Major event bidding

The City of Tampere has a lot of experience in bidding for and hosting major events. We want to assist you in bringing exciting events to Tampere.

We can assist you in:

• creating bidding materials;
• drafting a realistic budget;
• finding local authorities and partners;
• making preliminary hotel and venue bookings (quotas);
• planning your marketing.

If you are planning to organize or bid for an international congress, please contact Tampere Convention Bureau at Visit Tampere.

International Sports Events in Tampere

2025

• EuroBasket 2025
• European Athletics U20 Championships 2025
• IVV Olympiad 2025
• PDGA Professional Disc Golf World Championships 2025

2023

• ITF Taekwon-do World Championships 2023
• European Masters Games 2023
• Dynamic Billiard European Championships & Euro Tour 2023
• IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships 2023

2022

• World Masters Athletics Championships 2022
• FIBA World Cup Qualifiers Finland - Israel
• CEV Euro Volley Qualifiers Finland - Austria
• UEFA Women's World Cup Qualifiers Finland- Sweden
• IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships 2022

2021

• 48th EKF Junior & Cadet U21 European Karate Championships 2021
• Men’s European Volleyball Championship 2021

2020

• World U23 Wrestling Championships 2020 [Cancelled]
• Pool EPBF Men, Women & Wheelchair Dynamic Billiard European Championships 2020 [Cancelled]
• Finland-Sweden Athletics International 2020
• Homeless World Cup 2020 [Cancelled]

2019

• Taido European Championships 2019
• European Open, Junior & Master Equipped Bench Press Championships
• Tampere 2019 PDS International Competition & Suomi Open 2019
• 5th IAADS Open European Athletics Championships & 2nd ITTADS Open European Table Tennis Championships
• UEFA European Qualifiers: Finland-Bosnia and Herzegovina
• UEFA European Qualifiers: Finland-Italy
• UEFA European Qualifiers: Finland-Greece

2018

• EDSO 5th European Futsal Championships 2018
• IAAF World U20 Championships 2018
• LEN European Junior Swimming Championships 2018
• Finland-Sweden Athletics International
• European Pinball Championships 2018
• Finland – Belarus International Friendly Football Match
• UEFA Nations League Finland – Greece
• UEFA Nations League Finland – Hungary
• ECCC Track and Field Senior Group B

2017

• UWW Junior Wrestling World Championships
• IOF Junior World Orienteering Championships & Fin5
• FIFA World Cup Qualifiers
• Athletics Nordic Indoor Championship
• WPA 9-Ball Wheelchair World Championships

2016

• FIFA World Cup Qualifier: Finland-Croatia
• AETF Taekwon-Do European Championships
• Finland-Sweden Athletics International
• SELL Student Games

2015

• Boxing Nordic Championships
• IFAGG Aesthetic Group Gymnastics World Cup & Challenge Cup Finals & EUSA Cup in Aesthetic Group Gymnastics
• Finnish FIM Speedway Grand Prix
• ETTU European Veterans Table Tennis Championships
• IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship
• IFF Women’s Floorball World Championships

2014

• CEV U19 Volleyball European Championships for Women
• 49th EKF European Seniors Karate Championships
• FCI Sighthound Racing World Championships
• Finnish FIM Speedway Grand Prix

2013

• IFF Floorball Champions Cup
• EAA European Athletics U23 Championships
• GPA World Powerlifting and Bench Press Championships
• UEFA Futsal Cup Preliminary Round

2012

• EJU Judo European Cup
• The 40th Inter-Parliamentary Soccer Tournament
• ISIHF Standing Amputee Ice Hockey World Championship
• EU Swimming Invitational

2011

• 8th EUSA Futsal European Championship
• ETU Long Distance Triathlon European Championships

2010

• Ice Hockey Old-Timers World Classic Tournament
• Youth Jukola Relay
• IRF World Ringette Championships
• EGF 54th European Go Championship
• IUKL Kettlebell Lifting World Championship
• LEN European Junior Swimming Championships (synchronized swimming)

2009

• UEFA Women’s EURO
• EOC European Youth Olympic Festival

2008

• FILA Wrestling European Championships
• EAME Waterskiing U-21 Championships
• International Orienteering Jukola Relay
• EMF Minigolf European Championships

2007

• IIHF Ice Hockey U-18 World Championships
• ITF Taekwon-Do European Cup
• IDSF (WDSF) World Championship Youth Latin

2006

• WKF Karate World Championships
• IFAGG Aesthetic Group Gymnastics World Championships
• EJU European Judo Championships
• Swimming Nordic Junior Championships
• Basketball Nordic Championships

2005

• Judo World Cup for Women
• PDGA European Disc Golf Championships

2004

• ITF Taekwon-Do European Senior Championships
• IFF Women‘s Floorball U-19 World Championships
• WDF Darts Europe Cup
• XX SELL Student Games
• WRRC Boogie Woogie World Championship
• World Veterans Volleyball Championships
• Greyhound Racing World Championships

2003

• IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships (with Helsinki and Turku)
• EAA European Athletics Junior Championships
• FIFA U-17 World Championship

2002

• EPBF Pool Billiards European Championships

2001

• IOF World Orienteering Championships
• UEFA European U-18 Championship

2000

• EUBC European Amateur Boxing Championships
• World Veterans Volleyball Championships