TAMPERE

1. TAMPERE Image: Visit Tampere / Laura Vanzo

2. TAMPERE. • Tampere is a state of mind. It is something that resides within all of us and is deeply rooted in the ridges of the landscape. Here, by the banks of the Tammerkoski rapids, ideas have always been born. They have turned into lines of work – and even entire communities. Whenever a set of machines has fallen silent, new thoughts have soon filled that space. Rolls of cloth have changed into lines of code and unforgettable experiences. • A promise of things to come has been planted into the rough brick walls and the rows of windows rise ever higher. The city skyline may change, but you can always find that familiar feeling in Tampere. • This is home.

3. Founded in 1779 by Gustav III King of Sweden • The first industrial city in Finland • Finlayson cotton mill was the first large-scale industrial company in Finland Tampere in a nutshell • The third largest city in Finland • Centre of Tampere Region • 235,600 inhabitants (2018) • Forecast: 291,300 inhabitants (2033) • 15,000 businesses and 31,000 places of business in the region • One of the most vigorously growing and developing cities in Finland • Tampere University – a multidisciplinary research community formed by three top institutions of higher education • Expertise in ICT, smart machines and the manufacturing industry, the energy and circular economies, media, health technology and nanotechnology • 10 theatres • 18 museums • 4,600,000 event visitors • A multifunctional arena under construction for 15,000 event visitors /13,000 ice hockey spectators

4. 20 min DRIVE FROM TAMPERE–PIRKKALA AIPORT Tampere 1 h 45 min DRIVE FROM HELSINKI AIRPORT Direct flights TO STOCKHOLM, RIGA, BUDAPEST AND MALAGA

5. Unique lakeside city • Located on an isthmus between Lake Näsijärvi and Lake Pyhäjärvi • The city is divided by the Tammerkoski Rapids, with a height difference of 18 m • 160 lakes and 1/5 of the area consists of green areas • Pyynikki, the world’s highest gravel esker and a nature reserve one kilometre away from the city centre • The sauna capital of the world Image: Visit Tampere / Laura Vanzo

6. Themostattractive city in Finland #1 The most appreciated city of tourism The most recommended city for students The most popular city to move to Source: Taloustutkimus

7. Tampere – the Best for You • Tampere City Strategy shows the way in which the city will be developed by 2030. • Tampere’s vision is to be the Best for You – a city that is • Collaborative and humane • A leader in education and know-how • Creative and innovative • Urban and sustainably growing • Capable of renewal Image: Visit Tampere / Laura Vanzo

8. Ongoing development programmes Smart Tampere Five-star City Centre Tramway Hiedanranta Tampere applies for the title of European Capital of Culture 2026

9. 2025 ELECTRONIC URBAN SERVICES Smart Tampere 2030 CARBON-NEUTRAL CITY • Programme promoting digitalisation, business ecosystems and sustainable development in 2017– 2021. • Produces digital services facilitating daily life, increases wellbeing, safety and security, as well as promotes smooth mobility. • Creates new globally scalable solutions for a smart city together with businesses, research institutes and citizens. • The objective is to grow sustainably and to be carbon neutral by 2030. • Strengthens Tampere as an internationally attractive cluster of expertise. Image: Visit Tampere / AtacanErgin

10. +15,000 RESIDENTS Five-star City Centre +15,000 JOBS • Tampere City Centre Development Programme 2018– 2030 • Makes the city centre more accessible, vibrant and competitive • Shore areas are developed for housing, recreation, tourism and event production • The station area is strategically the key area: the Deck and Arena, the northern part of Ratapihankatu Street, as well as Tampere Travel and Service Centre Image: SRV/Libeskind/Tomorrow

11. 25,000 RESIDENTS HiedanrantaSmart and sustainable district of the future 10,000 JOBS • Piloting platform for products dealing with circular economy and eco-efficiency, as well as for smart city services. • The district will be ambitiously created with residents, businesses and communities. • Private investments worth three billion euros over the next 20–35 years. • It will provide the inhabitants with a smooth daily life and combine centre-like living with the lake scenery. • Objective: carbon dioxide negative and to produce more than it consumes. Image: Visit Tampere / Laura Vanzo Image: City of Tampere / Arkkitehtitoimisto NOAN

12. Every3-4 min IN THE CITY CENTRE Tampere Tramway Every7.5 min DURING THE DAYTIME • A two-branch tramway will be built from Pyynikintori Square to the east to Hervantajärvi and Tampere University Hospital during 2017–2021. • The tramway will attract services and workplaces and new residential areas can be built along the tramlines. • The urban environment will become more pleasant and the tramway will offer residents with a new mode of transport. It will connect homes, schools, workplaces and services. • The increasing number of electric buses and the tramway will together be an efficient, modern and environmental friendly solution of the future. Image: WSP Finland Ltd., Idis Design Oy and the City of Tampere

13. Tampere applies for the title of European Capital of Culture 2026 • Increases the local and regional cultural offering by means of mutual and international production cooperation. • Promotes the residents’ quality of life by increasing their opportunities to participate in cultural activities. • Makes the city more pleasant for the residents by means of community art and culture. • Attracts creative industries to the Tampere Region, creates new jobs and strengthens the experience economy. • Promotes an increase in the number of tourists along with the new cultural offering. • Connects the key urban development projects to each other, creating a more comprehensive whole. Image: Visit Tampere / Laura Vanzo

14. THANK YOU Image: Visit Tampere / Laura Vanzo