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The 9 Best Things to Do in Lempaala, Finland
Discover the best top things to do in Lempaala, Finland including Ideapark, Laukko Manor, Vapriikin Museokeskus, Pyhan Birgitan kirkko, Paivaanniemen kalmisto, Hatanpaa Arboretum, Funpark, Kuokkalan Museoraitti, Pyynikki Park and Observation Tower.
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1. Ideapark
Overall Ratings
4 based on 54 reviews
Reviewed By KatrinJ_est - Tallinn, Estonia
You think you can make a short stop in there? Think again! It might take even a whole day, depends how much time you have. Kids can play in LegoPark for free and there is also FunPark with enterance fee, but its really fun. Besides there are many shops to visit, several cafes and good coffee. There is dog parking area outside too.
2. Laukko Manor
Overall Ratings
4 based on 11 reviews
Reviewed By Paavo2 - Berlin, Germany
This country house, manor, has most beautiful settings surrounded by water from two sides. Well maintained lawns have shiny white buildings (since the elder ones have been washed (burned) away by history, dating back to thirties) to top it off. Very peaceful stroll in the garden really gives the feel of the years gone past. The manor house itself has some portraits and historic items (such as furniture), but also the more recent history of the farm being famous for having bread horses. Noteworthy statues (three of them) by Jussi Mäntynen. Very nice, but overly expensive (15 €), children under 13 years free though.
3. Vapriikin Museokeskus
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 263 reviews
Reviewed By vasavapr - Lappeenranta, Finland
We visited the museum(s) on late Friday afternoon. Since we arrived with only about three hours before closing time (We still regret not arriving earlier) we had to rush through quite lot of Exhibitions due to limited time.
The museum is located in some old industrial building that is now re-purposed as museum(s). There are at least seven (if not more) museums including. We enjoyed the most visiting the museum of games. Some of the old games took back us to childhood times. We ignored the age limits and enjoyed playing those games. Still very addictive!!
The part with media museum was also very fascinating. The part with different type of telegraph equipment was very interesting. I strongly recommend trying the telegraph equipment. The media museum also has other interesting communication equipments, old printing press equipments, cameras etc.
The hockey hall of fame had trophies, photos and memorabilia from Finnish Ice hockey (national team and leagues). Since I have only recently found liking for ice-hockey it was bit mixed bag for me.
The section about history of buildings in Tampere had exhibition about architecture (mostly illustrative pictures and models). There were also movies about Neighborhoods in Tampere and life during earlier times. It was interesting to see how housing, building and living evolved over time.
The postal museum had Exhibitions explaining how postal services worked in past and how it evolved over time. We had to cut short our visit to this part as the place was about to close.
We ended our visit with a quick drink at the cafeteria.
This museum has something for everyone, every age and every interest. There is a cafeteria that serves meals and that could help in case someone is planning to spend long time here. We would definitely a longer visit during our next trip to Tampere.
4. Pyhan Birgitan kirkko
Overall Ratings
5 based on 5 reviews
5. Paivaanniemen kalmisto
Overall Ratings
2 based on 1 reviews
Reviewed By MC0777 - Oulu, Finland
Pyhäjärven rannalla sijaitsee rautakautinen röykkiökalmisto. Paikka on helppo löytää opastekyltein, mutta itse hautaröyhkiöt onkin sitten vaikeampia hahmottaa. Paikka kaipaisi hieman enemmän informaatiota, jotta ymmärtäisi, mikä kivistä on hautaröyhkiö ja mikä vain kivi.
6. Hatanpaa Arboretum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 114 reviews
Reviewed By TommiKangasala - Kangasala
Hatanpaa Arboretum is very tranquil and beautiful surroundings to have a nice walk or just spend some slow time. Arboretum have nice coastal line by the lake Phäjärvi
7. FunPark
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 20 reviews
Reviewed By the_goodsoil_family - Bangkok, Thailand
Funpark is a mostly indoor amusement/activity park that opened in June 2012. It is located in the huge Ideapark shopping mall in the small town of Lempäälä, about 30 minutes by bus from our home town of Tampere. Using your own car would be much more convenient, though, and there is plenty of outdoor parking available around the shopping mall. Two companies operate buses that can be used to get to Ideapark - schedules available at http://www.valkeakoskenliikenne.fi/aikataulut/ and http://www.paunu.fi/aikataulut_lahiliik.html .
The entry to FunPark in the second floor is via a long escalator originating not far from Ideapark entrance door "C" which is the closest one to the bus stop on the street (Ideaparkinkatu). The exit is right next to the entrance, but you have to walk through their shop selling children's books, toys and FunPark branded clothing.
