On the day we went to Tampere, the temperature was around -20C. This meant we couldn't spend a great deal of time outside, but the parts of the city that we did see were quite beautiful.
Tampere Theatre
Christmas Market
To stay out of the cold we spent a good part of the day in museums. First we visited a building which contained the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame, a toy museum and a shoe museum. As I'm sure you guessed I wanted to see the hockey section. The museum was quite interesting with lots of English captions below exhibits which was very helpful. There was also a large section dedicated to Jyväskylä's professional team, JYP, as they were the champions within their league last year. I was quite shocked and excited to see a picture of one of my classmates who plays for JYP. I certainly didn't expect to see a picture of someone I knew in the Hall of Fame!
Finland Jerseys
Canada jersey...I couldn't resist!
I had this Ken doll as a child... I didn't think I was old enough for my toys to be in a museum!
We also visited a spy museum. Apparently there is a long history of spies within Finland because of its geographic location. There were some interesting facts, but if you ever go to Tampere I would suggest you skip this small museum.
All in all it was a great little day trip and I would love to return to this city someday for a longer stay!
