THE CITY OF

ACTIONTAMPERE CITY STRATEGY 2030

Updated, Tampere City Council 24.4.2023

City of Action
Anna-Kaisa Ikonen
Mayor of Tampere

Our new strategy, City of Action, aims for 2030.
It is based on the history of Tampere, which has
always included great plans and goals. This heritage has developed into a Tampere characteristic: bold implementation and accomplishmentof things. We dare to look to the future withconfidence because we know we can.
The future of Tampere as an attractive city looks
bright, but we also face challenges that will require us to take action in the years to come. For
example, demographic change, the distributionof well-being, the transformation of work, sustainable transition and digitalisation require us
to take both targeted action and bold renewal.
The strategy has been prepared during 2021 inextensive cooperation. City residents, city staff,
municipal corporations and their subsidiaries,and stakeholders have brought their views on
the Tampere of the future. The Tampere of the
future is hoped to be prosperous, safe, ecological, attractive and vibrant. These valuable
messages have signalled the preparation of thecontents of the strategy.
The City of Action focuses both on individuals and doing things together. We will all be
developing the Tampere of the future. The city’srole is to create opportunities, act as a platform
for doing things together, and support equal
opportunities for every resident to pursue
self-realisation.
The City of Action is a pioneer. We point the way
to a community that feeds future prosperity, creativity, and innovation. We are a hub for events

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and culture at the international level, we create
the best framework for companies to succeed,
and we ensure that Tampere provides the best
conditions for making the solutions of the future.
Our position as an international city of scienceand know-how must be further strengthened.
We leverage digitalisation and use data to support the development of well-being and vitality.
We are creating solutions to global problems.
Tampere bears the responsibility for a sustainable future. We are doing impressive workfor climate and biodiversity, and we want tobe known for this internationally as well. We
believe that, in the future, our attractiveness will
be strengthened by providing residents with asmooth everyday life in a city where it is easy tomake sustainable choices. At the same time, we
can create new business opportunities.
The ongoing decade of action will determine
whether the world will achieve the sustainable
development goals set out in the UN 2030
Agenda, which has also pointed the way forthe preparation of the Tampere City Strategy.
A large number of cities around the world arecommitted to furthering the goals of the Agenda.
Tampere is part of this international communityof responsible leaders.
Once the strategy is completed, the actual
work will begin. Strategy is only realised whenwords are turned into deeds. We will implement
the strategy with the efforts of the entire Cityof Tampere Group and involve the entire citycommunity. Let’s make a sustainable and forward-looking City of Action together.

VISIONTHE CITY OF

ACTION
Tampere has always been a city of work. The story of
the city includes great plans and big objectives since
the days of James Finlayson. This heritage has developed into a Tampere characteristic: bold implementation and accomplishment of things. These are the rootsof the city that walks the walk.
The city of the future is made together and every resident has the power to act. Here, everyone has an equal
opportunity to pursue self-realisation.
People have come to Tampere from so many places.
Competence, expertise and new ideas have met on the
shores of the Tammerkoski Rapids. In the City of Action,a sustainable future is being built with this know-how.

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Focus areas
EQUAL INDIVIDUALS
Tampere is the best place to grow, develop and age.
In Tampere, everyone can be themselves and make their
dreams come true.

ACTIVE COMMUNITIES
Tampere shows the direction for the community of the future.
Tampere’s diverse communities and companies feed wellbeing, creativity and innovation. Together, we can make abrighter tomorrow.

CLIMATE NEUTRAL ACTION
Tampere is internationally known for its impressive work
on climate and biodiversity. Making sustainable choices
is easy here – our appeal comes from the smoothness ofeveryday life.

A PIONEER OF THE FUTURE
Tampere continues its success story; we provide thebest conditions for making the solutions of the future.
Tampere has a strong position as an international cityof science and know-how.

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Equalindividuals
Tampere is the best place to grow, develop
and age. In Tampere, everyone can bethemselves and make their dreams come
true.

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Equal individuals
WHAT WE DO• We work for non-discrimination. In Tampere, everyone is equal.
• We fight inequality and poverty. In Tampere, well-being is evenly
distributed between different population groups and parts of the city.
• We invest in prevention. We promote the well-being of the people ofTampere with Pirkanmaa health and social services county.
• We strengthen mental well-being in all our activities.
• We are intensifying cross-sectoral cooperation on the safety and senseof security of the people of Tampere. We increase the level of ourpreparedness and ensure our operational capacity in different situations.
• We make the city child- and senior-friendly.
• We make sure that every school in Tampere is a good school. Everyone
has the right and peace to learn. We develop the future and well-being
skills of children and young people.
• We offer the highest-quality and most flexible opportunities for education
leading to lifelong learning and employment.
• We support the city residents’ ability to work, employment and flexible
opportunities to participate in working life.
• We make special efforts to ensure successful integration for new
residents.
• We ensure diverse and easily accessible opportunities for leisure andhobbies. Our urban environment supports an active lifestyle.
• We enable different housing solutions for different life situations.

