Tampere Anti-Racism Week
Tampere for All. There is no room for racism in Tampere.
The City of Tampere will organise the Anti-Racism Week on 17-23 March 2025. During the week, the city will offer several events related to the theme. All associations, communities, and other actors in Tampere are also welcome to carry out initiatives and events during the week.
The week is a prominent part of the implementation of the Equality and Non-Discrimination Plan.
The Anti-Racism week is built around the UN International Day against Racial Discrimination which has been celebrated on 21 March since 1966.
Finland has always been a culturally and linguistically diverse country. Finland's linguistic and cultural minorities include Swedish speaking Finns, the Roma, Ingrian Finns, Karelian speakers, Jews, Tatars and linguistic and cultural minorities who have moved to Finland since the 19th century.
The rights of linguistic and cultural minorities are protected under legislation. According to the non-discrimination act, citizenship, ethnicity, religion, skin colour, or any other factors should not determine how a person is treated and can access to opportunities in society.
Tampere for All
Tampere is proudly a multicultural city. Today, around 10% (about 26.000 people) of Tampere's residents has roots abroad and speaks different native languages than Finnish. Diversity is an asset for Tampere and a great opportunity.
The City of Tampere wants mutual respect and equality to be part of the Tampere attitude. Let's work together to create an inclusive urban community and an atmosphere where there is no room for prejudice, hate speech or discrimination. Instead of segregating, let's foster compassion and sense of belonging together.
Addressing racism
The Anti-Racism Week is coordinated nationwide by the Finnish Red Cross. The theme of tackling racism and giving visibility to its victims continues from last year, with a special focus on the experiences of children and young people. Also, the responsibility of adults to address racism experienced by children and young people will be highlighted.
The City of Tampere encourages its stakeholders, as well as its own services, to check that discrimination in services can be reported and that there is a clear approach to tackling racism and discrimination. As part of the Tampere for All campaign, the City of Tampere has launched a Report Discrimination page.
The City also invites to adopt the Principles for a safer space, if they are not already in place. Those are principles aimed to create respectful interactions and communications in work environments, events and any other activities organised in Tampere. Everyone should feel welcome, seen, and heard as they are, regardless of any individual factor or ground.
Come along to organise anti-racism events
The city invites associations, businesses, communities, and informal groups to organise anti-racist events and activities during the Tampere Anti-Racist Week. The target group of the week is all the residents of Tampere. The events can be, for example, cultural and community events promoting good relations and encouraging mutual interaction.
Events related to the Tampere Anti-Racism Week will be added to the Tampere events calendar during February and March. The events will be published by 10 March. We welcome everyone to join us!
Event organiser's checklist for Anti-Racism Week
Events during Anti-Racism Week
See here for the nearest upcoming events. Events will open in the Tampere events calendar. The City of Tampere is not responsible for events organised by other event organisers.
