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By car
Tampere Exhibition and Sports Centre is located in Härmälä, at the border of Tampere and Pirkkala. Route E12 runs right next to the venue and the closest exit is ramp 42.
Address for navigator
Tampere Exhibition and Sports Centre (TESC)
Ilmailunkatu 20, 33900 Tampere
GPS coordinates
Lat: N 61° 27.815′ Lon: E 23° 43.994′
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Public transport
By local bus
You will need an AB zone ticket when traveling to and from Tampere Exhibitor and Sports Centre with Tampere public transport (Nysse). It’s not possible to buy a ticket for one zone only. Children aged 7–16, youth aged 17–24 and pensioneers aged 65 and over gets a discount from single tickets and day tickets. The accepted payment methods for the buses and the tram are travel card, contactless payment and Nysse Mobiili app. Please notify that you can’t pay for discounted ticket fares with contactless payment. You can familiarize yourself with the ticket fares here.
This site will be updated as Autumn timetables get published!
Useful links for Nysse’s site:
By bus – long-distance transport
The Tampere bus station is located approx. 5 km from the Tampere Exhibition and Sports Centre. The easiest way to get to the venue from the bus station is to hop on bus number 12 from the Ratina shopping center stop behind the bus station.
Bus companies for long-distance busses: Matkahuolto, ExpressBus, Onnibus, Flixbus
By taxi
Taxi Tampere, tel. 0100 4131,
The taxi stand is located in front of the main entrance of the Tampere Exhibition and Sports Centre. Driving time from the center of Tampere is about 15 minutes.
On a city bike
One of the Tampere city bicycle stations is next to the Tampere Exhibition and Sports Centre, in connection with the bus stop called Messukeskus B. City bikes are a very convenient and affordable means of transportation, especially between the Exhibition and Sports Center and the center of Tampere as well as the city centre, Kaleva and Hervanta.
You can find out more about Tampere’s city bike system on Nysse’s website.
By train
The distance from Tampere Railway Station to the Tampere Exhibition and Sports Center is about 6 km. The easiest way to get to the venue from the train station is to hop on a bus from the bus stop in front of the train station: Rautatieasema (stop code G 0506).
VR customer service, phone 0600 41 900 (call price €1/answered call + date). VR Schedule line 24 hours, phone 0307 20 906.
By plane
The Tampere Exhibition and Sports Center is located only 15 minutes from Tampere–Pirkkala airport.
Parking
There will be more detailed information regarding parking areas and prices closer to the event.
Disabled parking
Disabled parking spaces can be found near the main entrance.
Charging of electric cars
The exhibitors’ parking lot P2 has two 22 kW charging stations. The charging of electric cars is not guaranteed at the premises of the event.
The closest charging stations can be found at K-Citymarket Pirkkala and McDonald’s. In addition, Prisma Pirkkala and Motonet offer 11-50 kW charging stations.