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 that are now open for application

Employment promotion targeted grant for intermediate labour market operators (open until 12 November 2025)

Meanwhile use spaces for culture and arts (open until 23 November 2025)

General grants for festivals and large public events (open until 28 November 2025)

Project grants for sports (open until 30 November 2025)

Masseista mahiksia - grants for children and youth (in Finnish, open until 30 November 2025)

Targeted grants for environmental protection work (in Finnish, open until 5 December 2025)

Grants that are 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

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.