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KEY INDICATORS FOR THE CITY COUNCIL’S TERMCOUNCIL’S TERM OF OFFICEOF OFFICE

Improving residents’
perceived well-being• Perceived well-being index for adults and people
over 65 years of age• Perceived well-being of children and young people

Reducing differences inwell-being between partsof the city

• Socio-economic index• At-risk-of-poverty rate and at-risk-of-poverty
rate of children• Perceived well-being index by residential area

City residents’ well-being
and health has improved
and its promotion activities
have been intensified• The city’s activities to promote the health andwell-being of local residents (TEAviisari indicator)• Health and welfare coefficient

Increasing the equality of
our residents• Experience of discrimination• The realisation of equality plan

Improving safety and astronger sense of security• Street safety index• Perceived safety• Bullying (primary and secondary school students)• Serious information security incidents targeted at
the city organisation, per year

Seamless cooperation
between the city and
Pirkanmaa health andsocial services county• State of affairs cooperation• Agreement completion rate*• Cooperation structure completion rate**

Decreasing unemployment
to the average of the six
largest cities and improving
the employment of people
with special needs• Unemployment rate
• Broad youth unemployment rate/number of unemployed (under-25s and those in the 25–29 age group)• Broad unemployment rate among people fromforeign backgrounds• Number of people covered by services

Diversifying housing
production across parts ofthe city and completing an
average of 716 affordable
apartments in Tampere
each year

7• Diversity of the housing stock index• Number and size of completed apartments• Production of affordable housing• Share of family apartments in apartmentscompleted during the term of office• Amount of land assigned to detached houses• Total number of long-term homeless people

TA MPER E CI TY STR ATEG Y 203 0** Launchng of cooperation groups and forums determined necessary for the interface activities (launched/determined)

OBJECTIVES FOR THE CITY

* Completion of new agreements and instructions determined necessary for the City’s and the wellbeing services county’s interface activities (completed/determined)

Equal individuals

Activecommunities
Tampere shows the direction for thecommunity of the future. Tampere’s diverse
communities and companies feed well-being,creativity and innovation. Together, we canmake a brighter tomorrow.

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Active communities
WHAT WE DO• We do not leave anyone alone – we bring people together. We provide
community support at different stages of life.
• We strengthen the operating conditions of associations andorganisations. We offer opportunities for independent and voluntary
activities.
• We encourage city residents to make Tampere unique.
• We act as a reliable partner and a platform for doing things together.
We participate in the activities of different communities. We increaseinteraction and new forms of it.
• We support the community and residential participation in theneighbourhoods. Comfortable and communal urban spaces make it easy
encounters.
• We are a home for creative people. Tampere is known as a cluster forinternational events and culture. We attract people to experiences all year
round.
• We create the best framework for entrepreneurs and companies tosucceed. We support the emergence, growth and internationalisation ofcompanies by bringing different actors together.

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Active communities
OBJECTIVES FOR THE CITYKEY INDICATORS FOR THE CITY COUNCIL’S TERMCOUNCIL’S TERM OF OFFICEOF OFFICE

Increasing communal
activity and decreasing
loneliness• Experience of communality in the residential area
and willingness to help
• Children’s and young people’s experienceof belonging to a group or community that is
important to them
• Proportion of those actively involved inorganisational activities• Proportion of children, young people andadults who feel lonely

Strengthening participation• Experience in influencing the developmentof a residential area
• The experience of children and young people
in influencing in schools• Awareness of participation opportunities

Strengthening theexperience economy andcreative industries• Experience economy turnover and personnel• Number of events• Number of visitors to key attractions• Perception of the diversity of cultural offerings• Production incentives awarded in the AV sector

Improving operating
conditions for start-ups andcorporate ecosystems• Number of new start-ups• The number of strongly growing start-ups(scaleups*)• Placement in comparisons of business environments• Number of businesses operating in growthecosystems• Number of new foreign businesses* A start-up that has been operating for more than 5 years and has turnover exceeding EUR 500,000

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Climate neutral
actionTampere is internationally known for
its impressive work on climate andbiodiversity. Making sustainable choices
is easy here – our appeal comes from thesmoothness of everyday life.

