Grants [City of Tampere]

Children and adults sitting on grass at an event in summertime.

Tampere’s residents make the city what it is. The City of Tampere supports activities that makes it a more pleasant and community-oriented town.

The City of Tampere annually issues grants that together total approx. EUR 26 million for operations. The grants as well as their award criteria are listed in the menu.

Application periods

Grants open for application from 7 to 30 January 2026

General grants for cultural and art communities

General grants for organizations providing cultural leisure activities

General grants for cultural minorities

General grants for sports

General grants for adapted physical activity

General grants for promotion of well-being and preventive substance abuse work

General grants for promotion of well-being for the elderly

General grants for youth associations

General grants for work supporting families

General grants for district-level activities

General grants for animal welfare work

Personal grants for professional artists

Grants continuously available

Project grants for culture

Project grants for community activities

Project grants for youth activities

Project grants for new leisure activities (in Finnish)

Tampere regional audiovisual production incentive (in Finnish)

Lift and repair grants (in Finnish)

Recruitment support and bonus

Grant Info Materials

The City of Tampere’s grant information session was held on 8 January 2026 at the Metso Main Library. The event provided information about the City of Tampere’s 2026 grant application periods and offered guidance on applying for general grants.

Grant Info Session Slides
(pdf) (2.91 MB)

Data protection and information management

The Act on the Openness of Government Activities, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Act on Information Management in Public Administration, the Archives Act and the Local Government Act (section 90) are key guidelines for data protection and information management in awarding grants.