Nokia is a town in Finland. It lies on the banks of the Nokianvirta River, part of the Kokemäki River, in the Pirkanmaa region, about 15 kilometres (9 mi) west of Tampere. The population of Nokia is approximately 36,000, while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately 417,000. It is the 33rd most populous municipality in Finland, and the second largest in the Pirkanmaa region after Tampere.
Nokia railway station
Kulju Manor [fi] in Siuro, Nokia, has been a seat farm since 1670.
Old industrial buildings in Nokia
Spa hotel Rantasipi Eden [fi] in Nokia
Tampere is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Pirkanmaa. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Tampere is approximately 255,000, while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately 417,000. It is the 3rd most populous municipality in Finland, and the second most populous urban area in the country after the Helsinki metropolitan area.
Clockwise from top: the cityscape (viewed from Näsinneula); Tampere City Hall; Särkänniemi (from Näsinneula); Tampere Hall; the skyline with Näsinneula; Tammerkoski from Hämeensilta Bridge; and the Cathedral.
Messukylä Old Church, built between 1510 and 1530
Tampere seen from the Messukylä side of Tammerkoski in the 1837 artwork by Pehr Adolf Kruskopf
The Renaissance Revival Raatihuone (City Hall), 1890; the Red Declaration was read from its balcony in 1905.
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