tower in the background.

Tampere Market Hall is the biggest market hall in the Nordic countries. A place with charm and vibes from the old days. With lots of shops, cafes, and restaruants, you can go there for a snack or just browse around and peoplewatch.

You usually eat it with lingonberry jam. Black sausage is in the Market Hall, Sokos, and the market squares Laukontori and Tammelantori.

Lautapelikahvila Taverna
Rautatienkatu 10

A wide variery of board games (also in English), good food, helpfull staff and a nice atmosphere. Also beer.