Sign in with Facebook- Join for free
- Sign In
Sign in with FacebookLatest Nokia hotel reviews
Pro
Lakes - Nature
Con
bad smell of the rubber factory occasionally
In a nutshell
An origin of the major company - nice smaller Finnish town.
Nokia Church - Karelia memorial
akkipaa Says: The second must in Finnish grave yard is Memorial of persons remained in Karelia (both civilian and soldiers).This kind of memorials became common after our Wars, we lost a lot of soldiers, most of them were brought home, but some disappeared or had to leave to battle fields...
akkipaa Says: As in many Finnish grave yards, Nokia Church has a war hero memorial area. It's most often in the best place of the church yard containing graves, memorial and sometimes a name list of those local soldiers died in the battle field.The symbol in the middle is quite common in...
akkipaa Says: Have you been in Helsinki Centre? Yep, this church belong to same family, it's by architect Carl Ludvig Engel. Check some Engel facts from Helsinki.The Brick Church is neoclassical and it's from 1847. The church hall is a circle and it's a small and modest copy :) of...
akkipaa Says: The bowling hall is located in old Nokia Shoes factory building. There are 8 tracks and the feeling is warm and cosy.There are a restaurant, you can get burgers and chicken fingers for example and there is full rights also (beer, wine and spirits).Prices from 20 to 28...
Sininen Says: I got married in this church and last week dad's funeral was held there.The church was planned by C.L. Engel in neo classical style and was finished in 1837.There's a church museum in the basement of the church.Open: 13.6. - 12.8.2005 mon-fri 11 - 18 (6 pm)
12 Opinions
1 Review and 12 Opinions Some 20 or 30 years ago we faced a boom of this kind of Spas. Increasing tourism and more moving...
jurkka Says: Great chinese, really genuine and good chinese food.Also take-away, that way prices are only half to list price. I like chicken with mushrooms and other vegetables, big portion simple and good.I usually do take-away thats appr. 7e (8$). normal prices when you eat in, is...
pizzamestarit.fi: Best pizza place
jurkka Says: The pizzamestarit is in finnish "pizza masters" and that is true. The BEST pizza in this area! A bit more expensive than others, but worth it! Pizza in its every forms. Made traditionally and after years of experience
jurkka Says: This is quite new bar in Nokia scene, opened 2005.Located at the other end of that big nokia factory, next to the bridge.There is glow-bowling track, also some snacks available. Bar has all the rights, also some snack kind of food dishes. Rule of the thumb in nokia: Dress...
jurkka Says: Great rock club hosts bands almost every weekend. Check their program www.iisoppi.netbeware of local drunks, of course. Dress down in rock style; jeans, tshirt etc. nothing too special.Avoid entering with suite on- you might get into trouble.
Helpfulness
Nokia is located about 15 km west from Tampere, 180 km north from Helsinki, 145 km northeast from Turku, 240 km south from Vaasa and 100 km east from Pori.
Fairly good bus connections between Tampere and Nokia are provided by 'Väinö Paunu' busing company. Bus from Tampere to Nokia costs about 4 euros or so(?) (still quite cheap when compared to taxi, which could cost you over 20 euros).
Also some longer distance bus routes, for example 'Länsilinjat' and 'Express Bus', goes through Nokia, so you can easily come for example from Helsinki to Nokia by bus.
Nokia is also located about 15 km from Tampere-Pirkkala Airport, but as far as I know, there are no direct bus connection between the airport and the town itself.
Written May 7, 2003
Website: http://www.paunu.fi/
International Kuumakoira day (Hotdog day 30 March)
akkipaa Says: I have to explain, it's a little bit confusing. We eat here hot dogs which is different product than Kuumakoira (and the confusion comes from translation which is Hot dog and I get out from this defining Kuumakoira as Hotdog written together, right). A traditional Hot dog is...
Nokian - when you need any friction
akkipaa Says: The name Nokia used to be common long before Nokia Phones. We used Nokia papers to wipe or ass :) and all men and most women had Nokia's rubber boots (called Nokia Kontio = Nokia Bear). When they stopped the production here in Finland I bought three pairs from the last set...
akkipaa Says: We used to call these "kilometer pole" (kilometripylväs), nowadays almost disappeared as useless but the history is again fascinating.In Finland the roots are between 1600-1700 when horse powers were widely used and distances were long (of course they are as long currently,...
Helpfulness
'Eden' is located on the coast of 'Pyhäjärvi' few kilometres from the centre of Nokia.
It includes restaurant, bar, hotel and the pool areas of course.
Poolsection might be lot of fun, and perhaps the only reason you should go there. There are different kind of pools (inside and outside), water slides, solariums and the Pool Bar at the poolsection.
There is also small harbour outside Eden.
Unique Suggestions: Swim in the (heated) outside pool preferably during the cold winter day.
Fun Alternatives: Eat some pizza at 'Pizzamestarit'. ;-)
Written May 7, 2003
akkipaa Says: Siuronkirkko (Siuro Church) is located, as very many Finnish churches, in a hill on lakeside. The church is build in the beginning on 1900 and it's style is New Gothic or Wood Jugend. Siuronmäki (Siuro Hill) is in the list of significant build culture environments by Museum...
akkipaa Says: This lovely cafee has full rights (beer, wine and spirits) and they sell the fishing licenses to the river. They serve lunch food also, try pizzas or what ever is on the list. If you are lucky you can sing karaoke or participate to weekly quiz and during summertime you can...
Fishing on Siuro rapid (Siuronkoski)
akkipaa Says: About 10 kilometers from Nokia is a small village called Siuro. Again, a power station is a centre of the village and there is an active fishing club and they plant fish to the river to catch by eager fishermen.The records areLake Salmon 10.150 kg (9.6.2001)Asp 6,020 kg...
akkipaa Says: This place is in the matter of fact in Ylöjärvi, but parts of the Pinsiö belong to Nokia and it might not be a big mistake to introduce this here also.The Wood Mountain contains 10600 pines. Those were planted (1992-1996) according to golden ratio and pine apple figure. So...
jurkka Says: Check mansenmaasturiclub.compages for offroad clubs offroad happenings, they occur generally once a month, watching is for free, if you want to participate with your own 4x4, you may after small admission fee.Located by the tampere-pori highway, nearby the waste management...
Helpfulness
There is cross country skiing routes all over town, and also small downhill ski place by the border to Tampere.
For beginners that want to learn alone on easy track, go to Golf course, free of charge really beutiful open landscape and easy, under 3km routes.
Recommend.
Equipment: cross country skiis
Written Apr 6, 2006
Address: Taivalkunta, old road towards golf course
Sponsored Links
City of Nokia- town of rubber, not visual hitech
But there is nice spots to be found, but those are hidden. Check the tips i enclosed here.
Nokia - the town, not that Telecomm. Company
I moved to Nokia when I was about 5 years old. Lived there about 12 years and then returned to Tampere. Nokia is an OK place (if you don't have to live there :->). Quite a small town with...
NOKIA - a name known worldwide
Nokia used to be one of the villages in "Greater" Pirkkala which was devided in 1921 to South Pirkkala (novadays PIRKKALA) and North Pirkkala (novadays NOKIA).
Nokia - Hearth of Finnish electronics
Nokia is one of the Tampere's neighbor towns, others are Ylöjärvi, Pirkkala, Lempäälä, Kangasala and Orivesi. It's a home of more than 30 000 inhabitants and one of the most important industrial towns...
Build your own Nokia page
Sponsored Links
Comments