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Pirkanmaa

Located in Finland Coordinates: 61°42′00″ N 23°43′00″ E

Map showing the location of Pirkanmaa Pirkanmaa
Location in Finland
Population
529,100
529.1K
Elevation
92 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
Places inside
29
listed under Pirkanmaa
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
TMP Tampere-Pirkkala Airport32 km
POR Pori Airport105 km

About Pirkanmaa

Pirkanmaa is a region. Location: Finland. Population: 529,100. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (32 km).

Travel notes for Pirkanmaa

From Wikivoyage

Pirkanmaa is a province in the Finnish Lakeland.

Understand+

Pirkanmaa is the south-western end of the Finnish Lakeland, with historically important waterways and many lakes.

The Tampere region is a centre of Finnish industry since the 1800s, thanks to the rivers. There is traditional metal and forest industry, but the region is transforming into a knowledge-based economy.

Get in+

Tampere is well connected to the southern, western and northern parts of the country, with roughly hourly buses and trains from Helsinki and Turku. It lies on Highway 4 (E75), the main north–south highway, as well as on the railway from Helsinki to Oulu and Lapland.

To get in from eastern Finland you will in most cases need to transfer in Jyväskylä (train, bus) or Lahti (bus).

Tampere Airport (TMP IATA) is AirBaltic hub so there are a couple of direct flights from odd airports in Europe, in addition to some flights from Scandinavian destinations. If you fly in from abroad, you can fly to Helsinki and continue by bus, train or plane. Turku has some international flights, most of them operated by Wizz Air.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Climate of Pirkanmaa

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 2° · Night -3° · Rain 57 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -11°)
Wettest month
July (80 mm)
Driest month
February (31 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Pirkanmaa
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-4°1°7°15°20°21°19°13°7°2°-2°
Average low (°C)-10°-11°-7°-3°3°9°11°10°5°2°-3°-8°
Precipitation (mm)433138373656807866605748

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Pirkanmaa

The nearest airport is Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP), 32 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tallinn, 258 km to the south.

Airports

  • Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP) Tampere / Pirkkala 32 kmsouth
  • Pori Airport (POR) Pori 105 kmwest
  • Jyväskylä Airport (JYV) Jyväskylän Maalaiskunta 129 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Tallinn Population: 394K 258 kmsouth
  • Umeå Population: 130.2K 296 kmnorthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Places in Pirkanmaa

29 places

Countries & regions5

Mountains & nature3

Lakes, rivers & coasts21

Largest cities and towns

Nature and heritage in Pirkanmaa

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