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Are you interested in visiting Tampere and sharing stories and content of our beautiful city to your audience?

Check out this page for inspiration, information, and interesting facts about Tampere!

Visit Tampere organizes a number or media visits yearly, both international and domestic. All media visits organized by Visit Tampere are always planned individually. Media visits hosted by Visit Tampere can be either group or individual visits.

Visit Tampere operates in a close cooperation with the region’s tourism service providers and especially with Visit Tampere official partners.

Tampere has a lot of stories waiting to be told! Hidden gems, happiness all around, intriguing history, culture for all and of course a lot saunas true to the Sauna Capital style. 

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Tuomas Paloniemi

PR and Media Manger

Tampere highlights

• According to us Finns, Tampere is the most loved residential and tourism city in Finland, which is the happiest country as well!

• Tampere is the Sauna Capital of the world! Rajaportti sauna in Pispala, Tampere, is the oldest public sauna in Finland still in use.

• Tampere is the European Capital of Smart Tourism 2026!

•  Tampere is the hometown of the World’s only Moomin Museum

•  Impressive history as an industrial city; The Finlayson cotton factory was the first large-scale industry company in Finland

•  Tampere is a city of innovation and technology, culture and theatre

•  And the most important of them all: Tampere is a state of mind

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Tampere is the European Capital of Smart Tourism 2026

Tampere has been selected as the European Capital of Smart Tourism for 2026. The title is awarded to a city that demonstrates exceptional commitment to developing sustainable and innovative tourism.
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Tampere shortlisted for the 2026 European Capital of Smart Tourism Award

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Finland Lounge in Basel attracts crowds – dozens of international media already visited the area “Tampere hailed as a host city for Eurovision 2026”

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