It’s true that living conditions in Tampere are amazing. We have clean air, fresh and pure water, and the forest very accessible. But still, there is a lot to do to make Tampere a real sustainable city with shared resources, circular economy, urban gardening, farmers markets, affordable healthy food, shared economy, sustainable skills hubs and much more.

At the moment, the main efforts are on infrastructure (see below) and business (Smart Tampere). It's great, it's a starting point. According to the City of Tampere, the goal is "to be carbon neutral by 2030. This means that Tampere will reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 80 per cent compared to 1990 levels and that the remaining 20 per cent will be compensated by increasing carbon sinks, such as forests and green areas."

Check Sustainable Tampere 2030.

Area21 aims to "develops new practices for reducing the carbon emissions of residential buildings".

Energy Wise Cities (EKAT) is boosting "new business around solutions that improve energy efficiency".

STARDUST project was created to solve "challenges related to sustainable mobility, construction and energy consumption."