TAMPERE

tämˈpĕrā, Swed. Tammerfors, city (1998 pop. 191,254), Western Finland prov., SW Finland, on the banks of the rapids between lakes Näsijärvi and Pyhäjärvi. It is the third largest city in Finland and a leading textile center of N Europe. There are also locomotive works and leather, lumber, and machinery factories. The city, an important trade center since the 11th cent., was chartered in 1779. In 1918 the White forces defeated the Finnish Bolsheviks at Tampere. The city has notable artworks and an unusual open-air theater.

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books on: Tampere  - 610 results

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1.
Finland in the European Union
Book by Tapio Raunio, Teija Tiilikainen; F. Cass, 2003
Subjects: European Union--Finland
...the EUROPEAN UNION Tapio Raunio University of Tampere, Finland and Teija Tiilikainen University of...in P. Pesonen (ed.) Suomen europarlamenttivaalit (Tampere: Tampere University Press, 2000), p. 58. on the eve of the referendum...
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Multimedia and Regional Economic Restructing
Book by Hans-Joachim Braczyk, Gerhard Fuchs, Hans-Georg Wolf; Routledge, 1999
Subjects: Multimedia Systems Industry--Case Studies, Regional Economics--Case Studies
...information society: multimedia industry in the Tampere region GERD...15.2 Multimedia industry in the Tampere region Rasaanen 1996 329...selected multimedia-related industries in the Tampere region, 1993 331...
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Information Society and the Workplace
Book by Tuula Heiskanen, Jeff Hearn; Routledge, 2003
...Institute of Social Sciences, University of Tampere, Finland. She has studied professional...Institute of Social Sciences, University of Tampere, Finland. She has a PhD in Psychology...Work Research Centre in the University of Tampere. Her main research interest has been to...
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The Politics of EU Police Cooperation: Toward a European FBI?
Book by John D. Occhipinti; Lynne Rienner, 2003
Subjects: Law Enforcement--European Union Countries--International Cooperation, Police Administration--European Union Countries--International Cooperation, Security, International--European Union Countries, Terrorism--European Union Countries--Prevention, Transnational Crime--European Union Countries
...Checking the Scoreboard: Progress After Tampere 79 6 Crime Fighting Before...meeting of the European Council was held in Tampere, Finland, that established a detailed...Chapter 5 describes progress achieved at the Tampere European Council of 1999 and the impact...
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Regional Innovation Systems: The Role of Governance in a Globalized World
Book by Hans-Joachim Braczyk, Philip Cooke, Martin Heidenreich; Routledge, 2004
Subjects: Regional Economics, Regional Planning, Technological Innovations--Economic Aspects
...Work Research Centre at the University of Tampere, Finland) wrote a position paper on Regional...Work Research Centre at the University of Tampere, Finland, his current research interests...Work Research Centre at the University of Tampere, Finland. He has also been a member of...
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journal articles on: Tampere  - 139 results

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Genocide and Ethnic Cleansing? the Fate of Russian "Aliens and Enemies" in the Finnish Civil War in 1918
Journal article by Jyrki Loima; The Historian, Vol. 69, 2007
Subjects: Civil war--Finland, Civil war--History, Civil war--Russia, Forced migration--History, Genocide--History, Russians--History, Russians--Political aspects
...most noteworthy "ethnic" battlefields--Tampere and Rautu--from this particular point...attack the approaching White Army north of Tampere. He had between 800 and 1,000 Russian...excluding 600 marines who had arrived in Tampere from Helsinki by the end of the month...
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Otello
Journal article by Nely Keinanen; Shakespeare Bulletin, Vol. 27, 2009
Subjects: Macbeth (Shakespeare, William) (Play)--Theater reviews, Otello (Play)--Theater reviews, Othello (Play)--Theater reviews, Theater--Theater reviews
...Otello. by Nely Keinanen Presented by the Tampere Theatre, Tampere, Finland. From September 2, 2008. Translated, adapted...performed on a small stage in a refurbished factory in Tampere (Finlands second largest city and an old industrial...
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To the Finland Station
Journal article by Bill Kouwenhoven; Afterimage, Vol. 33, 2006
Subjects: Photography--Exhibitions
...Bill Kouwenhoven BACKLIGHT 05 TAMPERE, FINLAND SEPTEMBER 2, 2005-JANUARY 15...held every three years since 1987 in Tampere, Finland, represents a challenge. By combining...Vapriikki and "Spells of Childhood" at the Tampere Art Museum. The other two shows, a Gerhard...
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The Working Postures among Schoolchildren-A Controlled Intervention Study on the Effects of Newly Designed Workstations
Journal article by Lea Saarni, Clas-Hakan Nygard, Arja Rimpela, Tapio Nummi, Anneli Kaukiainen; Journal of School Health, Vol. 77, 2007
Subjects: Anthropometry--Research, Musculoskeletal physiology--Research, Students--Health aspects, Workbenches--Design and construction, Workbenches--Innovations
...uta.fi), School of Public Health, University of Tampere, Medisiinarinkatu 3, Tampere 33014, Finland. The study was supported by the...uta.fi), School of Public Health, University of Tampere, Medisiinarinkatu 3, Tampere 33014, Finland...
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European Asylum Policy
Journal article by Timothy J. Hatton; National Institute Economic Review, 2005
Subjects: Asylum, Right of--Analysis, Domestic policy--Analysis, Europe--Domestic policy, Government programs--Analysis, Refugees--Forecasts and trends, Right of asylum--Analysis
...of the European Council of Ministers at Tampere, Finland in 1999. Under the former, immigration...asylum policies by 1 May 2004. In the Tampere agreement, EU Ministers reaffirmed that...appeal. (12) After the pronouncements at Tampere, some observers believed that the process...
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magazine articles on: Tampere  - 27 results

