Campus

Hervanta campus - a hub of science, technology and collaboration

Tampere University

University’s switchboard +358 294 5211

Korkeakoulunkatu 7, 33720 Tampere

The compact campus area of Hervanta is located within easy reach of the centre of Tampere. The campus is especially known for research and teaching related to the field of technology, as well as versatile business cooperation.

The international and vibrant Hervanta campus is a community of 8,000 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral students. It is a workplace for 2,000 professionals from different fields and a homebase for more than 100 companies.

Hervanta campus offers research and teaching in natural sciences, engineering, architecture and health technology.

Faculty of Built Environment

Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences

Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences

Faculty of Management and Business

Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology

A hub for technology

The Hervanta campus and the surrounding area constitute a major technology hub. It enables co-operation between academics, students and companies in the development and research of technology and its applications. Our common commitment is to develop technology for the benefit of business, society, and humanity. Teekkari culture thrives at the heart of our campus.

Hervanta campus brings together people from 80 countries and practically of all ages, as the Touhula nursery school and Etelä-Hervanta Comprehensive School are also located on our campus.

A broad range of services and multipurpose facilities are available on our campus to encourage and support productive collaborations. The campus facilities can be adapted for for short- or long-term working. They also serve event organisers.

Find out about the buildings, location, services, and other additional information of Hervanta campus via the tabs.

Konetalo building

Address:

Korkeakoulunkatu 6
P.O. Box 589
FI-33014 Tampere University

Info desk:

Mon - Fri 8 am - 4 pm
konetalo.info [at] tuni.fi (konetalo[dot]info[at]tuni[dot]fi)
tel. +358 294 524 012

19.8-21.8.2024 Info desk is open Mon-Fri 8 am – 3 pm.

Main doors are open Mon-Fri 7.30 am – 5 pm.

Festia building

Address:

Korkeakoulunkatu 8
P.O. Box 541
FI-33014 Tampere University

Festia's info services will be available from Info desk of Konetalo.

Main doors are open Mon-Fri 7.30 am – 5 pm.

Kampusareena building

Address:

Korkeakoulunkatu 7
P.O. Box 1001
FI-33014 Tampere University

Info desk:

Mon - Fri 7.30 am - 7 pm
kampusareena.info [at] tuni.fi (kampusareena[dot]info[at]tuni[dot]fi)
tel. +358 294 524 020

Kampusareena main entrance is open Mon-Fri from 7.30 am to 6 pm October 1 onwards.

More about Kampusareena

Main building (Päärakennus)

Address:

Korkeakoulunkatu 10
P.O. Box 527
FI-33014 Tampere University

Info desk

Mon - Fri 8 am - 3 pm
paarakennus.info [at] tuni.fi (paarakennus[dot]info[at]tuni[dot]fi)
tel. +358 294 524 010

Main doors are open Mon-Fri 7.30 am – 5 pm.

Rakennustalo building

Address:

Korkeakoulunkatu 5
P.O. Box 600
FI-33014 Tampere University

Rakennustalo's info services will be available from Info desk of Main building.

Main doors are open Mon-Fri 7.30 am – 5 pm.

Sähkötalo building

Address:

Korkeakoulunkatu 3
P.O. Box 692
FI-33014 Tampere University

Info desk

sahkotalo.info [at] tuni.fi (sahkotalo[dot]info[at]tuni[dot]fi)
tel. +358 294 524 015

Sähkötalo's info services will be available from Info desk of Tietotalo.

Main doors are open Mon-Fri 7.30 am – 5 pm.

Tietotalo building

Address:

Korkeakoulunkatu 1
P.O. Box 553
FI-33014 Tampere University

Info desk:

Mon - Fri 8 am - 4 pm
tietotalo.info [at] tuni.fi (tietotalo[dot]info[at]tuni[dot]fi)
tel. +358 294 524 014

Main doors are open Mon-Fri 7.30 am – 5 pm.

Sportshall Tamppi Areena

Address:

Korkeakoulunkatu 12
FI-33720 Tampere

Hervanta Tamppi Areena

sportuni.hervanta [at] tuni.fi (sportuni[dot]hervanta[at]tuni[dot]fi)
tel. +358 50 447 8508 (also WhatsApp)

How to reach Hervanta campus

Nysse - Tampere regional transport

Map of Tampere city

Map of Hervanta campus

Campus accessibility

Parking at Hervanta campus

Parking in the car parks costs €1/hour on weekdays from 8 am. to 6 am.. Parking outside these hours is free. Parking in the parking garage costs €1/hour at all times. There are two parking meters located in the car parks that are available for visitors. The meters accept coins and credit and debit cards. In the parking garage, the only payment options are the eParking, EasyPark, Parkman and Moovy applications.

