Antti Kalliomäki, Senior Advisor, WSP Finland Ltd

Tell us briefly about your background in Tampere, your career and your current work

I am originally from Kangasala, but I came to Tampere for high school and started studying at Tampere University of Applied Sciences in autumn 2001. Already during my studies I started to work partly with sound and light in restaurant and event industry. Later, after graduation, I moved into contracting in technical building services and worked for example at Caverion in AV contracting. I moved to my current employer WSP in spring 2018, where my job consists of building construction and supervision of electrical building services and AV design.

What did you especially appreciate at your own higher education institution?

Competent and inspiring teaching staff, high quality teaching, a forward-looking attitude to education and society, and extensive listening to students as part of the decision-making process.

Why would you recommend Tampere as a student city? 

Tampere offers education in almost every field, and with it a wide variety of people and events to suit all tastes. The close-knit community of higher education institutions makes it possible to combine studies in many different fields.

How would you describe Tampere as a city in general,  what makes it special?

Tampere is a compact package of nature, city, friendly people and courage to develop them all together.