Cocktails(c) The City of Tampere/ Sami Helenius will be held at Tampere Old City Hall on Monday May 30th at 18.00 - 19.30. Symposium fee includes Cocktails. Participation requires registration.

History

New renaissance-style Old City Hall is located at the Tampere centre square.The building was designed by Georg Schreck  and built in 1890. At the first City Hall was a place for all the main offices and it was used by city administrative court, city court and city police department. City Hall’s assembly hall was also used as a conference room for the city council in the years 1890 – 1925 and 1962 – 1975.

In the Civil War in 1918 the building played an important role and it was badly damaged during the last fights. In the middle of 1960s the city of Tampere decided to restore City Hall so that it could be used as premises for social receptions. Whole building was decorated and refurnished.

The major part of City Hall’s valuable art collection, which nowadays covers many famous Finnish artists, is got as a donation. These days about 220 ceremonies in a year is taking place in Old City Hall.