Tampere Day ( fi, Tampereen päivä; sv, Tammerforsdagen) is an annual celebration in

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

, held on

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, to celebrate the city of

Tampere Tampere ( , , ; sv, Tammerfors, ) is a city in the Pirkanmaa region, located in the western part of Finland. Tampere is the most populous inland city in the Nordic countries. It has a population of 244,029; the urban area has a population o ...

; on that date, Tampere was granted full city rights in 1779. Tampere Day has been celebrated since 1955, when the decision to celebrate Tampere Day was made by the city government in 1954. Tampere Day is associated with many events where the city's agencies and institutions, as well as many companies, associations and communities, present their activities. The program also includes guided tours, among other things. In addition, the city will host an official gala reception for invited guests at the

Tampere City Hall The Tampere City Hall ( fi, Tampereen Raatihuone; sv, Tammerfors rådhus) is a Neo-Renaissance building in Tampere, Finland, situated at the edge of the Tampere Central Square. The current city hall was built in 1890 and was designed by Georg Sc ...

. Tens of thousands of city dwellers take part in the events of Tampere Day every year. Popular places to visit have included local

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s. In 2020, Tampere Day was celebrated online, as traditional public events were not organized due to the COVID-19 situation. On Tampere Day, it is customary to award the (''Tampereen palkinto'') to one or more people for work done for Tampere; the prize, founded in 1959, is awarded by the city government only to those who, either through their life's work or their activities, have contributed to the development of Tampere and the well-being of the people of Tampere or have been to increase Tampere's attractiveness.

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Official site of the Tampere Day

Events in Tampere Recurring events established in 1955 October observances {{Finland-stub

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