Tampere sub-region

Tampere sub-region
Tampereen seutukunta
SK064 Tampere
Location of Tampere sub-region
Country Finland
RegionPirkanmaa
CapitalTampere
Population
 • Total440,067
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Tampere sub-region is a subdivision of Pirkanmaa in Finland. It is the second most populous sub-region in Finland with about 440,000 inhabitants after the Helsinki sub-region.[1] The sub-regions[2] are used for statistical purposes.[3] Statistics Finland uses the term Tampere sub-region as SK064 Tampere.[4]

The Tampere sub-region differs from the Tampere metropolitan area (Greater Tampere), which does not include the municipalities of Hämeenkyrö, Kuhmoinen and Pälkäne. The metropolitan area has a population of about 421,000.

  1. ^ "Tampere City Region". Tampere City Region. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Finland: Political system". European Union. Retrieved 23 March 2024. The country is divided into 19 regions and 70 sub-regions.
  3. ^ "Sub-area (of municipality)". Statistics Finland. Retrieved 23 March 2024. Municipal sub-areas are formed of operationally functional wholes defined by the municipality itself, which are the basis of the municipality's regional planning and monitoring.
  4. ^ "The correspondence table between municipalities and sub-regional units in 2023". Statistics Finland. Retrieved 23 March 2024. Sub-regional units 064 Tampere