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Delve into Mäntylä
The district Mäntylä of Vanhakylä in Etelä-Pirkanmaa (Pirkanmaa) is a subburb in Finland about 83 mi north-west of Helsinki, the country's capital town.
If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Valkeakoski, Kangasala, Lempaeaelae, Paelkaene and Tampere. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: -2°C / 28 °F
Morning Temperature | -1°C / 31 °F |
Evening Temperature | -2°C / 28 °F |
Night Temperature | -4°C / 25 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 5% |
Air Humidity | 91% |
Air Pressure | 980 hPa |
Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 17 km/h (11 mph) from North-East |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Snow |
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
-3°C (27 °F)
-2°C (29 °F)
Scattered clouds, moderate breeze.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
1°C (34 °F)
-3°C (27 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.
Monday, 25th of November 2024
1°C (33 °F)
4°C (39 °F)
Rain and snow, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Hotel Waltikka
Videos from this area
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Van & Truck - Meeting Valkeakoski, Finnland 1993
Van & Truck Meeting in Valkeakoski / FIN, Summer 1993.
@Valkeakoski (Nokia Lumia 920 #OIS #pureview)
First video test. OIS + RichRecording = Winner :) Camera: Nokia 920 Pureview (http://www.nokia.com/global/products/phone/lumia920/)
Ankanuiton SM-kisat 2013 @Valkeakoski (Nokia Lumia920 & 808 #Pureview)
First parts filmed with Lumia920, 2nd with 808 using 360p to get 12x zoom and then rest 808 with 1080p. At the and some pictures taken with 808. Happening: Ankanuiton SM 2013 / Finnish ...
FC Haka-Ilves 4-1 (0-1) lehdistötilaisuus Ykkönen 11.9.2014 Valkeakoski
FC Haka-Ilves 4-1 (0-1) lehdistötilaisuus Ykkönen 11.9.2014 Valkeakoski.
Rapid Motion @Valkeakoski (Nokia 808 #pureview)
Performance: Rapid Motion goes Back to the 80's! Happening: Valkeakosken markkinat Camera (video/audio): Nokia 808 (http://www.nokia.com/global/products/phone/808pureview/)
Marimba formaatio - Rock & Swing GP kisat @Valkeakoski (Nokia 808 #pureview)
Performance: Rock formaatio - Marimba Happening: Rock & Swing GP kisat @Valkeakoski (http://tanssiseuramarimba-com.directo.fi/r-s-gp-1-3-2014-kisasivut/) Camera: Nokia 808 ...
Valkeakoski day fireworks 2012 (Nokia 808 #pureview)
Valkeakoskipäivän ilotulitus 2012 Camera: Nokia 808 Pureview (https://www.nokia.com/global/products/phone/808pureview/)
FC Haka-Ilves 3-0 (1-0) Ykkönen 5.6.2013 Valkeakoski Tehtaan kenttä maalikooste
FC Haka-Ilves 3-0 (1-0) Ykkönen 5.6.2013 Valkeakoski Tehtaan kenttä maalikooste '10 1-0 Tomi Petrescu '58 2-0 Jussi Aalto '75 3-0 Aalto Veikkauspörssipisteet: 3 Venance Zeze, FC Haka 2...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Hervanta
Hervanta is a large suburb, or satellite city, of Tampere in Finland, located next to Hallila some 10 km south of the city centre. Home to a population of over 26,000, Hervanta is best known for its prefabricated blocks of flats. The total number of apartments is about 11,000. Nearly a fifth of the inhabitants (some 4,500 people) are students, many of them enrolled at the Tampere University of Technology (TUT) or the Police College.
Tampere University of Technology
Tampere University of Technology (TUT) (Finnish: Tampereen teknillinen yliopisto) is Finland's second largest university in engineering sciences. The university is located in Hervanta, a suburb of Tampere. The university's statutory duty is to pursue research and give highest education in its field. The research, conducted by some 1,800 staff and faculty members, mostly focuses on applied science and often has close ties to many different companies.
Toijala
Toijala is a former town and municipality of Finland, located some 40 kilometres south of Tampere. On 1 January 2007, it was consolidated with Viiala to form the town of Akaa. Toijala is known as an important railway crossroads. The Helsinki–Tampere and Turku–Tampere tracks meet at Toijala railway station. Toijala is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Pirkanmaa region.
Hermia (Finland)
Hermia is a science park near Tampere University of Technology (TUT). Hermia is located in Hervanta, a suburb of Tampere, Finland. Hermia is also acting as a technology centre for its region. Hermia offers office space and facilities for both small technology startups and larger companies. It consists of 100,000 m of office space and is home to 150 companies and research organizations, for example to many research and development units of the cell phone manufacturer Nokia.
Mikontalo
Mikontalo is a large student housing complex in Hervanta, Tampere, Finland. Its exact address is Insinöörinkatu 60, 33720 Tampere, Finland. With affordable rents, easy availability and location near Tampere University of Technology, it is popular dwelling for first year students and exchange students. Mikontalo was built during period 1978–1980 . It consists of 4 blocks with 12 floors where 767 dwellings are situated.
Suolijärvi
Suolijärvi is a small lake in Tampere, Finland. It is situated west of the suburb Hervanta. It has a small beach where people can sunbathe or swim during the summer. There are also two trails which bound the lake. The name derives from Finnish suoli (intestine) and järvi (lake). This is probably due to the curved shape of the lake. Suolijärvi is also a village near Puolanka in the Northern Finland east of Oulu.
Tehtaan kenttä
Tehtaan kenttä is a football (soccer) stadium in Valkeakoski, Finland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Haka. The stadium holds 3,516 and was built in 1935. The attendance record is 6,401 and was set in a game against big rivals HJK Helsinki in 1999. The stadium is noted for its surroundings, being located in a big park and having the nearby UPM-Kymmene paper mill at one end of the pitch (as shown in the picture).
Rapola Castle
Rapola's fort is a hill fort in Sääksmäki in the municipality of Valkeakoski, Finland. As is the case with most hill forts in the Baltic area not much is known about its exact origins or purposes. One postulation is that it was built by the inhabitants in their struggles against invading Novgorodians and Swedes. According to excavations, the fort seems to have been in operation at least during the 13th and 15th centuries.
Toijala railway station
Toijala railway station is located in the Toijala district of the town of Akaa, Finland. The station is located at a crossing point of three different railway tracks: from Riihimäki to Tampere, from Turku to Toijala, and from Toijala to Valkeakoski. Originally, all three tracks served both personnel and cargo traffic, but personnel traffic to Valkeakoski was discontinued in 1956.
Roine (Finland)
Roine is a lake in Finland. The lake is located in the Pirkanmaa region mostly in the municipality of Kangasala and for a lesser part in the municipality of Pälkäne. The lake is part of Kokemäenjoki basin and a chain of lakes that consists of Längelmävesi, Vesijärvi, Roine, Pälkänevesi and Mallasvesi.
Police College of Finland
The Police College of Finland is a polytechnic located in Tampere, Finland which operates under the Ministry of the Interior, providing education in the field of police studies. The college offers a 2.5-year Diploma in Police Studies, the Police Sergeant's Examination and a degree of Bachelor in Police Command. Officers wishing to advance into positions requiring higher academic degrees must obtain master's degrees, most commonly in administrative science or law, at other universities.