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2 unusual facts about Tampere–Pirkkala Airport


Tampere–Pirkkala Airport

Terminal 1 is connected to the city by a Paunu city bus service (route 61), while Terminal 2 has a direct Ryanair-affiliated link to the railway station.

Low-cost Onnibus expressbus service to Helsinki and Turku leave from Pirkkala ABC gas station, located about 4 km north from the airport, in the intersection of road 308 (Lentoasemantie) and road 3/E12 (Pyhäjärventie).


2006 World Karate Championships

The 2006 World Karate Championships are the 18th edition of the World Karate Championships, and were held in Tampere, Finland from October 12 to October 15, 2006.

2010 European Junior Swimming Championships

The 2010 Championships were held in the same country, and the week after, the 2010 European Junior Championships for diving (9-13 July in Helsinki, Finland) and synchronized swimming (7-11 July in Tampere, Finland).

Cyclone Hilde

In Finland the regions of Häme, Tampere, Ostrobothnia, Satakunta and Savo, were particularly affected, with the storm felling many trees and breaking power lines.

Eeva-Liisa Manner

Eeva-Liisa Manner (5 December, 1921, Helsinki — 7 July 1995, Tampere), Finnish poet, playwright and translator.

Efecte

The company says other customers are companies such as Konecranes, Patria, Tamro, Blue1, Wärtsilä, and Finnish cities Helsinki, Vantaa, Espoo, and Tampere.

Falk Huste

Falk Huste (born November 6, 1971 in Greiz, Thüringen) is a boxer from Germany, who won the bronze medal in the Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg) division at the 2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Tampere, Finland.

Finnish Steam Locomotive Class C5

The Finnish Steam Locomotive Class C5 were ordered in 1880 by the Finnish State Railways from the German Hanomag factory for the Tampere-Vaasa railway line.

Finnish Steam Locomotive Class F1

F1 locomotives used in Helsinki, Tampere, Turku and Viipuri for local traffic, which they could easily handle.

Greg Hadley

In 2010, following a short career playing professionally for the Tampere Saints (Tampere, Finland), Hadley was a Defensive Assistant at the University of Rhode Island.

Iba N'Diaye

N'Diaye exhibited his paintings in New York City (1981), in the Netherlands (1989); in 1990 in Tampere (1990), and at the Museum Paleis Lange Voorhout in The Hague (1996).

IQ and the Wealth of Nations

IQ and the Wealth of Nations is a 2002 book by Dr. Richard Lynn, Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Ulster, Northern Ireland, and Dr. Tatu Vanhanen, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland.

Jaakko Tähtinen

His most notable work was the Hakametsä ice rink and sports arena in Tampere, built for the 1965 Ice Hockey World Championships.

Jari Sarasvuo

Sarasvuo has often appeared in publicity and his company hosted Bill Clinton's lecture in Tampere.

Jatimatic

The Jatimatic was manufactured in very limited numbers (approx. 400) initially by Tampereen Asepaja Oy of Tampere and later—Oy Golden Gun Ltd (as the GG-95 PDW, re-introduced unsuccessfully in 1995).

Julie Blanchette

She played in the Ringette World championships of 2004 in Stockholm, of 2007 in Ottawa and of 2010 in Tampere.

Kalervo Kurkiala

In March 1918 he was appointed a battalion commander in the White forces, taking part in battles in Tampere, Lahti, Lyykylä, Mannikkala and Tali, where he was slightly wounded.

Kuvaputki

Locations for the documentary source footage include Philadelphia, PA, Boston, MA, New York City, Helsinki, Turku, and Tampere, Finland.

Laura Tamminen

She won a bronze medal at the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women in 1939 in Tampere, behind Verné Lesche and Liisa Salmi.

Lauri Viita

Lauri Viita (17 December 1916 – 22 December 1965) was a poet hailing from the Pispala district of Tampere, Finland.

Lovex discography

This is a comprehensive listing of official releases by Lovex, a rock band from Tampere, Finland.

Marian Velicu

Marian Velicu (born July 4, 1977 in Comana, Giurgiu) is a boxer from Romania, who won the bronze medal in the Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) division at the 2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Tampere, Finland.

Matthau Mikojan

About his mother Sirpa, there is quite no information to find, therefore a lot more about his brother Jukka Kristian Mikkonen, rather known as Sir Christus, ex-lead guitarist of the Glam-Rock band Negative from Tampere.

