Tampere sub-region

Tampere sub-region is a subdivision of Pirkanmaa in Finland. It is the second most populous sub-region in Finland with about 443,000 inhabitants after the Helsinki sub-region.^[1] The sub-regions^[2] are used for statistical purposes.^[3] Statistics Finland uses the term Tampere sub-region as SK064 Tampere.^[4]

Tampere sub-region Tampereen seutukunta SK064 Tampere
Sub-region
Country	Finland
Region	Pirkanmaa
Capital	Tampere
Population
• Total	443,402
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

The Tampere sub-region differs from the Tampere metropolitan area (Greater Tampere), which does not include the municipalities of Hämeenkyrö, Kuhmoinen and Pälkäne. The metropolitan area has a population of about 425,000.

Municipalities

Coat of arms	Municipality	Population	Land area (km2)	Density (/km2)	Finnish speakers	Swedish speakers	Other speakers
	Hämeenkyrö	10,351	464	22	98 %	0.2 %	2 %
	Kangasala	34,315	658	52	95 %	0.3 %	4 %
	Kuhmoinen	2,020	661	3	98 %	0.5 %	2 %
	Lempäälä	25,036	270	93	96 %	0.3 %	3 %
	Nokia	36,486	288	127	95 %	0.3 %	4 %
	Orivesi	8,860	800	11	97 %	0.2 %	3 %
	Pirkkala	21,204	81	260	94 %	0.4 %	5 %
	Pälkäne	6,203	561	11	96 %	0.4 %	4 %
	Tampere	260,646	525	497	88 %	0.5 %	11 %
	Vesilahti	4,550	301	15	96 %	0.4 %	2 %
	Ylöjärvi	33,731	1,116	30	96 %	0.4 %	3 %
	Total	443,402	5,724	77	91 %	0.4 %	8 %

See also

• Helsinki sub-region
• Turku sub-region