Guided tour of the Old City Hall

Tampere Old City Hall opens its doors this year with free guided tours. The next tour will take place on 19 May 2025, and you can sign up using the link below. The tours of the Old City Hall will celebrate the 150th anniversary of Tampere City Council and city democracy. The tours will be held in Finnish, but you can ask the guides questions in English during the tour. 

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the establishment of Tampere City Council. To celebrate, the City of Tampere is offering free guided tours of the historic Tampere Old City Hall. 

The tours, led by Tampere Tourist Guides, will give you an insight into the history of the Neo-Renaissance building, completed in 1890, and the many stories behind it. The tours are conducted in Finnish, but you can ask questions in English during the tour.  

The nex tour will take place on Monday 19 May 2025 from 5 pm to 6 pm. You can sign up for the tour by clicking on the Eventila link at the end of this news item. There is a capacity of 25 people and places will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. 

The guided tours will take place once a month. There will be a separate registration link for each tour, which will open approximately three weeks before the tour. The registration links will be updated in the Tampere event calendar announcement on the Tampere's event calendar.

Up-coming Old City Hall tours in 2025

• Mon 19 May 2025 from 5 pm to 6 pm (registration opens 28 April at 12 noon)
• Mon 16 June 2025 from 5 pm to 6 pm (registration opens 26 May at 12 noon)
• Mon 25 August 2025 from 5 pm to 6 pm (registration opens 4 August at 12 noon)
• Mon 22 September 2025 from 5 pm to 6 pm (registration opens on 1 September at 12 noon)
• Mon 13 October 2025 from 5 pm to 6 pm (registration opens 22 September at 12 noon)
• Mon 17 November 2025 from 5 pm to 6 pm (registration opens 27 October at 12 noon)
• Mon 15 December 2025 from 5 pm to 6 pm (registration opens 24 November at 12 noon)

If there are more than one person in the group, please fill in the registration form with each person's name.