Editing Tampere (section)

== Sport ==
=== Ice hockey ===
[[File:Nokia Arenan avajaiset 1.jpg|thumb|right|Opening game of [[Nokia Arena (Tampere)|Nokia Arena]]: [[Tappara]] vs [[Ilves]]]]

[[File:Fan Zone Tampere.jpg|thumb|right|Official Fan Zone in Tampere during the [[2022 IIHF World Championship]]]]

Tampere's sporting scene is mainly driven by [[ice hockey]].<ref name=iihf_3/> The first Finnish ice hockey match was played in Tampere, on the ice of [[Pyhäjärvi (Tampere region)|Pyhäjärvi]]. Tampere is nicknamed the hometown of Finnish ice hockey. Three exceptional ice hockey teams come from Tampere: [[Tappara]], [[Ilves]] and [[Koovee (ice hockey)|Koovee]]. Especially both Tappara and Ilves have had a great impact on Finnish ice hockey culture and are among the most successful teams in Finland;<ref name=iihf_3/><ref name=hckhockey/> of these, Ilves was the first Tampere-based hockey team to win the [[1935–36 SM-sarja season|1935-1936 Finnish championship]].<ref name=iihf_3/> The Finnish ice hockey museum, and the first ice hockey arena to be built in Finland, the [[Tampereen jäähalli|Hakametsä]] arena, are both located in Tampere.<ref name=tamperelainen_2021-12-05/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://yle.fi/a/3-7765473|title=Suomen ensimmäinen jäähalli täyttää 50 vuotta – "Hakamettä" on monelle kiekkoilijalle toinen koti|first=Kirsi|last=Matson-Mäkelä|work=[[Yle]]|date=29 January 2015|access-date=7 April 2024|archive-date=7 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240407194319/https://yle.fi/a/3-7765473|url-status=live}}</ref> Construction of a new main ice hockey arena, [[Nokia Arena (Tampere)|Tampere Deck Arena]],<ref name=visittampere_deck_arena/> began in 2018, and was first opened to the public on 3 December 2021, although the official opening date was on 15 December.<ref name=srv/><ref name=helsinkitimes_2021-11-24/><ref name=iihf_2/><ref name=helsinkitimes_2021-12-15/> The name of the new arena was supposed to be ''UROS LIVE'',<ref name=yle_2020-03-05/> but due to the financial difficulties of the sponsor behind it, the name was abandoned.<ref name=yle_2021-10-28/> After that, [[Nokia Corporation]] was chosen as the new sponsor on 19 November 2021, and the arena was renamed as ''Nokia Arena''.<ref name=globenewswire/> The arena served as one of the host cities for the [[1965 World Ice Hockey Championships]],<ref name=iihf_3/><ref name=tampere_fi_hockey/> the [[2022 IIHF World Championship]] and the [[2023 IIHF World Championship]].<ref name=iihf_3/><ref name=yle_2020-08-26/><ref name=iihf_1/><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-10 |title=Sport - Wie berichtet SRF über die Eishockey-WM 2023? |url=https://www.srf.ch/sendungen/hallosrf/publikumsfragen/sport/sport-wie-berichtet-srf-ueber-die-eishockey-wm-2023 |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) |language=de |archive-date=16 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516012558/https://www.srf.ch/sendungen/hallosrf/publikumsfragen/sport/sport-wie-berichtet-srf-ueber-die-eishockey-wm-2023 |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Football ===
Like ice hockey, [[association football|football]] is also a popular sport in Tampere. [[Ilves (football)|Ilves]], the professional football club of Tampere,<ref name=ilvesedustus/> alone has over 4,000 players in its football teams, while Tampere boasts over 100 (mostly junior) football teams.

Tampere hosted some of the [[Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics|football preliminaries]] for the [[1952 Summer Olympics]].

=== Basketball ===
[[Basketball]] is another popular sport in Tampere; the city has three basketball teams with big junior activity and one of them, [[Tampereen Pyrintö (basketball)|Tampereen Pyrintö]],<ref name=fibaeurope/><ref name=eurobasket/> plays on the highest level ([[Korisliiga]]) both with men's and women's team. Men's team was the Finnish Champion in 2010, 2011, and 2014.<ref name=korisliiga/>

Tampere was a co-host of the [[EuroBasket 1967]], and the Nokia Arena will host the [[EuroBasket 2025]] as one of the host cities.

