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Yle: Finnish candidates compete for the title of Capital of Culture in different ways

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The most attractive city in Finland? Of course it’s Tampere!

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Our address changed: TampereRegion2026 is now Tampere26

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International market

Projects worth 500 000 euros support Tampere European Capital of Culture bid

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Sorsapuisto park

The movie Dual brought Karen Gillan and Aaron Paul to Tampere – the collaboration created a new competition for…

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Aram Tertzakian, producer of movie Dual, discusses with people from Tampere.

It’s the finals. Who will win: Oulu, Savonlinna or Tampere?

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Long live Folk! brings folk music stars to the net – live streaming on saturday

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Long Live Folk! poster

Kiira Korpi as “The Snow Queen” – also other skating and ice hockey legends on ice in new Uros Live spectacle

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Snow Queen poster

Hollywood producer starts Master classes for finnish movie professionals next month

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Aram Tertzakian

A fine Ice Sauna was built in Eteläpuisto by students – just because it was an idea crazy enough!

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Ice sauna

Municipalities involved more prominently than ever before – Pauli Sivonen praises the regional nature of the…

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Serlachius Museum

#KuvaaKulttuuria! Instagram photography competition for young people of the Tampere Region

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Where to find suitable workspaces for artists? Welcome to the webinar to hear the proposals!

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The most important games of Ice Hockey World Championships will be played in Tampere

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Ice hockey celebration

This is how students see Tampere – Surprising pictures

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A Small but Indomitable Village – Welcome, Kuhmoinen!

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Kuhmoinen

Pikku Kakkonen and Särkänniemi introduce “Media World”

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Kids playing in the snow

Now it is official: Tampere city is committed to the European Capital of Culture bid

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Tammerfest

Towards the Capital of Culture: The new and different Cultural Gala will be broadcast live on Yle’s TV1 channel…

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How shall European Capital of Culture benefit us? And 10 other good questions

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International market

“Now it happens”: Volleyball European Championships in Tampere

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This will keep you up to date on how the Tampere Capital of Culture bid is progressing

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Six Points on the European Capital of Culture and Internationality

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Moomin Museum

Maria Mattila – About Mental Health, Trust and Equality

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Artistic Board leads now the bidding process

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Artistic Board

Tampere Region Capital of Culture bid enters a new phase

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“It is essential that every municipality finds it’s own highlights”

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Meeting in Nokia.

European Capital of Culture 2025 is a twin city of Tampere

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Expert claims: “Tampere and Pirkanmaa is the most european area in Finland”

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Gösta museum.

European Capital of Culture from the business point of view: “You just cannot stay uninspired”

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Jarkko Järvenpää

Enthusiasm in Nokia city – and the sports world is also with us

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Perttu Pesä in Nokia

Galway 2020 starts again with “reimagined” programme

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Flower Meadows are now part of the cultural program – there are more special surprises on the list

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Flower Meadows of Sastamala

The world, Europe and we all need good deeds

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Tampere proudly presents: Jesse Markin and other stars at the opening night of Tallinn Music Week

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Perttu Pesä looks for a winning recipe in sports: “They have done something right”

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Panel gave Tampere bid some praise, but also hard criticism

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Vesilahti

European Capital of Culture 2026 is nominated next June – This is how the selection proceeds

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New team started: “The aim is to make an offer that Europe cannot refuse.”

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Hello Tampere Region! Join us and do something good

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Now the authors are taking ownership of this project!

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Tampere Capital of Culture application enters second stage under new leadership

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Tampere is in the 2nd round: All three applicants chosen to continue in the race

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Tampere bid for the European Capital of Culture is now published: Includes over 90 program titles

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European Capital of Culture: International panel will decide the fate of Tampere

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A lake view, Virrat/ Photo by Laura vanzo

Mänttä-Vilppula is a wonderful art city in the middle of forests

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Expert: This is the state of EU funding for culture right now. Something new also coming!

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The success of Tampere in the Capital of Culture competition will be announced after Midsummer

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Check this service: All Finnish grants in one web page

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Report: Capital of Culture Year was a success for Plovdiv

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Tampere liberates policy for restaurant terraces

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Capital of Culture bid is looking for employees

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The most important grant info of the year? Kone Foundation tells about next autumn

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Capital of Culture is a major opportunity to raise international brand of Tampere

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Coronavirus and the capitals of culture: This is how Galway and Rijeka will go through the crisis

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Please tell, how you would use 450 000 EUR to make children and youngsters happy

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The City board approved the Tampere European Capital of Culture application

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The secret of success: Why Aarhus succeeded as the European Capital of Culture?