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Climate neutral action
WHAT WE DO• We are moving towards a sustainable, smart and diverse transportsystem. We enable sustainable and smooth mobility.
• We strengthen the smoothness of everyday life by providing highquality and accessible services. Our actions aim to reduce the need for
unnecessary transport for our residents.
• We are taking leaps towards climate neutrality in procurement,
construction use of facilities and service production with the help of thewhole city. Tampere will be climate neutral by 2030. We promote carbon
negative solutions.
• We are determined to improve the state of biodiversity.
We boldly take advantage of new ways of increasing
greenery in the urban environment.
• We reconcile the challenges of a growing and sustainable citywith a focus on the quality of growth. A pleasant and clean
urban environment, attractive local nature and diverse
recreational opportunities make Tampere stand out.
• We will ensure a fair transition to a more sustainable
tomorrow. Climate risks and adaptation tochange are taken seriously in Tampere.
• We provide support for solutions andexperiments that promote responsible
choices for residents, businesses andcommunities. We call on the entire
urban community to build
a sustainable everyday life.

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Climate neutral action

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OBJECTIVES FOR THE CITYKEY INDICATORS FOR THE CITY

COUNCIL’S TERM OF OFFICE

COUNCIL’S TERM OF OFFICE

Reducing climate emissions by at least
60 % from the levels of the 1990s.

• CO2 emissions

Strengthening the sustainablegrowth of the city by zoning 80% of
the residential floor area in public
transport zones and district centres aswell as by promoting job placement in
the same districts• Location of the zoned residential
floor area in public transport zones
and district centres• Mixing of urban structure in public
transport zones and district centres(total floor area m²)

Increasing the share of sustainable
modes of transport by 5 percentage
points by the end of the City Council’s
term of office• Boardings in public transport• Public transport journeys per capita• Sustainable public transport index• Propulsion of the car fleet

Strengthening and verifying
biodiversity in the urban environment• The realisation of the Biodiversity(LUMO) programme

Decreasing energy consumption by
an average of 1% per year during theterm of office• Energy consumption data

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A pioneer ofthe future
Tampere continues its success story; weprovide the best conditions for making
the solutions of the future. Tampere has astrong position as an international city ofscience and know-how.

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A pioneer of the future
WHAT WE DO• We secure Tampere’s vitality by investing in education. Quality education
at all school levels creates a breeding ground for future experts.
• We invest in attracting international experts. We ensure that Tampere
has the power to retain experts and their families.
• We promote employment and the availability of labour throughcooperation. In Tampere, employers and workers find each other.
• We strengthen Tampere’s attractiveness as a national and international
student city together with the higher education institutes and upper
secondary schools.
• We are making Tampere the capital of multi-location work. With smoothconnections, Tampere is easily accessible, even internationally.
• We serve as a platform for sustainable solutions for the future andcreate partnerships with industries.
• We support industrial renewal, accelerated by the green transition, andthe potential of the circular economy. We boldly take advantage of theopportunities of digitalisation in service development.
• We promote the operating conditions of export-supporting growthecosystems. We strengthen the city’s attractiveness for international
investment.

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A pioneer of the future

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OBJECTIVES FOR THE CITYKEY INDICATORS FOR THE CITY COUNCIL’S

COUNCIL’S TERM OF OFFICETERM OF OFFICE

Increasing the numberof international experts
in Tampere• Regional placement of foreign
degree students after graduation• Number of non-Finnish or non-Swedish
speaking employed persons• Number of first residence permits
for researchers and specialists• Share of non-Finnish or non-Swedish
speaking entrepreneurs

Improving the availability of
the workforce• Number of employed• Number of vocational upper secondary
qualifications• Places/number of applicants in external searchStrengthening the retention
power of the city centre• Net migration by age group• Regional placement of degree students after
graduation

Improving the accessibility andvitality of the centre of Tampere• City centre vitality index

Strengthening Tampere’s
position as a city of educationand study• Primary applicants to the higher education
institutes• Ranking in the survey examining thewillingness to recommend cities to study in• Share of non-Finnish or non-Swedish
speaking degree students• Mathematics and Finnish learning outcomes(2nd, 7th and 9th grade)

Accelerating the region’s green
transition and industrial renewal• Development of turnover in industries
supporting the green transition• Amount of funding for the green transition• RDI investments by companies

Growing the population of
Tampere by 3,000 per year on
average• Population growth

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Customer experience
exceeding expectations
Customer experience is a feeling. It provides
direction for the development of services
and encounters and creates a basis forstrengthening Tampere’s retention andattractiveness.