The other car parks are reserved for staff and students and require a permit. Traffic wardens monitor the car parks. Please agree on service traffic or other exceptional parking arrangements in advance.

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

For buses
Short-term parking spaces are available for buses on the east side of Päärakennus (access via Hervannantie street).

Arriving on Hervanta campus by bike

Arriving on campus by bike is easy and fast. Find the most suitable cycling route in Nysse's route guide. You can also familiarise yourself with Tampere's cycling maps (in Finnish).

City bikes can be used every year from 15 April to 31 October. The station network reaches every campus, which also facilitates moving between the campuses.

Check out the current information about city bike stations and the price list. To use the city bikes, you need the Tampere city bikes app, which you use to register as a city bike user and pay for the use of the bike. 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. At Hervanta 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 (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 Hervanta campus offers a wide range of services that are open to everyone: Posti parcel lockers, cafés, and lunch restaurants. You can also rent our meeting rooms or other facilities suitable for your event, such as foyers and lecture halls. For those looking for a short-term working or long-term office space, the Hervanta campus also offers a variety of options. Come by a visit or stay with us longer!

Event planning and the booking of facilities

Hervanta campus offers a broad range of venues that accommodate a variety of events and meetings. You can book, for example, a traditional lecture hall, spaces that are designed especially to foster creativity, or facilities for hosting festive events.

Enquiries and reservations: tilavaraus [at] tuni.fi (tilavaraus[at]tuni[dot]fi)

Restaurants, cafeterias and catering services

Restaurant Reaktori, Food & Co, Kampusareena 2nd floor

Street address:
Kampusareena, Korkeakoulunkatu 7
33720 Tampere

reaktori [at] foodandco.fi
tel. +358 40 661 0199

Reaktori caters events and meetings in the Kampusareena, Main Building and Rakennustalo Building at Hervanta campus.

Restaurant Reaktori web page

Restaurant Hertsi and Cafe Aspretto, Tietotalo, Sodexo Oy

Street address:
Korkeakoulunkatu 1
33720 Tampere

hertsi.tietotalo.FMS.FI [at] sodexo.com
tel. +358 50 3581 648

Hertsi caters events and meetings in the Tietotalo and Sähkötalo buildings at Hervanta Campus.

Restaurant Hertsi and Cafe Aspretto web page

Restaurant Newton and Cafe Konehuone, Konetalo, Juvenes

Street address:
Korkeakoulunkatu 6
33720 Tampere

newton [at] juvenes.fi
tel. +358 207 600 308

Newton caters events and meetings in the Konetalo and Festia buildings at Hervanta Campus.

Restaurant Newton and Cafe Konehuone web page

Library

Kampusareena houses a science library, which is open for all. You can borrow printed materials, read e-resources on computers meant for visitors and study at our open premises.

Library in Kampusareena building

Library opening hours in Kampusareena and other Library units

Our campus and the surrounding area constitute a major technology hub. We maintain close ties with our neighbours, which include the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Hermia, and a broad range of companies. Some of these companies were born from research conducted at Tampere University of Technology, which operated from 1965 to 2018. Our strong community spirit is reflected in everything we do.

Hervanta is a hub of high-tech expertise in Tampere, as one-fifth of all the local MSc graduates with a degree in technology live in the area.

The Hervanta campus offers a wide range of services that are open to all, such as a parcel pick-up point, cafés, and restaurants. The campus is smoke-free.

History of Hervanta campus

The idea of establishing a university of technology in Tampere was brought up as early as the mid-19th century. Tampere had become a notable industrial city, and the city had a need for a technical university. President Urho Kekkonen signed the decree concerning the subsidiary operations of Helsinki University of Technology in Tampere on 13 August 1965. The university started operations a few weeks later as a subsidiary of the Helsinki University of Technology. In 1972 legislation was changed so that the Tampere subsidiary became independent from the Helsinki University of Technology.

Before the 1970s, Hervanta was mostly covered by forests and fields. Based on an initiative by the mayor at the time, construction work on a new city district close to Tampere was started. During the early years of the subsidiary, teaching took place in Tampere city centre, but as the operations started to grow, the premises became too small, and teaching was transferred to Hervanta. The first building, Konetalo, was completed in 1973.

Green roof in Kampusareena

The green roof in Kampusareena on the Hervanta campus is the largest biodiversity area of all green roofs in Finland. The roof also features insect hotels.

Awarded for promoting sustainable development in 2021, Kampusareena’s contribution to sustainable development is also reflected in the building’s success in supporting local communities. In summer, the green roof serves as a meeting place. In winter, students and children have used the roof for, for example, downhill skiing.