What is Smart Tampere?

Imagine always having a clever but invisible assistant by your side. It would understand your daily needs and make your life smoother with its services. At times, it would surprise you with experiences that elevate you beyond the everyday routine.

In many ways, this is already a reality. Various smart services are making our daily lives easier in Tampere. 

When planning a swimming trip, you can check the water quality at Pyynikki or Rauhaniemi Spa online. During winter shopping trips, you will find gritted roads, thanks to the sensors in the road surface that have alerted city workers about slippery conditions. You can take a virtual tour of the Vapriikki Museum from your couch at any time. At a café on Hämeenkatu, your waiting time is reasonable because the café owner has been able to prepare for the number of customers well in advance using a forecasting service.

Soon, the assistant will serve you even more ingeniously. How would it sound like if you received tailored information at the right time, such as available parking spaces, interesting cultural events, or current news about your neighbourhood? Or would you like to take a walk in a new residential area before construction even begins?

City residents of all ages will find exciting ways to participate. One day, you might put on virtual glasses and watch a Tappara−Ilves game through the eyes of your favourite player. The youngest family members might explore Pikku Kakkonen Park, where familiar fairy tale characters come to life in a new form.

In future Tampere, we will use many smart services without paying much attention to the technology behind them. They will be just as common in everyday life as turning on the TV or hopping on a bus. They will make our lives easier, safer, and more comfortable.

Although technology is advancing rapidly, not everything will change. Familiar, good things will remain. Even a hundred years from now, we Tampere residents will want to enjoy our environment and share experiences with others. Technology will create new ways to protect diverse nature and cherish history.

Smart Tampere, that considerate but unobtrusive assistant, helps us live our daily lives in our own way in the city of ridges and rugged brick walls.