Guests are sold day passes (wristbands) which can be used only once to enter the FunPark premises. This means that you more or less have to use the FunPark restaurant and refreshment counters, if you plan to spend there the whole day. I did not check what might be their policy regarding bringing in a huge picnic basket. The pass entitles you to use a wide selection of the rides and games, but quite many are charged separately using tokens that can be purchased from the shop at the entrance. This is rather disappointing but prevents people from hogging
certain rides. For instance, I'm sure our boy would have been happy to ride the electric cars non-stop for an hour or more. We bought a family (2+2) ticket. Our total expenditure for tickets, meals and bus transportation was about 120 euros for a five-hour visit. We spent all the game tokens included in the family ticket price, but we did not feel a compelling need to purchase more - there were quite enough free activities to occupy our time.
The FunPark premises are impressively large. They were equal or larger than the big indoor amusement parks that I have visited in Bangkok shopping malls. In addition to the indoor section there is a smaller outdoor area which probably will have to close down once the weather cools down. During our visit the layout was quite spacious with plenty of space for potential crowds. They even had been able to afford a number comfortable sofas for relaxation when you have had enough fun for the moment. The place was not very busy on a sunny Sunday afternoon, but some queuing was still needed to access some most interesting rides. I expect things to get busier once the weather starts being unpleasant and the competing venues like the Särkänniemi amusement park in Tampere wind down for the cool seasons.
A comprehensive enumeration of all the different rides and activities would be really tedious, but I can name a few. Indoors they had several jungle gyms, trampolines, bull riding, wall climbing, somewhat scaled down bowling, a few of small roller coasters, bumping cars, electric and self-propelled racing cars, giant LEGOs, several 3D experience rides, half a dozen Microsoft KINECT-equipped game rooms each dedicated to a different Xbox360 game, a laser-tag room, various arcade games, billiards, etc. Due to space limitations the rides are not equal in wildness to the ones available in outdoor amusement parks like Särkänniemi in Tampere. However, many of them are suitable also for preschool children and for adults who are not adrenaline addicts, while at least two looked like being able induce motion sickness even in more hardened cases. The outdoor section has several really large jungle gyms, a bungee-cord and trampoline combination, self-propelled cars of several sizes, two water-cannon shooting games and a couple of intentional water slides,etc. The FunPark web sites tells that there you will become wet and tells you to bring your own towel, swimsuit and beach shoes. However, the outdoor area is no water park and will be disappointing if you expect extensive that type of excitement. On the other hand, the often wet and cool Finnish weather makes it entirely possible that rainwater has not had a chance to dry out even from that outdoor equipment that is not intended to provide fun with water. So you can expect to get wet in some extent, so bringing a change of clothes is a good idea if you play in the outdoor zone.
Each ride has a sign specifying whether it is free or requires tokens and any limitations regarding use. Some rides have a lower age limit - a minimum of four years or younger than seven only with a guardian seemed to be common. Some rides had a minimum height requirement while others had a maximum weight limit. The signs are both in Finnish and English. The staff members have badges indicating the languages in which they are able to interact - Finnish and English appearing to be common. The staff were surprisingly lax in enforcing the age limits: they were fine with letting our 4-year old taking rides with a limit of 7 years. I was also quite surprised about the several wall-climbing activities; I guess Finland is not yet as lawsuit-prone as some other countries. Several activities forbid use of shoes, so wearing laced shoes will be inconvenient. FunPark provides (free?) lockers, so one solution is bringing some kind of slippers and switching to them while inside.
Unfortunately all rides were not open all the time. A few had a sign stating them to be shut down for preventive maintenance while several were closed down from time to time due to the staff not being present (lunch breaks?). The latter ones at least had also signs telling when operations would resume and these seemed to be accurate, too.
The FunPark restaurant offered some a la carte dishes, but the lunch buffet appeared to be a decent deal. The adult price was about two euros more than for comparable food in the cheaper lunch buffets available in Tampere downtown restaurants, but children get discounted prices. The food as such was nothing special: a quite unexciting salad bar, breads, cream potatoes, steamed vegetables, beef meat balls, chicken nuggets and Frankfurter sausages. Children get an ice cream as a dessert while adults have to stick to coffee/tea. One drink (5 dl water bottle, 3 dl soft drink or 2 dl milk) is included. Bibs and plastic cups are provided for younger children. As far as I'm concerned, I would be quite willing to eat their buffet lunch again on a subsequent visit.
As far as our family was concerned we had a good time and are likely to return after the summer. The price was cheaper than in the Särkänniemi amusement park and there were actually more things to do for adults who are not keen on excessively exciting rides.
8. Kuokkalan Museoraitti
Overall Ratings
5 based on 1 reviews
Reviewed By Kari K - Tampere, Finland
Tämä museoraitti kannattaa ehdottomasti käydä katsomassa. Kannattaa kuitenkin etukäteen selvittää aukioloajat, sillä ne on hyvin rajalliset.
Itseäni erityisesti kiinnosti tuo vanhan ajan putiikki, joka toi mieleen lapsuuteni kaupat, ja ennen kaikkea isoisäni kuuluisan kyläkaupan Laihialla.
Suosittelen lämpimästi
9. Pyynikki Park and Observation Tower
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