Tampere is a city in
southern Finland. It is the most populous inland city in any of
the Nordic countries. The city has a population of 217,767, growing
to 313 058 people in the urban area and over 340,000 in the
metropolitan area. Tampere is second-largest urban area and
third most-populous municipality in Finland, after the Greater
Helsinki municipalities of Helsinki and Espoo. In 2007, the
entire Pirkanmaa region had around 470,000 residents, of which 230,000 were
employed, and a turnover of 25 billion euros.
Tampere is located between two
lakes, Näsijärvi and Pyhäjärvi. Since the two lakes differ in
level by 18 metres (59 ft), the rapids linking them, Tammerkoski, have
been an important power source throughout history, most recently for generating
electricity. Tampere is dubbed the "Manchester of Finland" for
its industrial past as the former center of Finnish industry, and this has
given rise to its Finnish nickname "Manse" and terms such as
"Manserock".
The card shows the Tammerkoski rapids that flow through the centre of
Tampere. The park on the shore of the rapids is Koskipuisto (Rapids park) and
the building over the rapids is a power plant producing electricity.
Joonas sent me this nice card.
