Pohtola
Pohtola is one of the western districts of Tampere, Finland, located near the Ylöjärvi town.
Pohtola is one of the western districts of Tampere, Finland, located near the Ylöjärvi town. The neighboring parts of the district are Ryydynpohja, Lintulampi, Niemi and Lentävänniemi. The nearest school is Lielahti School in Lintulampi.
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Worth seeing in and around Pohtola
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Näsijärvi
Näsijärvi is a lake 95 metres above sea level, in the Pirkanmaa region of southern Finland. Näsijärvi is the biggest lake in the Tampere area at 256 square kilometres in size.
5.8 km · lake in Pirkanmaa, Finland · Wikipedia - 02Tampere University
Tampere University is a multidisclipinary public university located in the city of Tampere, Finland. It is the second largest university in the country by student enrollment.
7.2 km · public university in the city of Tampere, Finland · Wikipedia - 03Tampere Deck Arena
The Nokia Arena, also known by its non-sponsored name Tampere Deck Arena, is an indoor arena in Tampere, Finland, which hosts ice hockey games and large cultural events. It is the home arena of Ilves and Tappara of the SM-liiga.
7.1 km · sports arena in Tampere, Finland · Wikipedia - 04Pyhäjärvi
Pyhäjärvi is a lake in southern Finland. Although the name means "holy lake" in modern Finnish, it probably originally meant "border lake".
6 km · lake in Pirkanmaa, Finland (near Tampere) · Wikipedia - 05Tampere Cathedral
Tampere Cathedral is a Lutheran church in Tampere, Finland, and the seat of the Diocese of Tampere.
6.3 km · cathedral in Tampere, Finland · Wikipedia - 06Tampere Stadium
Tampere Stadium, also known as Ratina Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Tampere, Finland. It has a seating capacity of 16,800 people, and a capacity of up to 32,000 people for concerts.
6.8 km · stadium in Tampere, Finland · Wikipedia - 07Moomin Museum
Moomin Museum is situated in the city of Tampere, Finland. Shown at the Moomin Museum are illustrations by Tove Jansson, 40 miniatures, tableaux about Moomin events and a large model Moomin House.
7.3 km · museum in Tampere, Finland · Wikipedia - 08Särkänniemi
Särkänniemi is an amusement park in Tampere, Finland, located in the district by the same name. The park features an aquarium, a planetarium, Doghill Fairytale Farm, an art museum and an observation tower Näsinneula.
5.1 km · amusement park in Tampere, Finland · Wikipedia - 09Näsinneula tower
Näsinneula is an observation tower in Tampere, Finland, overseeing Lake Näsijärvi. It was built in 1970–1971 and was designed by Pekka Ilveskoski.
5.1 km · observation tower in Tampere, Finland · Wikipedia - 10Tampere Orthodox Church
Tampere Orthodox Church is an Eastern Orthodox church in Tampere, Finland, located in the Kyttälä city district. It is dedicated to Saint Alexander Nevsky and to Saint Nicholas.
6.9 km · Eastern Orthodox church in Tampere, Finland · Wikipedia
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Getting to Pohtola
- Airports
- Tampere-Pirkkala (TMP), 14 km · Turku (TKU), 137 km · Helsinki Vantaa (HEL), 152 km
- Stations
- Tampere railway station, 6.7 km
- Turku → Pohtola143 km · quickest by road, 2h 53m · €17–23
- Helsinki (Vantaa) → Pohtola152 km · quickest by road, 2h 45m · €18–25
- Vaasa → Pohtola203 km · quickest by road, 4h 8m · €24–33
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Pohtola
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Pohtola. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Go nextIt makes an interesting day trip by train, bus or car.
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Next door to Pohtola
- Tamperecity in the region of Pirkanmaa in Finland6.2 km
- Ylöjärvitown in the region of Pirkanmaa in Finland5.1 km
- Pirkkalamunicipality in the region of Pirkanmaa in Finland8 km
- Pispalacity area in Tampere, Finland3.7 km
- Hirvitalocommunity centre in Tampere, Finland4.7 km
- Pyynikkicity district in Tampere, Finland5.5 km