Hervanta campus - a hub of science, technology and collaboration
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 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 Ahvenisjärvi 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 the buildings with their address information, location, transportation connections, and services via the tabs.
During time 11.5.-16.8.2026 the main and other key entrances to university buildings are open on weekdays Mon-Fri from 8 am to 4 pm. The main entrance of Kampusareena is open from 7.30 am to 4 pm. On Midsummer Eve, June 19 Info desks are closed.
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
Main doors are open Mon-Fri 7.30 am – 5 pm
- Summertime 1.6.-9.8.2026 Info desk is open on weekdays Mon-Fri 8 am.-3 pm.
- Notice! 20.7.-24.7.2026 Info desk is open on weekdays Mon-Fri 9 am.-3 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 - 6 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 7.30 am – 6 pm and Sat 10 am – 3 pm
- Summertime 11.5.-9.8.2026 Info desk is open on weekdays Mon-Fri 7.30 am-4 pm.
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.
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
- Summertime 1.6.-9.8.2025 Info desk is open on weekdays Mon-Fri 8 am.-3 pm.
Sportshall Tamppi Areena
Address:
Korkeakoulunkatu 12
FI-33720 Tampere
sportuni.hervanta [at] tuni.fi (sportuni[dot]hervanta[at]tuni[dot]fi)
tel. +358 50 447 8508 (also WhatsApp)
How to reach Hervanta campus
Parking at Hervanta campus
Parking in the car parks costs €1/hour on weekdays from 8 am to 6 pm. Parking outside these hours is free. Parking in the parking garage costs €1/hour at all times. 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 (info[at]eparking[dot]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.
Campus accessibility
Info desks and campus map
The info desks of the buildings are located close to the main entrances making them easy to approach also with a wheelchair. The info desks adivse you on the accessibility of the building, for example, the location of accessible toilets. Campus maps are available at the info desks. Some of the info desks have an audio induction loop.
Moving around the campus
Accessibility to all the buildings is ensured by ramps, elevators and automatic doors. New elevators have voice control and many elevators also have Braille buttons.
On the Hervanta campus, the buildings are connected to each other by an accessible internal route.
Teaching and meeting rooms
Most of the large auditoriums have space for wheelchairs either at the top or the bottom of the room, and automatic doors. Most of the teaching and meeting rooms have movable furniture.
On the Hervanta campus, an induction loop is found in the Festia auditorium while a portable loop may be used in the other rooms.
Parking and accompanying vehicles
All campuses have parking spaces for the disabled close to the entrances.
Restaurants
The campus restaurants serve several different dishes each day. Ask the restaurant for an option that suits you.
It is not possible to get food while sitting in a wheelchair in all the restaurants. In such cases, ask the restaurant personnel for help.
Tampere University Library
Accessibility and special arrangements (students)
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 (reaktori[at]foodandco[dot]fi)
tel. +358 40 661 0199
Reaktori caters events and meetings in the Kampusareena, Main Building and Rakennustalo Building at Hervanta campus.
Restaurant Hertsi and Cafe Aspretto, Tietotalo, Sodexo Oy
Street address:
Korkeakoulunkatu 1
33720 Tampere
hertsi.tietotalo.FMS.FI [at] sodexo.com (hertsi[dot]tietotalo[dot]FMS[dot]FI[at]sodexo[dot]com)
tel. +358 50 3581 648
Hertsi caters events and meetings in the Tietotalo and Sähkötalo buildings at Hervanta Campus.
Restaurant Newton and Cafe Konehuone, Konetalo, Juvenes
Street address:
Korkeakoulunkatu 6
33720 Tampere
newton [at] juvenes.fi (newton[at]juvenes[dot]fi)
tel. +358 207 600 308
Newton caters events and meetings in the Konetalo and Festia buildings at Hervanta Campus.
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.
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.
