1. C I T Y O F T A M P E R E Welcome to Tampere

2. 16.6.20112 On the banks of the Rapids 2

3. 16.6.20113 City of Tampere  The King of Sweden, Gustav III, founded in 1779 a city in the old marketplace by the Tammerkoski rapids for industry and trade  Leading industrial city of Finland since the beginning of 19th century (textile, paper, engineering industries)  Biggest inland city of the Nordic countries  Tampere has 213,383 inhabitants, 3rd biggest city of Finland  Tampere Central Region has 352,200 inhabitants, 2nd biggest growth centre of Finland  2/3 of the Finns live within 200 km range from Tampere TAMPERE 213,300 KANGASALA 28,500 YLÖJÄRVI 30,200 NOKIA 31,300 VESILAHTI 4,400 PIRKKALA 16,500 LEMPÄÄLÄ 20,200 ORIVESI 9,600

4. 16.6.20114 Attractive growth centre ■ The most inviting city for living Survey 2010 on willingness to move, Taloustutkimus Oy ■ Among the two best in imago comparison between the biggest cities of Finland since 2000 Taloustutkimus Oy ■ In comparison of European middle-sized cities in 2007 ranked 6th (European Smart Cities, 70 cities in total) Vienna University of Technology in cooperation with Ljubljana University and Delft University of Technology

5. 16.6.20115 The first in the world 1974 NMT-call 1984 Biodegradable implant (Bioscience/Bionx) 1985 Electromechanical film 1991 GSM-call 1995 Walking forestry engine (Timberjack, now John Deere Forestry Oy) 1996 Personal Digital Assistant (Nokia) 2001 Game and videophones (Nokia) 2002 eCard (eTampere/Infocity) 2003 FogScreen 2003 Automatic container terminal 2006 Antibiotic biodegradable implant

6. 16.6.20116 Labour In Tampere (and Tampere Central Region) ■ Employed work-force in 2008 about 97,000 (161,000), unemployed 12,400 (17,700) ■ Outside work-force in 2008 about 100,000 (170,000) persons: 0-14 year-old 29 % (34 %), students 20 % (17 %), and the retired 44 % (42 %) ■ Demographic maintenance relationship in 2009 42 % (46 %) (under 15- and over 64-year-old /100 in work age) ■ In August 2010 the unemployment rate of Tampere was 14.2 % (whole Finland 9.6 %) ■ Age distribution of the employed: 30 20 10 % 15–2425–3435–4445–5455–54 14 % (11 %) 28 % (25 %) 22 % (24 %) 22 % (23 %) 15 % (15 %)

7. 16.6.20117 Jobs In Tampere Central Region by Industry (31.12.2007, Statistics Finland) Pub. administr. and nat.defence; Education; Social and health services Manufacturing Trade; logistics; hotels and restaurants Vocational, scient. and tech. activities; Manag. and support Construction Information and communication Other service activities Financing and insurance activities Agriculture, forestry and fishing Industry unknown Real estate Mining; Electricity and heat production; Water supply and waste 42,700 34,400 32,700 20,000 11,200 7,550 6,600 2,100 1,950 1,600 1,150

8. 16.6.20118 The Operational model of the City of Tampere  The city of Tampere is a forerunner in developing municipal operational models  Renewal of political leadership by means of mayoral model  Purchaser-provider-model  Customer orientation  Mayoral model gives recognizable face to the political leadership of the city, and the preparation of issues is democratically managed  Services are arranged with the needs of the residents in mind, through purchaser- provider co-operation aiming at effectiveness, variety and economy  City residents are heard during the preparation of issues and the planning of services

9. 16.6.20119 City of students Tampere is after Helsinki the biggest ”student city” in Finland. Tampere (Tampere Central Region) has ■ 47 comprehensive schools (130) with 16,700 (33,200) basic level students ■ 4 specialized schools, in which basic teaching is in Finnish, Swedish, English, French, and German ■ 13 upper secondary schools (20) and 1 upper secondary school for the adults with 6,500 students (7,000) ■ over 30 technical and vocational schools and institutes ■ 2 universities, 2 universities of technology; a total of 38,000 students ■ 8 open and adult education institutes Nearly three out of four over 15-year-old residents of Tampere (71.7 %) have passed further examinations after having completed comprehensive school studies. The persons having achieved intermediate grades totalize 40.3 %, and high school graduated 31.4 %.

11. Production Director Jorma Suonio Tampere Upper Secondary Education, Administration and Services Tampere Upper Secondary School Director of USS: Eija Tiisala-Heiskala (4 900) Tampere Upper Secondary School Director of USS: Eija Tiisala-Heiskala (4 900) Tampere College Director of Vocational Education and Training: Teppo Tapani (10 200) Tampere College Director of Vocational Education and Training: Teppo Tapani (10 200) Tampere Lyseo USS Kaarila USS Tampere Classical USS Tammerkoski USS Hatanpää USS Sampo USS Hervanta USS Tampere USS for Adults Technology Services and Business Transportation and Forestry Social and Health Care Transportation and Forestry Social and Health Care Immigration Education Further Education and Training

12. Production Director Tampere Upper Secondary Education, Administration and Services Head of Administration Finance and Administration Finance Administration Communications and Marketing Finance and Administration Finance Administration Communications and Marketing Head of Services Support Services Security Maintenance Acquisitions and Logistics IT Services Support Services Security Maintenance Acquisitions and Logistics IT Services Head of Development Development and Projects Pedagogical and Curricula Development Library and Information Services Project Support International Relations Development and Projects Pedagogical and Curricula Development Library and Information Services Project Support International Relations Quality Director Quality and Assesment Quality and Assessment Quality and Assesment Quality and Assessment

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