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V2C Forum 2003
Venture-to-Capital

Practical Information

Tampere | How to get there | Getting around | Weather

Conference venue | Finland

City of Tampere

Tampere, with a population of 200 000, is the third-largest city in Finland and a dynamic centre of industry, culture, research and education. Tampere is a prime example of a clean, modern and safe Nordic city. The city has two major universities, a university hospital, and numerous research centres and institutes of higher education, making the city an important centre for research and hi-tech industries

Tampere

Learn more:

www.tampere.fi
www.infotampere.fi

Tampere Web Cameras

How to get to Tampere

Tampere is located at a distance of 180 kilometres northwest from Helsinki.

By air

There are several daily flights to Helsinki from major cities in Europe. There are frequent daily flights between Helsinki-Vantaa Airport (HEL) and Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP), the flight time being 30 minutes. There are also daily flights from Stockholm and Copenhagen to Tampere. From Tampere airport the best way to reach the city centre is to take an Airport taxi, which will take travellers to all city hotels in Tampere (not to Hotel Hermica). The fare is € 10. A normal taxi costs about € 20-30.

By train

There are excellent train connections on comfortable trains between Helsinki and Tampere city centres. Trains depart every hour (except for night time). The travelling time is approximately 2 hours, except for the Pendolino train which travels in 1 1/2 hours.

By bus

Travelling by an express bus is an easy way to get from the Helsinki-Vantaa Airport or the Helsinki city centre to Tampere. The bus departs every 1-2 hours, and the travelling time is 2 hours 30 minutes.

By sea

There are direct ferry connections from Sweden and Germany to Helsinki. From Sweden there are ferry connections also to Turku.

Getting around in Tampere

The Tampere -Hall is basicly at a walking distance from the town center. The easiest way to travel in Tampere is the local bus. Timetables can be found through this link.

Tampere City Transport

It is really easy to get around in Tampere, but maps are always useful. You can find them through the link below.

Maps of Tampere

Weather in Tampere

5 day forecast (Finnish Meteorological Institute)

Finland´s four seasons

Conference venue

V2C Forum 2003 will be held at the Tampere Hall, Finland. Tampere Hall was inaugurated in 1990 and is the largest congress and concert centre in Scandinavia.

Learn more:

www.tampere-talo.fi

Tampere Hall

Finland

Finland (Finnish name Suomi) is a republic which became a member of the European Union in 1995. Its population is 5.2 million. The capital Helsinki has 560 000 residents. Finland is an advanced industrial economy: the metal, engineering and electronics industries account for 50 % of export revenues, the forest products industry for 30 %. Finland is one of the leading countries in Internet use. Today, there are more mobile phone than fixed network subscriptions.

Learn more:

www.finland.fi
virtual.finland.fi
http://www.finland-tourism.com/
http://www.webtravel.fi/
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/dest/eur/fin.htm

Photographs by courtesy of The City of Tampere and Tampere Hall