OUR CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE IS:
SMOOTHWe are easily approachable and take action quickly.
Our operations are smooth and uncomplicated.

RELIABLE
We take responsibility and stick to what wehave promised. We are fair and just.

HUMAN
We face each person individually.
We care and listen.
We communicate clearly and understandably.

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A boldly renewing city
A city organisation with a strong capacity forrenewal enables the realisation of the strategy.

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A boldly renewing city
WHAT WE DO• We are a responsible and attractive employer. We invest in goodmanagerial work and employee experience. With competent personnel
with a high level of well-being, we are building a new city.
• We are reforming the City of Tampere Group in accordance with thechanging role of the municipality. We are an active and responsible
owner.
• We manage the city’s finances responsibly. We curb the growth of
spending and loans. We improve productivity and strengthen our incomebase. Our economy is in balance after the health and social services
reform.
• We boldly leverage market innovation and develop our own production
to improve the effectiveness of our services. We are pioneers inprocurement performance.
• We work in close cooperation with Tampere City Region and themunicipalities of the Tampere Region. We identify strategically significant
national and international networks and operate in them in a targetedmanner.
• We base our operations on reliable and up-to-date information. We
resolutely strengthen foresight in management and decision-making.
We are the best city to provide automated and proactive services to ourresidents.

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A boldly renewing city
OBJECTIVES FOR THE CITYKEY INDICATORS FOR THE CITY COUNCIL’S

COUNCIL’S TERM OF OFFICETERM OF OFFICE

Balancing finances• Result for the financial year
• Group result• Internal financing of investments, %• Outstanding debt per capita• Total debt per capita

Strengthening the work ofmanagers and improving
occupational well-being for
personnel• Results of manager assessments• Occupational well-being matrix• Kunta 10 study• Results of the employee experience survey

Strengthening Tampere’s
attractiveness as an employer• Applicant experience• Recommending the city as an employer

Improving customer experience• Customer experience

Ensuring that digital services
that create value for thecustomer are available in at least
50% of the city’s services• The number of digital services relative to thetotal number of services

Improving procurement
performance and strengthening
capacity for innovation andcooperation• Innovation and collaboration index• Procurement performance

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From words to actions –Strategy implementationand follow-up
The city strategy is the primary document guiding
the city’s operations and it creates the foundation forthe city’s strategic management and development.
The contents of the strategy are specified in the service plans prepared for the activitiesof the committees and the City Board. The service plans are drafted for each City Council’s
term of office. The contents of the service plans are further specified in the annual plans.
The Boards of Directors specify the contents of the strategy in the yearly service and annual
plans. The annual operating goals in the city’s budget are selected to support the strategy.
The City Board will steer the implementation of development programmes that are important tools for achieving significant strategic changes. The development programmes arebroad and often bring many different players together. They also involve significant financial
investments. With regard to land use planning, the strategy is concretised in the local masterplan for the inner city, which is updated for each City Council’s term of office. The contents ofthe strategy are also specified in the separate programmes and plans.
Particularly significant in the implementation of the strategy is broad cooperation with stakeholders and local residents and, within the City of Tampere Group, setting objectives, assigning responsibility for them and following up on their achievement. Management group
work, scorecards, performance discussions, and rewarding are also important tools in theimplementation of the strategy. In addition, communication, common practices and strategy
forums support strategic management and putting strategy into action.
The strategy includes key guidelines regarding ownership policy and HR policy. These policies will be specified further in the Group guidelines and ownership steering principles approved by the City Council and the HR policy principles approved by the City Board.
The realisation of the goals of the strategy is evaluated annually.

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Sustainable Development
The UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development aims to eradicate extreme poverty andsecure well-being in an environmentally sustainable manner. The Agenda comprises 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), which all countries should reach together by 2030.
For sustainable development, the role of cities as local promoters and global influencers is
significant. The compatibility of 2030 Agenda and its SDGs with the Tampere City Strategy
has been inspected across different stages of strategic work.
The focus areas of the Tampere City Strategy and the guidelines of the boldly renewing
city promote ten SDGs in particular: Good Health and Well-being, Quality Education, Decent
Work and Economic Growth, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Reduced Inequalities,
Sustainable Cities and Communities, Responsible Consumption and Production, Climate Action, Life on Land as well as Partnership for the Goals.
The City of Tampere Group promotes the goals of 2030 Agenda as a whole through a strategic management system. The City of Tampere is transparent in its evaluation, reporting andcommunication with regard to actions taken for a more sustainable future.

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Tampere City Strategy 2030
THE CITY OF ACTION

15.11.2021
Updated 24.4.2023