'''Tampere''' ({{efn|{{IPAc-en|ˈ|t|æ|m|p|ər|eɪ}}, {{IPAc-en|USalso|ˈ|t|æ|m|p|ər|ə|,_|ˈ|t|ɑː|m|p|ər|eɪ}},<ref name=lexico/><ref name=oxford/><ref name=merriam-webster/>}}{{efn|{{IPA-fi|ˈtɑmpere|lang|fi-Tampere.ogg}}; {{lang-sv|Tammerfors}}, {{IPA|sv-FI|tɑmærˈforsː|lang|Tammerfors.ogg}})}} is a [[city]] in [[Finland]] and the regional capital of [[Pirkanmaa]]. It is located in the [[Finnish Lakeland]]. The population of Tampere is approximately {{formatnum:{{#expr:{{Data Finland municipality/population count|{{PAGENAME}}}}round -3}}}}, while the [[Tampere metropolitan area|metropolitan area]] has a population of approximately {{formatnum: {{#expr: {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Tampere}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Kangasala}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Lempäälä}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Nokia, Finland}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Orivesi}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Pirkkala}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Vesilahti}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Ylöjärvi}}round -3}}}}. It is the {{ordinal|{{Data Finland municipality/population count sequence|{{PAGENAME}}}}}} most populous [[Municipalities of Finland|municipality]] in Finland, and the second most populous [[List of urban areas in Finland by population|urban area]] in the country after the [[Helsinki metropolitan area]].
Tampere is the most populous inland city in the [[Nordic countries]].<ref name=green/> The [[Tampere urban area|urban area]] has a population of approximately 340,000.<ref name=statistics_finland_taajamat_2017/> Tampere is the most important urban, economic and cultural centre in the whole of inland Finland.<ref name=isomaki/>
