Nightclubs and bars in Tampere

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SORRY TO SAY, THAT INFERNO IS ALSO CLOSED! EVEN IF IT WAS FULL AT WEEKENDS, IT WAS TOO QUIET AT WEEKDAYS.. We heavy metal fans are too old to go rocking at work days allready, I guess ;)
If you want to find something at least little more hard rock than disco, there´s only Jack th Rooster at the moment. But I think it has come more lively after Inferno and Hellä closing the doors.

There´s American style fast food restaurant at this address at the moment. Haven´t been there.
Music was:AC/DC,Metallica,Dio,HIM,Type O´negative,Iron maiden,Bon Jovi,Ramstein etc.Some of you think,that you can´t dance those,but I can´t dance disco-this I can,and love to!

Dress Code: anything black is best choise

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This is the new pub in Tampere, and as the name can tell, they have lots of special beers. They are going to open their own micro brewery at spring 2012. I will wait it with a big intrest.
Sadly the place is little seperate from most pubs, but on the other hand it´s not so far from award-winning Tuulensuu pub. When the winter has gone, it will feel less far away. ;)
I´m not sure what I would say about how it looks, maybe it´s little confused. The staff was looking little lost also, but it has been open only few weeks, so I´m sure it will change once they get used to their new job.
We will surely make this one of our "must places" when we go out. Espesially when they will open the brewery!!
Sorry about the poor photo. It´s taken with a cellphone camera.
They do have their own brewery starting right now, and me and my husband are one of the owners ;9 Among 299 other owners.. But it´s nice to think it´s "our" brewery. They don´t have English page, but you might understand something, if you go to page, and see "Tuotteet". Those are the beers. All are non filtered, and none typical blond lager. Here´s the link:
http://www.pyynikinkasityolaispanimo.com/tuotteet.html

Dress Code: Absolutely none! ;)

Laterna is also a dining place,but we have never eaten there.When we moved to Tampere,it was the best rock-club.Then it was renovated,and after that it has been different at different nights.We are too lazy to find out what on today,so we haven´t been there for a while.
They have tango-nights,gothic-festivals and one night envents,alternative pop nights and a festival-can´t remeber the name-sorry.
Sometimes when we went there,it was "iskelmä"-playing.I have no idea what to call it in English,but I can tell you,that at those nigt there´s more over 50years old people than usually.Nothing wrong with them of course!Just dont make me listen that music..

Downstairs there´s Valo,at photo it is on the left.It´s a pub and cafe(debending the time of the day).It´s quite nice,and theres all sorts of people.They have sometimes art-shows on the walls.Photos and such.

Dress Code: Dresscode varies from theme of the night.At pop-party,you can go looking"grunge",but at Gothic-nights go first to Backstreet-store(see my shopping-tips).Or just take black t-shirt and jeans,and that´s o.k.for both.

This is quite typical Finnish pub,but they are specailised in drink names in "Tampere language".Most famous is "Mansen tekila",witch is little like teguila(very little) it has piece of black sausage( musta makkara),lingonberry and Koskenkorva(=kind of vodka,there is no English word to what it is.We call it viina,but in English they say vodka,even if it really isn´t a vodka-but quite similar).
That drink is terrible,but fun of course.I prefer not have anything with musta makkara!It´s discusting!

Dress Code: No dresscode.I´ve heard that there is quite a lot of motorcycle men these days.I haven´t been there for a while.

Pub Pikilinna is an Irish type, cosy and friendly place with an excellent selection of beers. They also serve toasts.

Often there's sports on the screen and sunny terrace on the summertime. The greatest staff makes you feel homey.

Opening hours: mon - fri 15.00 - 02.00, sat - sun 12.00 - 02.00

Partyhouse Kiva is my favorite discoteque in Tampere. Full of mainstream disco music and happy Finnish and international-minded people. Good DJ's. Location is on the main street Hýmeenkatu.

Dress Code: Wear your disco clothes :)

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This very centrally located Irish/Scottish pub does not seems to attract as many guests as O’Connell’s, but is not bad at all. Perhaps its reputation comes from the fact that it is part of a restaurant chain called Ravintola, but the only pub of its kind within that company. Or did it seem that way just because construction works were going on in the building and the pub looked like it was not open? Especially, if you are there to watch a Premier League match, I would prefer it over other Irish pubs (O’Connell’s or O’Hara) due to the better visibilty of the screen. Audience is mixed, some students and some guys in their mid-thirties were there. Pub food with Irish and Scottish Dishes is available, but I didn’t try any of it. Ocassionally, There’s also live music – check out their website for details.

Dress Code: No dress code required, maybe just something green around March 17th

This pub and karaoke bar is located in front of the central station and can be described as a tourist – free zone. OK, sometimes you will find the one or other tourist, but this is surely not the place where you could meet fellow travellers. The audience is aged between 30 and 50 with some occasional younger guys and girls. Two things are typical for this place: The karaoke machine which is not the youngest anymore and offers a huge selection of cheesy songs in Finnish language. And it probably has the cheapest tap beer in town. I paid 3,20 EUR for a half a litre of Karhu IV. And if you don’t find time in Tampere to go tu Ale Pupi: There are two more of them in Finland: In Kuopio and Jyväskylä.

Dress Code: No dress code, although suit and tie may cause unwanted attention....