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The economic activity in Tampere Region is based on industry, services, construction and primary production. Tampere Region has traditionally been the industrial heart of Finland, dating back to the 19th century. The industrial base in the region is quite diverse, including machinery, telecommunications, textiles, paper, rubber, medical equipment, media etc.
The diversity of enterprise structure and the amount of investments that the region’s companies make in R&D are what makes Tampere region an attractive prospect for the location of new enterprises. Many of the companies located here are operating on a global scale. The region has a number of global market leaders in the field of machinery and automation, firms whose success is grounded in technological superiority and the ability to move with the times.
Cluster based innovation policy
The region has carried out a cluster based innovation policy for the past 15 years. In the heart of this development is a combination of novel and older industrial clusters that form the economic core of the region. Presently, there are six clusters that are in the focal point of development actions, namely mechanical engineering, ICT, life science and health technologies, media content and services, tourism and meetings’ industry and knowledge intensive business services.