Tampere Ambassadors [City of Tampere]

Tampere Ambassadors are a group of inspiring and influential individuals, who share a love for Tampere and are willing to create opportunities for Tampere to become even more international city.

Tampere Ambassadors are internationally renowned researchers, pioneers in business life, visible cultural actors, as well as international experts from all over the world and from variety of different fields of life. They advocate Tampere as a great place to live, study, invest, create a business or organize different events and ongresses. Their mission is to boost Tampere's internationalization efforts taking advantage of their own skills and networks.

Tampere Ambassadors program consists of five different subprograms, which all have their own coordination and targets.

Tampere Ambassadors subprograms

Tampere Business Ambassadors are influential and visionary professionals in international business., who actively use their networks to advocate Tampere's business ecosystems for investments and new business ideas. They have a strong knowledge on the advantages provided by Tampere and they are motivated in introducing these opportunities when travelling abroad.

Meet the Tampere Business Ambassadors 2023

Further information on Tampere Business Ambassador program and activities:

Oliver Hussey
Senior Business Advisor at Business Tampere
Tel: +358 40 679 4142
Email: [email protected]

Tampere Congress Ambassadors are Tampere University researchers, who have had a significant input in summoning and organising international congresses in Tampere. They work actively in scientific organisations and represent international top research in their respective fields. Tampere Congress Ambassadors represent Tampere University and local scientific knowhow in their global networks. A new Tampere Congress Ambassador is chosen annually.

Meet the Tampere Congress Ambassadors

Further information on Tampere Congress Ambassador program and activities:

Laila Wallden
Account Manager / Visit Tampere
Tel. +358 40 683 8789
Email: [email protected]

Pia Helminen
Account Manager / Visit Tampere
Tel. +358 40 706 6448
Email: [email protected]

Tampere Culture Ambassadors are highly respected professionals of their own fields and well-known public figures. Their mission is to advocate local culture, as well as promote Tampere as a great location for different cultural productions, events, and cultural activities locally and internationally.

Meet the Tampere Culture Ambassadors 2023

Further information on the Tampere Culture Ambassador activities:

Pekka Pernu
Planning Officer of International Affairs / City of Tampere
Tel. +358 41 730 2598
Email: [email protected]

Tampere Alumni Ambassadors are alumni of the Tampere higher education community, who have strong bonds to Tampere and valuable merits in their studies and work-life. Tampere Alumni Ambassadors promote the interaction between the higher education institutions and surrounding society, support teaching, research work and international business cooperation. In addition, they help in increasing the international visibility of City of Tampere and its higher education opportunities.

Meet the Tampere Alumni Ambassadors 2023

Further information on Tampere University community alumni relations and Tampere Alumni Ambassador activities:

Email: [email protected]
Alumni services | Tampere universities (tuni.fi)

Tampere Talent Ambassadors are international experts of various fields, who have moved and settled to Tampere. They are mentors who promote the inclusion of international workforce, and act as cultural interpreters between their countries of origin and the people in Tampere. Tampere Talent Ambassadors also provide information about Tampere – in Finland and abroad – as a good place for living, working, and studying.

Get to know the Tampere Talent Ambassadors 2023

Further information on Tampere Talent Ambassador program and activities:

Tiia Heikkilä
Marketing Specialist at International House Tampere
Tel. +358417302921
Email: [email protected]

Natalia Gromova
Tampere Talent Ambassador program coordinator / TED Center
Tel. +358442370594
Email [email protected]

Further information on Tampere Ambassadors program and activities:

Planning Officer of International Affairs
Pekka Pernu
Tel: +358 41 730 2598
Email: [email protected]

Updated 12.1.2023