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Municipality in Pirkanmaa, Finland
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Pirkkalan vanha kirkko
A red-brick church from 1921, designed by Ilmari Launis.
Sankilan kartano
You can see the original Finnish farmyard animals in their real environment: Finnish horses, rare western-Finnish cattle and eastern-Finnish cattle, ie captive, curious Finnish sheep, country chickens, country cats, Finnish Lapphund and Shetland pony. The farmyard with its summer cafés is open during the summer and there is free access to the area.
Hiidenkaivo, Martinkaivo
Small spring, which is now a historical landmark on the Hiidenmäki hill. This spring has been used for ancient sacrifices and the place is considered sacred by the ancient Finnish pagans.
A public sauna.
Kahvila Seela
Lähetystyön kahvila Sirpakka
In addition to café services, offers local and ethnic handicrafts and fair trade products.
A hypermarket.
A supermarket.
A small grocery store.
By plane
Tampere Airport (TMP) is located in Pirkkala, 17 km southwest of the city of Tampere. The airport offers a few destinations.
By train
Nearby Tampere has a railway station. Timetables are available from VR website.
By bus
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