City centre campus - on the pulse of Tampere
The city centre campus of Tampere University is a community of 15,000 degree and doctoral students. It is a workplace of 2,000 employees from different fields.
City centre campus offers research and teaching in humanities, business studies and economics, educational science, psychology, political science, communication sciences and social sciences.
Faculty of Education and Culture
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences
Faculty of Management and Business
Find out about the buildings, location, services, and other additional information on the city centre campus via the tabs.
Main building, Päätalo
Address:
Kalevantie 4
P.O. Box 607
FI-33014 Tampere University
Info desk:
Mon–Fri from 8 am–4 pm
paatalo.info [at] tuni.fi (paatalo[dot]info[at]tuni[dot]fi)
tel. +358 294 524 001
Main doors are open on weekdays Mon-Fri 7.30 am - 8 pm and Sat 8 am - 3 pm.
Property's caretaker is available from the number of Info desk on weekdays Mon-Fri 7.30 am - 8 pm and Sat 8 am - 3 pm.
Atalpa
Address:
Ratapihankatu 55
P.O. Box 800
FI-33014 Tampere University
Info desk:
Mon–Fri from 8 am–3.45 pm
atalpa.info [at] tuni.fi (atalpa[dot]info[at]tuni[dot]fi)
tel. +358 294 524 004
Main doors are open on weekdays Mon-Fri 8 am - 3.45 pm.
SportUni - sports facilities
High school of Tampere University teacher training school
Pinni A
Address:
Kanslerinrinne 1
P.O. Box 200
FI-33014 Tampere University
Info desk:
Mon–Fri from 8 am–4 pm
pinnia.info [at] tuni.fi (pinnia[dot]info[at]tuni[dot]fi)
tel. +358 294 524 002
Main doors are open on weekdays Mon-Fri 7.30 am - 8 pm.
Property's caretaker is available from the number of Info desk on weekdays Mon-Fri 7.30 am - 8 pm.
Pinni B
Address:
Kanslerinrinne 1
P.O. Box 300
FI-33014 Tampere University
Info desk:
Mon–Fri from 8 am–4 pm
pinnib.info [at] tuni.fi (pinnib[dot]info[at]tuni[dot]fi)
tel. +358 294 524 003
Main doors are open on weekdays Mon-Fri 7.30 am - 8 pm.
Property's caretaker is available from the number of Info desk on weekdays Mon-Fri 7.30 am - 8 pm.
Linna
Address:
Kalevantie 5
P.O. Box 400
FI-33014 Tampere University
Info desk:
Mon–Fri from 8 am–4 pm
linna.info [at] tuni.fi (linna[dot]info[at]tuni[dot]fi)
tel. +358 294 524 005
Main doors are open on weekdays Mon-Fri 7.30 am - 8 pm.
Property's caretaker is available from the number of Info desk on weekdays Mon-Fri 7.30 am - 8 pm.
Virta
Address:
Åkerlundinkatu 5
P.O. Box 700
FI-33014 Tampere University
Info desk:
Mon–Fri from 8 am–4 pm
virta.info [at] tuni.fi (virta[dot]info[at]tuni[dot]fi)
tel. +358 294 524 007
Main doors are open on weekdays Mon-Fri 7.30 am - 8 pm.
Property's caretaker is available from the number of Info desk on weekdays Mon-Fri 7.30 am - 8 pm.
How to reach city centre campus
Parking on the city centre campus
Those planning to use their own cars should note that parking facilities on the main campus are very limited. There are a plenty of paid parking areas for cars in the city of Tampere.
Parking permits for Tampere University campuses are handled by eParking.
For parking matters, you can contact eParking's customer service.
Tel. +358 3 410 892 72 (weekdays Mon-Fri 8 am. to 6 pm.)
info [at] eparking.fi
Arriving at city centre campus by bike
Arriving on campus by bike is easy and fast. Bicycle parking spaces can be found near the Linna’s lower entrance on Pinninkatu, in front of Pinni A and the inner courtyard of Päätalo.
Find the most suitable cycling route in Nysse’s route guide. You can also familiarise yourself with Tampere's cycling maps (in Finnish).
The city bikes are used every year from 15 April to 31 October. The station network reaches every campus, which also facilitates moving between the campuses.
Check out current information about the city bike stations and the price list. To use city bikes, you need the Tampere city bikes app, which you use to register as a city bike user and pay the fees. You can download the app from Google Play or the App Store.
Wireless networks for visitors
Tampere University and Tampere University of Applied Sciences offer guests wireless internet access across their campuses. As these networks are not available to all, users need to log in either with their home institution’s username and password, if their home institution has joined the roaming service, or through a temporary guest account. On the city centre campus you can use these wireless networks:
- Eduroam: international roaming service. Log in with your home institution’s username and password. eduroam.fi
- Roam.fi: Finnish wireless access service. Log in with your home institution’s username and password. roam.fi (only in Finnish)
- TUNI-GUEST: The guest network is unencrypted. By opening the activation link you have access to the TUNI-GUEST visitor network for 12 hours.
The city centre campus offers services that are open to everyone: library, cafés and lunch restaurants. You can also rent our meeting rooms or other facilities suitable for your event, such as foyers and lecture halls.
Event planning and the booking of facilities
The city centre campus offers a broad range of venues that accommodate a variety of events and meetings. You can book, for example, a traditional lecture hall or facilities for hosting festive events.
Inquiries and reservations: tilavaraus [at] tuni.fi (tilavaraus[at]tuni[dot]fi)
Restaurants, cafeterias and catering services
University restaurant, Juvenes, Main building
Street address:
Kalevantie 4
yoravintola [at] juvenes.fi
+358 20 760 0370
University Restaurant web page
Café Alakuppila, Juvenes, Main building
Street address:
Kalevantie 4
yoravintola [at] juvenes.fi (yoravintola[at]juvenes[dot]fi)
+358 207 600 371
Restaurant Minerva, Food & co, Pinni B building
Street address:
Kanslerinrinne 1
minerva [at] foodandco.fi
+358 50 318 5914
Restaurant Linna, Sodexo Oy, Linna building
Street address:
Kalevantie 5
linna.FMS.FI [at] sodexo.com
+358 50 318 5913
Library
The Library is located in Linna building on the city centre campus. In Linna library there are materials on social sciences, economics, humanities, education and communications.
History of the city centre campus
The institution was founded in 1925 as the Civic College in Helsinki, teaching public administration, organisation management and journalism.
From 1930 onwards it was known as the School of Social Sciences. The institution's vocationally oriented bachelor's degrees were expanded to municipal administration, public law, child protection, and civic education as well as a master's degree in social sciences. The first faculty, the Faculty of Social Sciences, was established in 1949. The programmes offered by the school grew, such as degrees in social and youth work, librarianship, and economics as well as a prison officer’s diploma.
In 1960 the, institution relocated to Tampere to its new Päätalo main building, designed by Toivo Korhonen. After the Faculty of Humanities and the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration were established in 1964 and 1965, the institution was renamed as the University of Tampere in 1966.
The University of Tampere merged with Tampere University of Technology on 1 January 2019, creating the present Tampere University.
Green meadows and green roof at the campus
The city centre campus has two green meadows open to all and one green roof. They were seeded between 2019 and 2020 as part of the Campus Nature project, which aimed to increase biodiversity, collaboration and recreational opportunities in the area. The campus nature solutions are designed and built in collaboration with university staff, researchers, students and other users in the area.
Read more about green meadows and and the Campus Nature project