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Best thing in Tampere for an american? “I am absolutely obsessed with sauna”

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Tampere invades Tallinn Music Week with music and an inspiring vision of equality

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Converting Your Vehicle to Run on Bioethanol Cuts Down Pollution

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Firmly Onboard the ECoC Bid: Ikaalinen Boasts a Lot of Ideas

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There You Have It! The Municipal Partnership Agreements Signed

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Jokelin and Hujanen Seek Darkness in Tampere Region

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Cultural Strategy 2030 Setting the Base for the ECoC Bid 

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Municipal Partners Sign Agreements 

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Equality seminar: If we want to achieve gender equality, we need to collect data and start acting!

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The Gender Equality Prize: Equality Now Changed 50 Discriminatory Laws 

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Equality Promoted in Tampere: Soon, 12-year-olds Get to Vote on Budget! 

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The Whole Region Joins the ECoC Bid of Tampere: “The Passion in the Proposals Took Us by Surprise”

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Juha Hemanus

The City of Tampere Receives First Gold Record from Mansesteri

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Handicrafts Attract 50 000 Visitors to Fair

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The imperial Bad Ischl is one of the European Capitals of Culture in 2024

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Accessible Hobby Opportunities Make Tampere an Equal Capital of Culture

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ECOC Bid Expanding Again: Welcome, Sweet Akaa!

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The Importance of Sauna and Regional Unity

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The Meeting Venue for the Capital of Culture Heated Carbon-negatively

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Capital of Culture 2022: Kaunas Wants to Shake the Spirit of a ‘Hopeless City’

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Flood of Ideas: Nearly 700 Proposals for the Capital of Culture Programme

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The sauna of Tohloppi Lake. More sauna is one of the main themes in the Tampere and Pirkanmaa bid.

Project Still Expanding: Kuhmoinen Also Joining the Bid

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Lielahti, Kämmenniemi, Hervanta, Vesilahti… Scouring the Villages for Ideas with Simo Frangén

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A Concert Hall Named After Jaakko Ryhänen Proposed in Lempäälä

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There is a Beast Living in the Caves underneath Kaunas. What is Tampere Region’s Response?

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The Mythical Beast of Kaunas

Nice Buildings Aren’t Enough: “We Must Dare to Rethink the Concept of the Art Museum”

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Satu Vuorinen

Welcome aboard, Urjala! ”We will get our local groups together and start throwing ideas around”

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Hannu Maijala, the municipal manager of Urjala

Urjala joins Tampere Region in European Capital of Culture Bid

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Emmi’s Preparty Bit into Equality

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Emmi Nuorgam

Hiedanranta Abuzz: Brainstorming the Cultural Programme with Nearly a Hundred Participants

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Expert Tips on How to Get EU Support

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Hanna Hietaluoma-Hanin

Tampere and Tampere region wish to become the capital of equality

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Children and the theme balloons at Puistofiesta 2019

People of Tampere, This is Not a Beauty Pageant. Bring Out Your Dark Side!

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The themes of our Capital of Culture bid are revealed on 16 August!

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Players at Puistofiesta 2017 / Photo by Laura Vanzo

Tampere needs an art campus along the tramway, near the city centre

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The Mayor Lauri Lyly and the Debuty Mayor Anna-Kaisa Heinämäki at the presentation of the working group's final report

The people of Tampere value saunas, lakes and festivals

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The Sauna Day at Rajaportti Sauna. Photo: Laura Vanzo / Visit Tampere

The Capital of Culture bid was discussed in the international seminar 30 July

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Ulrich Fuch at the Ultimate Bid-Book Seminar / Photo by Pauli Sivonen

Tampere is preparing a long-term cultural strategy in cooperation with residents and cultural actors

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The Opening Ceremony of the Capital of Culture bid

Celebrate Europe Day on May 9 with international cultural experiences

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Dancers at the Europe Day / Photo by Laura Vanzo

Everybody is invited to the opening event of Tampere’s bid for the title of European Capital of Culture on 30 March at…

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The Opening Ceremony of Capital of Culture bid

The first Sauna day in Tampere on 27 July 2019!

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Tullin Sauna / Photo by Laura Vanzo

Local cultural operators met in Hiedanranta and innovated the Capital of Culture bid

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The meeting of the cultural operators in Hiedanranta

Why does Tampere want to become the European Capital of Culture?

Tampere and the Tampere Region are applying to become European Capital of Culture to be able to promote what is most important to us: The people.

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