=== Batting sports ===
[[Manse PP]] is the city's [[pesäpallo]] team, the only remaining team in the men's [[Superpesis]] to be based within a major city, and who won the league in 2021, as well as the women's league in 2017.

Tampere also has a [[baseball]] and [[softball]] club, the [[Tampere Tigers]], which plays in the [[Baseball Finnish Championship Series|top division of Finnish baseball]].<ref name=tamperetigers/><ref name=baseball/>

=== American football ===
[[Tampere Saints]] is the [[American football]] club in the city, that won division 2 in 2015 and plays in the [[Vaahteraliiga|Maple League]] (division 1) in summer 2017.<ref name=tamperesaints/>

=== Speedway ===
[[Motorcycle speedway]] has been held in Tampere at several venues. The [[Eteläpuisto]] beach embankment hosted speedway from 1953 to 1988<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.speedway.fi/esittelyja.php?id=5#:~:text=Etel%C3%A4puiston%20radalla%20on%20ajettu%20kolmasti,Ratatilanne%20Tampereella%20on%20heikko. |title=Pirkan Mooottorimiehet ry |website=Speedway Finland |access-date=13 February 2024 |archive-date=13 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240213123907/https://www.speedway.fi/esittelyja.php?id=5#:~:text=Etel%C3%A4puiston%20radalla%20on%20ajettu%20kolmasti,Ratatilanne%20Tampereella%20on%20heikko. |url-status=live }}</ref> and was an important venue for competitions, hosting the Nordic Final as part of the qualifying for the [[Speedway World Championship]] and the Scandinavian round of the [[Speedway World Team Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.internationalspeedway.co.uk/wtc76.htm |title=1976 World Cup |website=International Speedway |access-date=17 December 2023 |archive-date=13 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113173659/http://www.internationalspeedway.co.uk/wtc76.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.internationalspeedway.co.uk/wtc79.htm |title=1979 World Cup |website=International Speedway |access-date=17 December 2023 |archive-date=22 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222173304/http://internationalspeedway.co.uk/wtc79.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In addition, it hosted the final of the [[Finnish Individual Speedway Championship]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.speedwaysanomat.fi/tekstit/tilastot_sm.html |title=Speedway Individual Finnish Championship |website=Speedway Sanomat |access-date=12 January 2023 |archive-date=12 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230112154151/http://www.speedwaysanomat.fi/tekstit/tilastot_sm.html |url-status=live }}</ref> When it closed the speedway moved to the Kaanaa track, out of the city to the village of Velaatta by [[Teisko Airfield]]. More recently the Ratina Stadium held various speedway meetings from 1995 to 2015, including the [[Speedway Grand Prix of Finland]] in 2014 and 2015.

=== Gymnastics ===
Tampere has long tradition in various fields of gymnastics. Finnish Gymnastics Federation office is located in Kauppi Sports Centre. Local clubs include Tampereen Voimistelijat, Elixiria Sport, Rantaperkiön Isku, TTNV. Ikuri Gymnatics centre is the main training location. Large competitions are organized in Tampere Fair Centre. Gymnaestrada Finland was held in Tampere in 2022.

=== Other sports ===
In addition to all of the above, [[volleyball]], [[wrestling]] and [[boxing]] are also among Tampere's best-known sports.<ref name=niemela/>

The city also hosted two [[ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|canoe sprint world championships]], in 1973 and 1983. In 1977, Tampere hosted the [[World Rowing Junior Championships]] and in 1995 the Senior [[World Rowing Championships]]. Recently, Tampere was the host of the 10th [[European Youth Olympic Festival]] on 17–25 July 2009<ref>''Tampereen Liikuntalehti'', 2/2007. (in Finnish)</ref> and the 2010 World Ringette Championships on 1–6 November at Hakametsä arena.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-03-26 |title=2010 World Ringette Championship (Tampere, Finland) |url=https://www.ringette.ca/event-results/2010-world-ringette-championship-tampere-finland/ |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=Ringette Canada |archive-date=7 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240107184613/https://www.ringette.ca/event-results/2010-world-ringette-championship-tampere-finland/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Tampere hosted the 2023 [[European Masters Games]] from 26 June to 9 July.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://imga.ch/event/european-masters-games-2023-tampere/|title=European Masters Games 2023 &#124; Masters Games Finland, Tampere|date=21 November 2019|publisher=[[International Masters Games Association]]|access-date=17 November 2022|archive-date=17 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117211929/https://imga.ch/event/european-masters-games-2023-tampere/|url-status=live}}</ref>