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Region of Finland
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Pirkanmaa is a province in the Finnish Lakeland.
Tampere is well connected to the southern, western and northern parts of the country, with roughly hourly buses and trains from Helsinki and Turku.
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Akaa is a municipality with three town centres in Pirkanmaa, Finland, as Toijala, Viiala and Kylmäkoski were consolidated in 2007–2011.
Ikaalinen is a town in Finland. It is situated about 50 km from Tampere to northwest.
Kangasala is a town in the Pirkanmaa region in Finnish Lakeland.
Mänttä-Vilppula is a municipality with three town centres in Pirkanmaa, Finland. One of them, Mänttä, is a well-known art town.
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Orivesi is a city with large countryside in Pirkanmaa in the Finnish Lakeland, part of the metropolitan area of Tampere.
Parkano is a town in Pirkanmaa, Finland. In 2021, it had 6,300 residents.
Sastamala is a municipality in Pirkanmaa, Finland. Its main centres are on the banks of the Kokemäenjoki River in Western Finland, some 50 km to the west of Tampere.
Tampere (Swedish: Tammerfors) is the third largest city in Finland with around 260,000 inhabitants, and around 410,000 in the metropolitan area (as of 2024; second largest). Located 170 km north of the Finnish coastal capital Helsinki, it is also the most populous inland town in the Nordic countries.
Valkeakoski is a town in Finland, about 40 km from Tampere to southeast.
Virrat is a municipality in Pirkanmaa, Finland.
Ylöjärvi is a municipality and town in Pirkanmaa in the Finnish Lakeland.
Ruovesi is a municipality in Pirkanmaa, Finland, with 200 lakes (18% of the area) and quite some forest.
Kuhmoinen is a municipality in Pirkanmaa, Finland.
Ylöjärvi is a municipality and town in Pirkanmaa in the Finnish Lakeland.
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