Lempäälä

Lempäälä is a municipality and town of 24,000 people (2021) in Pirkanmaa.

Get in

The town is 20 km south of Tampere, and most trains and buses going to Helsinki and Turku stop there. Buses from Turku stop at Lempäälä th (Ryynikkä), most buses from Helsinki stop near Ideapark shopping center at Ideapark mt 130, some of them use highway stop Lempäälä Vaihmala liittymä 34 and some additionally stop at Lastustenkulma.

Tampere local bus network Nysse serves Lempäälä well having some services even to ruralside (lines 56, 57, 60 and 63).

The main freeway south from Tampere also passes a few kilometers east of the town and next to Ideapark. Tampere-Pirkkala airport is about 15 km north.

Get around

See Tampere#Get around for information about fares and tickets

The Nysse route planner is useful for getting around by bus in Lempäälä.

By taxi

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

See

• 1 Lempäälä Canal. This late-19th-century canal connects the lakes Vanajavesi and Pyhäjärvi. It used to be an important transport route, but nowadays it's used mostly by leisure boats and lake cruises in the summer. 

Do

• 1 Tikanmäen tila, Ruonantie 41 (Towards Lastunen village), ☏ +358 50 5714740, hanna.sannamo@symbolon.fi. The “Feed and Pet” package lasts lasts 1.5 hours and during this time you can feed, care for and pet sheep, horses, mini-pigs, rabbits and chickens. In addition, the package includes warm juice and biscuits offered by the campfire. €15. (updated Jan 2021)

Festivals

• Puntala-rock: . A punk and HC festival in late July organized by a nonprofit. (date needs fixing)

Buy

The massive Ideapark mall is likely Lempäälä's biggest attraction

• 1 Ideapark, Ideaparkinkatu 4. M-F 10:00-20:00, Sa 10:00-18:00, Su 12:00-18:00. The largest mall in the Nordic region with a special focus on furniture, interior decoration and clothing. Has a few cheap dining options. Located along the Tampere-Helsinki motorway in Lempäälä south of Tampere, frequent bus/coach connections exist. 
• 2 Kierrätyspuoti, Atrantie 3, ☏ +358 45 646 9027, levetoimi@gmail.com. Sells small household items such as dishes, clothes, shoes, books, toys and clothing at an affordable price. (updated May 2022)
• 3 Uniikkia Kahvila & Kirpputori, Tampereentie 38 A, ☏ +358 400 222 868. Flea market and cafe. (updated Jun 2022)

Eat

• 1 Tuulan Tupa, ☏ +358 3 375 0588, jk.juhlakeidas@gmail.com. M-F 10:30–14:00. Traditional Finnish home food, dessert is included in the price. €9.80. (updated Aug 2020)

Drink

• 1 Kahvila Siiri, Uotintie 5, ☏ +358 50 550 2000. Cafe near the river in an old decorated villa. (updated Jun 2022)

Sleep

• 1 Vaihmalan Hovi, Vaihmalantie 144, ☏ +358 20 7661 810, info@vaihmalanhovi.fi. Family-run boutique hotel in the countryside nearby Lempäälä. Bikes can be borrowed for free, and canoes and other boats are available for rent on site. Double €108. (updated Jul 2020)

Go next

• Akaa, the neighbouring municipality to south

Routes through Lempäälä

Vaasa ← Tampere ←	N  S	→ Akaa → Helsinki
Jyväskylä ← Tampere ←	N  S	→ Akaa → Turku