Tampere is kent for its active cultural life. Some o the maist popular writers in Finland, lik Väinö Linna, Kalle Päätalo an Hannu Salama, hail frae Tampere. Thay are aw kent as writers depictin the lifes o wirkin cless fowk. Anither screiver frae a wirkin cless backgrund wis the famous poet Lauri Viita o the Pispala destrict (whilk is the oreeginal hame o Hannu Salama tae). Tampere haes auld theatre tradeitions an aw, wi sic established institutions as Tampereen Työväen Teatteri, Tampereen Teatteri an Pyynikin Kesäteatteri, whilk is an open-air theatre wi the auldest revolvin auditorium in Europe. Tampereen Teatterikesä or Tampere Theatre Festival is an internaitional theatre festival held in Tampere ilka August.