Pirkkala is a municipality in Pirkanmaa, Finland, adjacent to Tampere.

Get in

National road 3 (E12), here acting as Tampere western bypass, goes through Pirkkala.

By plane

1 Tampere Airport (TMP ^IATA) is located in Pirkkala, 17 km southwest of the city of Tampere. Finnair has daily flight from Helsinki (35 min). SAS has direct flights from Arlanda Airport most days (one hour). Air Baltic flies from Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Munich, Oslo and Riga. Ryanair flies once a week from London-Stansted.

By train

Nearby Tampere has a railway station. Timetables are available from VR website.

Get around

See Tampere#Get around for information about bus tickets and fares

By taxi

• Taksi Tampere, Menevä, iTaksi: see Tampere#By taxi
• Smartphone apps: Valopilkku, 02 Taksi

See

Pirkkala Old Church

• 1 Pirkkala Old Church (Pirkkalan vanha kirkko), Anian rantatie 226. A red-brick church from 1921, designed by Ilmari Launis. (updated May 2023)
• 2 Sankila Manor (Sankilan kartano), Sankilantie 35 (Bus 65), ☏ +358 40 511 2798. You can see the original Finnish farmyard animals in their real environment: Finnish horses, rare western-Finnish cattle and eastern-Finnish cattle, ie captive, curious Finnish sheep, country chickens, country cats, Finnish Lapphund and Shetland pony. The farmyard with its summer cafés is open during the summer and there is free access to the area. (updated May 2023)
• 3 Neulalähde (Hiidenkaivo, Martinkaivo), Kierikantie 14. Small spring, which is now a historical landmark on the Hiidenmäki hill. This spring has been used for ancient sacrifices and the place is considered sacred by the ancient Finnish pagans. (updated May 2023)

Do

Turri public beach on the shores of Lake Pyhäjärvi

• 1 Pereensaaren sauna, Pereensaarentie 43 (on the shores of Lake Pyhäjärvi), info@pereensaarensauna.fi. A public sauna. €12–14; €7 for 5-12 old kids. (updated May 2023)
• 2 Golf Pirkkala, Vaittintie 95, ☏ +358 10 292 6900, caddiemaster@golfpirkkala.fi. Daily 08:00–17:00. For guests: 9 holes €30–40, 18 holes €65–75, golf cars €28–40. (updated May 2023)
• 3 Pirkkala Disc Golf Park, Sienimetsäntie 17. (updated May 2023)

Buy

• 1 K-Citymarket Pirkkala, Palmrothintie 2 (near the border of Tampere). 24/7. A hypermarket. (updated May 2023)
• 2 K-Supermarket Pirkanpoika, Suupantie 4 (in the town centre). M–Sa 07:00–22:00, Su 09:00–22:00. A supermarket. (updated May 2023)
• 3 K-Market Kyösti, Kyöstintie 10 (in the Kyösti district). M–F 07:00–22:00, Sa 08:00–22:00, Su 09:00–22:00. A small grocery store. (updated May 2023)

Eat

• 1 Partolan Pizzeria, Nuolialantie 71 (near the border of Tampere), ☏ +358 3 266 0766, info@partolanpizzeria.fi. M–F 10:00–22:00, Sa–Su 11:00–22:00. Pizzas €12–15. (updated May 2023)

Drink

• 1 Café Seela (Kahvila Seela), Saveenraitti 8, ☏ +358 50 040 0418. W 11:00–18:00, Th 12:00–16:00, F 11:00–18:00, Sa 11:00–15:00, Su 12:00–16:00. (updated May 2023)
• 2 Missionary cafe Sirpakka (Lähetystyön kahvila Sirpakka), Koulutie 1, ☏ +358 40 804 8963. In addition to café services, offers local and ethnic handicrafts and fair trade products. (updated May 2022)

Go next

Routes through Pirkkala

Vaasa ← Ylöjärvi ←

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→ Tampere → Helsinki