Lempäälä is a municipality and town of 24,000 people (2021) in Pirkanmaa. The town is 20 km south of Tampere, and most trains and buses going to Helsinki and Turku stop there. Buses from Turku stop at Lempäälä th (Ryynikkä), most buses from Helsinki stop near Ideapark shopping center at Ideapark mt 130, some of them use highway stop Lempäälä Vaihmala liittymä 34. Tampere local bus network Nysse serves Lempäälä well having some services even to ruralside. The main freeway south from Tampere also passes a few kilometers east of the town and next to Ideapark. Tampere-Pirkkala airport is about 15 km north. See Tampere#Get around for information about fares and tickets The Nysse route planner is useful for getting around by bus in Lempäälä. Menevä, iTaksi: see Tampere#By taxi Smartphone apps: Valopilkku, 02 Taksi 61.30923.74991 Lempäälä Canal. This late-19th-century canal connects the lakes Vanajavesi and Pyhäjärvi. It used to be an important transport route, but nowadays it's used mostly by leisure boats and lake cruises in the summer. 61.32084923.8685861 Tikanmäen tila, Ruonantie 41 (Towards Lastunen village), ☏ +358 50 5714740, hanna.sannamo@symbolon.fi. The “Feed and Pet” package lasts lasts 1.5 hours and during this time you can feed, care for and pet sheep, horses, mini-pigs, rabbits and chickens. In addition, the package includes warm juice and biscuits offered by the campfire. €15. (updated Jan 2021) Puntala-rock: . A punk and HC festival in late July organized by a nonprofit. (date needs fixing) 61.361823.79511 Ideapark, Ideaparkinkatu 4. M-F 10:00-20:00, Sa 10:00-18:00, Su 12:00-18:00. The largest mall in the Nordic region with a special focus on furniture, interior decoration and clothing. Has a few cheap dining options. Located along the Tampere-Helsinki motorway in Lempäälä south of Tampere, frequent bus/coach connections exist. 61.353027623.77988291 Tuulan Tupa, ☏ +358 3 375 0588, jk.juhlakeidas@gmail.com. M-F 10:30–14:00. Traditional Finnish home food, dessert is included in the price. €9.80. (updated Aug 2020) 61.2973923.775051 Vaihmalan Hovi, Vaihmalantie 144, ☏ +358 20 7661 810, info@vaihmalanhovi.fi. Family-run boutique hotel in the countryside nearby Lempäälä. Bikes can be borrowed for free, and canoes and other boats are available for rent on site. Double €108. (updated Jul 2020) Akaa, the neighbouring municipality to south
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