Tampere Hall

Tampere Hall
Finnish: Tampere-talo
Swedish: Tammerforshuset
Tampere Hall in June 2014
Tampere Hall is located in Finland
Tampere Hall
Location within Finland
General information
Architectural stylePostmodernism
LocationSorsapuisto
Coordinates61°29′45″N 23°46′55″E / 61.49583°N 23.78194°E / 61.49583; 23.78194
Completed29 September 1990
OwnerCity of Tampere
Technical details
Floor area31,718 m2 (341,410 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Sakari Aartelo & Esa Piironen
Main contractorA. Puolimatka Oy & YIT

The Tampere Hall (Finnish: Tampere-talo; Swedish: Tammerforshuset) is the largest congress centre in the Nordic countries,[1][2] located in the southern edge of Sorsapuisto, in the centre of Tampere, Finland. It was inaugurated on September 29, 1990.[3] Opposite of the Tampere Hall is the main building of the University of Tampere, and the Tampere railway station is only half a kilometre away. The seating capacity of the main auditorium is 1,756.[citation needed]

The main auditorium.

Due to its central location, Tampere Hall hosts many small fairs and conventions, including the first ever Finncon in Tampere. The event with the largest number of visitors to Tampere Hall is Tracon, the annual role-playing and anime cosplay event.[4] The Tampere Opera and the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra are also based there.[5]

The managing director of the Tampere Hall is Paulina Ahokas.[citation needed] Kalervo Kummola served as the managing director from 2004 to 2011.[6] Previous managing directors have included Carl Öhman, and Kaarina Suonio.[citation needed]

As of the year 2012, the Tampere Hall has been nominated seven times as the best congress venue in Finland.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Liisa Honkala (2000). Arkkitehtuurin sanakirja (in Finnish). Helsinki: WSOY. p. 239. ISBN 951-0-24579-8.
  2. ^ "Yritys" (in Finnish). Tampere: Tampere-talo. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  3. ^ Kulttuurin superviikko Tampere-talossa: Tero Saarisen uutuusteos, satuoopperoiden maailmanensi-ilta ja talon synttäriesitys - ePressi (in Finnish)
  4. ^ "Supersankarit ja hirviöt valtaavat Tampereen". Aamulehti (in Finnish). 2016-07-31. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
  5. ^ "Tampere Filharmonia". Suomen sinfoniaorkesterit (in Finnish). Retrieved 2021-09-03.
  6. ^ Aaltio, Marja (20 November 2015). "'Ehkä vauhti hiljenee' – 70 vuotta täyttävän Kalervo Kummolan elämän 9 käännekohtaa". Aamulehti (in Finnish). Tampere, Finland. Retrieved 9 January 2023.