The Tampere Region is a vibrant, growing city in the heart of the world’s happiest country – and has been ranked Finland’s most attractive city since 2020. With a population of over half a million, it’s the second largest population center in Finland and the sixth largest in the Nordics, with a growing stream of leisure and corporate air travel.
Tampere is the place to be for cutting-edge experts to nature and culture lovers, foodies and spirited hockey fans alike. Situated between two lakes, the city combines striking scenery with a strong tradition of live theatre and major sporting events, as well as renowned venues like Nokia Arena and Tampere Hall.
Known for some of Finland’s finest restaurants – including a Michelin‑starred venue – Tampere also sports a lively year‑round calendar of over one hundred cultural events. It’s also the Sauna Capital of the World, with more public saunas per capita than anywhere else in Finland.
A gateway to Europe
Tampere isn’t just a nice place to enjoy some time away. It’s a major regional center for industrial and technology growth at the intersection of key logistics routes, major highways and railways. Its central inland location – with high-speed rail connections to Helsinki, Turku, Rovaniemi, and more – offers easy access to the rest of Finland and Europe.
This connectivity is one reason airBaltic chose the Tampere-Pirkkala Airport as a home base, opening up direct flights to Riga and Málaga, with easy connections to over 70 destinations across Europe.
Building on this foundation, the development of Tampere Airport as a growing hub for passenger traffic and logistics will continue, in close partnership with Business Tampere.
Driving the future of industry
Tampere has a long history of supporting businesses and pushing innovations forward, evolving from its status as a 19th-century textile and industrial powerhouse to a modern business powerhouse.
The smartphone, too, was born in Tampere in 1996, and this strong legacy still rings through the city. Tampere has a deep connection to advanced industries that employ 38,000 people across 3,000 companies, named both the #1 Smart City by the Smart City World Congress in 2023 and the European Capital of Smart Tourism in 2026.
Today, Tampere is the European hub for semiconductor expertise – the most advanced and complex chips in Europe are designed in Tampere – as well as a leader across the defense, security and medical industries. Several global, market-leading OEMs call Tampere home, and every year, Tampere University produces new top-tier experts to meet current and future research, industrial and technology needs.
Let’s write the next chapter in the future of Tampere Region!
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