scenic viewpoint
Pyynikki Observation Tower
Stone tower on Finland's highest gravel ridge in Tampere, with views over two lakes and a café known for doughnuts.
20 km · about 25 min drive
Finland · Europe
Lempäälä is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Vesilahti, 52km from Häme Castle.
Lempäälä is a town located in Finland. With a population of 0, it is an important destination in Europe.
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Lempäälä (Finnish: [ˈlempæːlæ]) is a municipality in Finland, located in the Pirkanmaa region. It lies south of the regional capital, Tampere. The population of Lempäälä is approximately 25,000, while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately 428,000. It is the 41st most populous municipality inRead more
Finland.
The municipality covers an area of 307.06 square kilometres (118.56 sq mi) of which 37.51 km2 (14.48 sq mi) is water. The population density is 92.89 inhabitants per square kilometre (240.6/sq mi).
The centre of Lempäälä lies on an isthmus between Lakes Vanajavesi and Pyhäjärvi, which are connected by the Kuokkalankoski Rapids and the Lempäälä Canal, which was built in the 1870s and is still in use. There is a geographical feature in Lempäälä known as Herralanvuolle, which is shaped like a male genital organ, and this has attracted attention and discussion.
The first written reference to the parish of Lempäälä dates from 1430. The oldest building in the town is a medieval church named after Saint Birgitta, built in 1504. The only surviving item from the Middle Ages in the church is a wooden crucifix carved from birch.
Finnish writer Yrjö Kokko lived in Lempäälä and is buried in the cemetery.
Ideapark, the second largest shopping centre in the Nordic countries, is located in Lempäälä along the Helsinki-Tampere motorway (E12).
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Lempäälä is located in Finland, Europe. The coordinates are 61.3167 latitude, 23.7500 longitude.
Lempäälä has a population of approximately 0 people, making it a town in Finland.
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scenic viewpoint
Stone tower on Finland's highest gravel ridge in Tampere, with views over two lakes and a café known for doughnuts.
20 km · about 25 min drive
racetrack
A narrow, undulating 2.9km circuit threading through a forested esker ridge in southern Finland, with no run-off and a genuinely old-school character. Also a public recreation area.
50 km · about 60 min drive
castle
Red-brick medieval castle in Hämeenlinna beside the Helsinki-Tampere corridor, an easy motorway detour with on-site parking.
52 km · about 60 min drive
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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