Top expertise in world-class clusters

By volume, mechanical engineering and automation is the most significant industrial cluster in the Tampere Region.

According to research conducted by MIT, Tampere has managed exceptionally well to combine traditional mechanical engineering expertise with the latest know-how in automation and ICT. Mobile machines and production systems manufactured in Tampere Region, are highly automated and their control is based on state-of-the art ICT and user interfaces.

Due to the excellent utilization of its synergies with ICT, the mechanical engineering industry in the Tampere Region is now stronger than ever. The products of this industry are technology leaders in productivity, reliability and user-friendliness. Accordingly, more than ten world market-leading companies have their headquarters or major operation units in Tampere Region.

Naturally, the strength of the engineering industry is based on continuous top- level research and product development also in materials and mechanical design, not only in ICT and automation.

As a result of the success of the mechanical engineering companies, the mechanical engineering cluster in the Tampere Region offers an excellent customer base for foreign companies in automation, ICT and specialized business services.