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Tammerfors

Tammerfors

9.9
A Swedish name for the Finnish city Tampere
  • proper noun
: Tammerfors
  • Many Swedish-speaking Finns refer to Tampere as Tammerfors.

Examples

  • The city of Tammerfors is known for its vibrant cultural scene and historic architecture.

  • When traveling through Finland, we stopped in Tammerfors to visit a famous museum.

  • Tammerfors is beautiful.

  • I visited Tammerfors last summer.

  • Many Swedish-speaking Finns refer to the city of Tammerfors when discussing its history.

  • The city of Tammerfors is known for its vibrant cultural scene and historic architecture.

  • When traveling through Finland, we stopped in Tammerfors to visit a famous museum.

Synonyms

Tampere
vsTammerfors
1 7.1

A city in southern central Finland known for its factories and cultural events

is the Swedish language name for the same city

Surface Forms

Tammerfors main

Etymology

Tammerfors is the Swedish name for the Finnish city of Tampere. It comes from Tammer plus -fors, where -fors means 'rapids' or 'fast water' in Swedish, so the name points to the strong river by which the city grew and is the form Swedish speakers still use.