Tampere Day

Tampere Day (Finnish: Tampereen päivä; Swedish: Tammerforsdagen) is an annual celebration in Finland, held on October 1, to celebrate the city of Tampere; on that date, Tampere was granted full city rights in 1779.

The program also includes guided tours, among other things.

[2][3][4] Tens of thousands of city dwellers take part in the events of Tampere Day every year.

Popular places to visit have included local fire stations.

[2][3] In 2020, Tampere Day was celebrated online, as traditional public events were not organized due to the COVID-19 situation.

The blue-lit frontage of the Tampere City Hall at Tampere's 240th anniversary on October 1, 2019