Parks in Tampere

thumb|right|Sorsapuisto in autumn thumb|right|Sorsalampi thumb|right|Sorsapuisto seen from Hotel Torni Tampere Sorsapuisto (Finnish for "duck park") is a recreational area of 4.2 hectares in Tulli, Tampere, Finland, completed in the 1930s. In 1990 the Tampere Hall was built in the south corner of the park and the whole park was renovated. From 1964 to 1972 the site of the Tampere Hall hosted the Tampere zoo featuring the lions Tam and Pere.

botanical garden at Tampere, Finland

park in Tampere, Finland

thumb|right|300px|Hämeenpuisto Hämeenpuisto is a street and public park in Tampere, Finland that is over in length. Its length and central location has earned the park the name "Central Park of Tampere". The park was designed by Carl Ludvig Engel in 1830. Originally the name of the park was Esplanadi, which was changed to Hämeenpuisto in 1936.

thumb|Hiking path in the slopes of Pyynikinharju ridge. Pyynikki () is a district and a nature reserve in Tampere, Finland. It is located in the Pyynikinharju ridge, between the city center and the western district of Pispala. Pyynikinharju is the highest esker in the world, rising 85 meters above the level of lake Pyhäjärvi.

park in Tampere, Finland

thumb|right|There are many old trees in Koskipuisto. At the right the grey-leaved salix alba|white willows planted in the early 20th century, the oldest trees in the park, can be seen. thumb|right|It is a part of the technology student tradition to dip first-year students at the Tampere University of Technology in water at [[International Workers' Day on 1 May. This is done at Koskipuisto.]] Koskipuisto (Finnish for "rapids park") is a park in Kyttälä, Tampere, Finland, to the east of the Tammerkoski rapids. On the opposite shore of the rapids is the Kirjastonpuisto park - which is sometimes c