Tampere & Häme - Finland - page 291

GOOGLE MAP ; www.munkkikahvila.net ; adult/child €2/1; 9am-8pm, 9am-9pm Jun-Aug) holds a
cafe serving brilliant doughnuts (€1.90).
From the city centre, head west along Satamakatu, bear left at a small park, then right up
the hill.
Rajaportin Sauna SAUNA
( GOOGLE MAP ; www.rajaportinsauna.fi ; Pispalan Valtatie 9;adult/child €8/2, midweek €5;
6-10pm Mon & Wed, 3-9pm Fri, 2-10pm Sat)
This traditional place is Finland's oldest operating public sauna. It's a great chance to ex-
perience the softer steam from a traditionally heated sauna rather than the harsher electric
ones. It's a couple of kilometres west of the city centre; buses 8, 11 and 13 among others
head out there. There's a cafe on-site, and massages can be arranged. Take a towel or rent
one there.
Cruises
There are plenty of summer options on Tampere's two magnificent lakes. Trips on
Näsijärvi leave from Mustalahti Quay, while Laukontori Quay serves Pyhäjärvi. All
cruises can be booked at the tourist office.
Suomen Hopealinja CRUISE
(Finnish Silverline; MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 010-422-5600; www.hopealinja.fi )
From Laukontori Quay, short cruises run on Pyhäjärvi from June to August, as well as a
shuttle service (adult/child return €12/6) to nearby Viikinsaari , a pleasant picnic island.
There are various lunch- and dinner-cruise options, and pirate cruises for kids.
It also runs a Poet's Way cruise as well as another spectacular trip to Visavuori (one
way/return €52/78, 4½ hours, 9.30am, Thursday to Saturday early June to mid-August),
and on to Hämeenlinna (one way/return €58/87, 8½ hours).
Poet's Way CRUISE
( GOOGLE MAP ; 010-422-5600; www.runoilijantie.fi ; early-Jun-mid-Aug)
From Mustalahti Quay, the glorious steamship SS Tarjanne operates one of Finland's
finest lake cruises, departing on Wednesdays and Fridays and returning from Virrat on