Tampere is the most attractive and fastest growing region in Finland. Around two-thirds of Finland’s economic activity is concentrated within a two-hour drive from Tampere.

Tampere region is the second largest economic region in Finland. It has a population of 458,900 which makes it the largest region in Finland just after the Helsinki capital region. The Tampere region is a region of lakes, parks and industrial heritage.

The over 230 -year-old City of Tampere is a favourite congress city and an ideal holiday destination for everybody families with children, culture enthusiasts, business tourists etc. The region has been voted the most attractive region in the country several years in a row which has corroborated to the growth and the positive flow of people into the region.

Quality of life in the Tampere region signifies that you can live and work in safe, unspoiled, friendly environment with excellent infrastructure. According to your individual interests and hobbies you will enjoy:

- Wide range of cultural and sports events.
- Beautiful city and surrounding countryside, lakes, parks, forests and unspoiled nature.
- Lively and active, but not too crowded city with good shopping and urban services.
- International city, Finnish hospitality.
- Widely spoken English language in business and free time, meaning easy communication and getting acquainted.
- Student life and easy-going atmosphere.

The Tampere region has plenty to offer for you and your company: expertise in world class clusters, global market leading companies as potential customers, exceptionally collaborative business environment, highly educated workforce and quality of life in beautiful surroundings close to unspoiled nature.

Tampere is known for education, research and technology. Up to 15% of Finland's national R&D budget is spent in the Tampere Region.The region has strong and focused business activities and research expertise in seven different fields:

 

• Biotechnology
• Digibusiness
• Energy Technology
• Health technology
• Intelligent machines
• Nanotechnology
• Ubiquitous computing

These activities are based on close cooperation between various research institutions, institutes of higher education, the business community and different financing organisations. They speed up the growth of industry by activating cooperation networks and providing financing as well as by launching and realising different development projects.