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Where They're Going : Tampere Is Finland's Industrial Heart
Magazine article by Ben Barber; World and I, Vol. 18, October 2003
Subjects: Finland--Social aspects
Where Theyre Going : Tampere Is Finlands Industrial Heart...I decided to make a short visit to Tampere, the second-largest city and stout industrial...with worldliness, as the Finns say, but Tampere embodies their heartland values. An...
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Law and Order
Magazine article by Charlotte Lindberg Clausen; The World Today, Vol. 55, October 1999
Subjects: Europe, Immigration policy, Political asylum, Refugees
...feature strongly when EU leaders meet in Tampere in Finland on 15/16 October to discuss...restrict numbers. Preparations for the Tampere meeting have been in the hands of a High...However, the most important topic in Tampere might not even be on the formal agenda...
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A Sampler from the World Stage
Magazine article by Benjamin W. Sampson; American Theatre, Vol. 20, July 2003
...43.316.2003; www.graz03.at) Helsinki and Tampere, Finland HELSINKI FESTIVAL/TAMPERE INTERNATIONAL THEATRE FESTIVAL: The Tiger Lillies...Odnovremenno: At the Same Time. Further north in Tampere, Finnish character is examned in two new plays...
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Fear and Loathing in the Virtual Workforce; Loss of Identity and Distinction Could Be One Reason Workers Fear Virtuality
Magazine article by Cynthia G. Wagner; The Futurist, Vol. 38, March 2004
Subjects: Economics--Forecasts and trends
...researchers conducting the study at the University of Tampere Department of Sociology and Social Psychology. They...ILLUSTRATION OMITTED amp;#93; Sources: University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland 33014. Web site www.uta.fi. Stanford Graduate...
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Sea of Denial: Putin's Russia and the Baltic States
Magazine article by John Donald Ball; Contemporary Review, Vol. 277, September 2000
Subjects: Attorneys--Personal narratives, Eastern Europe--Personal narratives, Politics--Personal narratives, Russia--Personal narratives
...in the Russian Federation. When I reached my destination in Tampere, Finland and phoned an English friend to notify her of my safe...It was a gentle shock, inducing giddiness, to hear that the Tampere Police were beefing up their patrols on weekends to enforce...
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newspaper articles on: Tampere  - 160 results

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Tampere-Ing with Strikers
Newspaper article by Grant Macdonald; The Mirror (London, England), October 1, 1998
Tampere-Ing with Strikers. by GRANT MacDONALD SCOTTISH strikers Kevin Thomas and Ally Graham fear they will be used as scapegoats if TPV Tampere fail to gain promotion. The Finnish cracks have already been deducted three points after city rivals Ilves complained...
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Arts Focus: All Arts and Parts an Arts Diary: Andre's Flame Burns Brightly
Newspaper article by Ian Hill; The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland), August 16, 1999
Subjects: Tampere
...this riverside post-industrial Finnish city of Tampere during the annual Tampere International Theatre Festival. Andre is from...calls his uncompromising performances "akshun". His Tampere piece is titled "Ceasefire: Burnt Ta F**K (Listen...
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Tie over, but Jones Still Smells Victory
Newspaper article; South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales), June 19, 2006
...Finland last night, saying: "Well beat Tampere United." Welsh Premier League Carmarthen...goals to leave Finnish league leaders Tampere virtually through to the next round. But...Cardiff-based manager Mark Jones said: We can beat Tampere at home. We all believe that. The tie...
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Thomas Gunning for Revenge after Flop in Finland
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), June 24, 2006
...his team to sting Finnish high-flyers Tampere in this afternoons Intertoto Cup first...Jones men can inflict a rare defeat on a Tampere outfit who top their domestic league...extremely misleading, said Thomas, adding, Tamperes set-piece was taken at least 10 to 15...
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Finland Has Fascinating Places to Visit for a City Break
Newspaper article; Coventry Evening Telegraph (England), April 5, 2006
...Stansted airport, Ryan Airs link with Tampere in southern Finland is proving a surprise...spent three days in the large cities of Tampere and Turku, 90 miles apart and both fascinating...to offer. The scenery and views around Tampere are incredible, with its 200 lakes, parks...
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encyclopedia articles on: Tampere  - 3 results

 
 
1.
Tampere
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
TAMPERE tam pera, Swed. Tammerfors, city (1998 pop. 191,254), Western Finland prov., SW Finland, on the banks of the rapids...important trade center since the 11th cent., was chartered in 1779. In 1918 the White forces defeated the Finnish Bolsheviks at Tampere. The city has notable artworks and an unusual open-air theater. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University...
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Tammerfors
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
TAMMERFORS Finland: see Tampere . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Finland
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Espoo , Hameenlinna , Joensuu , Jyvaskyla , Kemi , Kotka , Kuopio , Lahti , Lappeenranta , Oulu , Pori , Tampere , Turku , Vaasa , and Vantaa . Finnish and Swedish are both official languages, and about 6% of the population speaks...


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