Tampere Half Marathon

Course & Elevation

The Tampere Half Marathon, known in Finnish as Tampere Puolimaraton, is the main race of Tampere Juoksee, a running event held in the centre of Tampere, Finland, and organised by the sports club Tampereen Pyrintö since 2011. It is run on a Saturday in early October, together with a 10 km, a 5 km and a children's minimarathon. The date moved to October in the pandemic year 2020. The half marathon starts at 13:00 on Keskustori, the central square, and is run as one 21.1 km loop. The first 10 km follow the same route as the 10 km race. The course then continues through Hatanpää and Rantaperkiö to Eteläpuisto and finishes at Laukonsilta, on the upper level of Ratina stadium. The organisers say that keeping the half marathon a single loop has been a goal since 2011, and that they plan route changes and a new schedule for 2027. The race belongs to the Finnish Halfs series, six half marathons in Finnish cities. Nearly 1,800 runners had registered for the half marathon in 2026, by far the largest field of the event's distances.