Transport in Tampere

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Logo of the Tampere-Pirkanmaa Regional Transport Authority
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Tampere light rail

Transport in Tampere consists of car, bus, light rail and commuter rail services linking the city centre of Tampere, Finland, to surrounding residential areas and towns in the Pirkanmaa region. The system is managed by the Tampere Regional Transport Authority (Finnish : Tampereen seudun joukkoliikenne), branded as Nysse. The name originates from a local colloquialism nysse tulee (from nyt se tulee, "now it's coming"), with nysse jokingly used to refer to any public transport vehicle. [1]

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Fare zones are in use between areas, assigned letters A–C (Changed from A-F in January 2024), each depending on distance from the downtown of Tampere.

Roads

Due to its central location, Tampere is easy to approach from all over Finland. Tampere is currently served by the Finnish highways 3, 9, 11, and 12 and the main road 65. Highway 3 connects Tampere with the cities of Helsinki and Hämeenlinna in the south and Vaasa in the north-west. Highway 9 connects it with Jyväskylä and Kuopio in the east and Turku in the south-west. Road 11 is connected to the city of Pori on the western coast. Highway 12 connects Tampere with Rauma in the south-west and Lahti and Kouvola in the south-east. Main road 65 is connected with the town of Virrat in the northern part of the Pirkanmaa region.

Commuter rail

The Tampere commuter rail network currently consists of services from Tampere Central Station to Toijala via Lempäälä and Viiala to the south, and to Nokia via Tesoma to the north. Services operate as the M train, services continuing towards Helsinki also run as the R train. [2] [3]

Planning for re-opening stations at Messukylä  [ fi ], Ruutana, Sääksjärvi  [ fi ], Epilä  [ fi ] and Ylöjärvi  [ fi ] is due to begin in late 2025. In addition, constructing additional tracks to Nokia and Ylöjärvi stations as well as extending the multiple track section from Sääksjärvi to further south are in various stages of planning. [4]

Light rail

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The first (red) and second (blue) phases of the Tampere light rail

Tampere opened its light rail network on 9 August 2021, [5] which currently consists of 33 stops over 24 kilometres (15 mi) of track after the latest extension to Lentävänniemi opened in January 2025. [6] Extensions to Pirkkala and Linnainmaa are under construction and are expected to open in stages between 2028 and 2032. [7]

Buses

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Nysse Bus in Tampere

The backbone of public transport in Tampere remains the bus network.

The busiest and most important bus lines are branded trunk lines (runkolinjat), some of which may operate with 7.5 minute intervals at peak times.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Trams roll into Tampere, Finland in time for the city's carbon neutrality goals, This Is Finland, April 2021. Accessed on 26 January 2022.
  2. ↑ Nieminen, Elina (18 August 2022). "Lähijunat kulkevat nyt entistä useammin Tampereen seudulla – hyppäsimme töistäpaluuvuoron kyytiin Tampereelta Nokialle". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  3. ↑ Hossi, Laura (14 June 2017). "VR:n lähijunat kulkevat pian Tampereelle asti – lipunmyynti junissa lakkaa". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  4. ↑ Haapala, Riina (20 August 2025). "Lähijunaseisakkeiden laitureille haetaan jo paikkoja, mutta moni iso päätös on tekemättä – "Lähijunia ei tilata kuin Torista tavaraa"". Tamperelainen (in Finnish). Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "Below budget and on schedule: Tampere tramway inaugurated!". Urban Transport Magazine. 8 August 2021.
  6. ↑ Nieminen, Elina (5 January 2025). "Tampereen uusin ratikkalinja on valmis – kävimme koeajelulla". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  7. ↑ Ketonen, Petra (20 December 2024). "Pirkkala-Linnainmaan raitiotien rakentaminen on alkanut – liikennejärjestelyt vaativat totuttelemista Härmälässä". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 1 September 2025.
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