Strong engineering cluster

In the Tampere Region there is a world class indutrial cluster in mechanical engineering and automation. To foreign companies this means access to strong customer base and real business. Especially the Tampere Region welcomes companies, which strenghten the business environment and the competitiveness of the existing world market leading companies with specialiezed business services, automation and information technology.

The Tampere Region has managed exceptionally well in combining traditional mechanical engineering expertise with the latest know-how in automation and ICT. Thus the traditional indutry is today real high tech and the cluster is stronger than ever. Mobile machines and production systems manufactured in the Tampere Region utilize latest technology and are most effective and productive but still user friendly. Also in customer care the opportunities of the state-of-the technology is effectively used.

The mechanical engineering and automation cluster employs total 25 000 people in the Tampere Region

The mechanical engineering and automation cluster consists of three product fields or 'mini-clusters'; Mobile Work Machines, Automated Production Systems and Process Automation

World market leaders

Due to successful customer oriented R&D, full utilization of ICT and specializing in selected nisch areas, there are more than ten global market leading companies in the Tampere Region. The companies have either their headquarters or major operation units in Tampere.