Mike Not

Mike Not is mainly known for his Noise Production project, but Mike has also worked as a sound engineer and producer for many other acts, such as Finnish hip-hop acts Petri Nygård and Nuera, Tampere's gothic rock band Suruaika and some others.

Mike Not (a.k.a. Mika Paju) is a creator of techno music from Tampere, Finland, though he has also produced industrial music (influenced by Skinny Puppy, Front Line Assembly, Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson et al.

Noise Production

Noise Production is a techno music project of Mike Not from Tampere, Finland.

PHinn

pHinn has been one of the founder members and organisers of Tampere's Club Telex (with Mikko "mini" Niemelä of Polytron) and Eclectro Lounge (with Mike Not) nights for electro music and other electronic sounds.

Pitmen

2009 tours include appearances on “Club Sin pt9” (Tampere, Finland) and “Psychomania Rumble” (Potsdam, Germany) festivals.

Quarxs

Quarxs has been widely awarded in international events and festivals (see list below) such as SIGGRAPH, Imagina, Ars Electronica, ISEA, Images du Futur, Sitges, Tampere, International Monitor Awards… The series has been broadcast in more than 15 countries around the world.

Radio KLF

Radio KLF was a radio station based in Helsinki, broadcasting on FM on the frequencies 100.0 MHz (Helsinki), 101.9 MHz (Turku), 101.6 MHz (Tampere) and 98.1 MHz Oulu.

Ryan Sullivan

He finished third in 1995 at the Ratinan stadion in Tampere, Finland, and in his final shot at winning the title before turning 22, he improved to second in 1996 at the Speedwaybahn in Olching, Germany.

Sammallahdenmäki

It is located on a hill in a remote area off the road between Tampere and Rauma.

Soder Airlines

The airline flew routes from Tampere to Kittilä, Ivalo, and Oulu and from Helsinki to Kittilä and Ivalo directly or via Tampere during the winter skiing seasons.

Tampere Convention

Issues pertinent to the jurisdiction of the Tampere Convention are discussed at the Global Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Conference (GAREC), which is held yearly at different international locations.

Tampere Music Festivals

An audio CD, Live at the Tampere Jazz Happening 2000, was released with performances by the Kidd Jordan, Joel Futterman and Alvin Fielder Trio.

Tampere Opera

The first visit abroad of Tampere Opera was in 2005, when they visited the National Theatre in Prague.

Tampereen Keskusareena

Tampereen Keskusareena or unofficially Tampere Central Arena is an indoor arena in Tampere in Finland that is currently in the planning stages.

Tatu Vanhanen

Tatu Vanhanen (born April 17, 1929 in Vuoksenranta, Finland, now Ozyorskoye, Russia) is a Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Tampere in Tampere, Finland.

Toni Lydman

He spent four seasons playing in Finland's SM-liiga for Tappara in Tampere and HIFK in Helsinki before making his NHL debut for the Flames in the 2000–01 NHL season.

Trams in Finland

These railways include a "freight tram" in Tampere (from Finlayson to Santalahti woodyard a few miles away, closed in 1957), the harbour railway in Lohja (Finland's first electric railway, from the state railway station to the port, including passenger services, closed in 1930), the railway in Mustio (a freight line from the railway station to the mill, closed in 1964) and Kyröskoski industrial railway in Hämeenkyrö (Finland's last narrow gauge industrial railway, closed in 1989).

Tuomas W. Hyrskymurto

When the White Guard was besieging Tampere Hyrskymurto left the city and went to Toijala Red Guard commanders Eino Rahja's deputy and tried to break the Tampere siege from south.

Turku Airport

Logicity is supposed to link the different modes of transport together due to facts that Turku Airport is just in 20 minutes reach by sea ports of Turku and Naantali which combined values are comparable to the Port of Vuosaari in Helsinki, Both E18 highway to St. Petersburg and E63 to Tampere go via Turku Airport, and also rail transport connection to Russia and China passes by Logicity area.

In vicinity of Airport there are two highways E63 (Finnish national road 9) that goes from Turku to Tampere and Jyväskylä, and E18 (Finnish national road 1) which goes from Naantali via the Turku Ring Road and from Turku to Helsinki and Saint Petersburg, Russia.


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