Sustainability
The Tampere City Strategy
Tampere Music Festivals is a part of the City of Tampere’s Public Cultural Services. Our policies and practices are based on the strategy of the City of Tampere. On this page, we have compiled information on the practical responsibility actions that the Tampere Music Festivals organisation implements in its daily operation.
Actions
Social sustainability
We are committed to proactively advance equality, and we have action plan guidelines for how to report and deal with inappropriate behaviour.
We offer internships for students, including persons who speak Finnish as a second language.
Information regarding accessibility issues is available on our website.
A part of our festival programme is always free of charge for the audience, and to most of our events it is possible to get tickets with the Kaiku card.
At our events, we consider health and safety aspects of the visitors’ experience. We follow the latest recommendations and communicate those clearly. Ear plugs are available in those events that may potentially cause hearing damage due to volume levels.
We have named a harassment contact person, to whom you can report inappropriate behaviour.
Environmental and climate sustainability
We encourage festival visitors to use environmentally sustainable ways of travelling to the festival by actively providing information regarding public transportation to the venues.
Our food catering and collaboration partner restaurants’ menus always include at least one salty and one sweet vegan option.
Our operations do not create ingredient or food waste, and in the case that there is surplus in food portions those are gifted onwards.
We avoid using plastic ware. In the situations that require plastic ware, we use biodegradable dishes instead.
Some of the materials that are produced for the event are reusable or from recycled sources.
We Speak Gay
We take part in the LGBTQ friendly We Speak Gay -community. This means we are committed to treating all our artists, employees, and customers with respect and equality regardless of gender, race, skin colour, age, nationality, religion, culture, or sexual orientation. We Speak Gay community’s objective is to build an even more empathetic and inclusive Finland, the world’s most rainbow-friendly country for travel.
Kaikukortti
We are a member of the Kaikukortti network, the purpose of which is to improve the potential of adolescents, adults and families in difficult financial circumstances to attend cultural events and to engage in the arts as a pastime. For further information on how to use the Kaikukortti card, see the ‘Tickets’ page.
Safer space policy
We adhere to the principles of a safer event and also encourage our audience, artists, volunteers, festival guests and other stakeholders to follow them. We communicate the principles of a safer event clearly and through multiple channels.
We give space to everyone
All people are equal. You are welcome as you are, regardless of your ancestry, ethnicity, language, nationality, age, gender identity, gender expression, medical condition, political, religious or cultural background, opinion, sexual orientation, family background, disability, social or economic status, or any other factor that affects you. We respect each individual’s right to self-determination and to be themselves.
We do not tolerate discrimination, harassment or violent behaviour
Everyone has the right to enjoy our events without disturbance.
We acknowledge and respect each other’s boundaries
No one should be touched without their consent, and no one should be harassed – verbally, non-verbally or physically.
Safety is a joint effort
If you experience or witness harassment, discrimination or other inappropriate behaviour, please contact the event staff. If your actions offend others, be prepared to listen and to change your behaviour.
Harassment Contact Person
If you notice or experience at our festival any kind of sexual, racist, homophobic, transphobic or other kind of harassment or other types of inappropriate behaviour, please contact the staff at the festival and/or our harassment contact person. The notifications and contacts are completely confidential. If the person reporting the behaviour so wishes, the matter will not be taken forward.
Harassment contact person:
Minnakaisa Kuivalainen
Tel. +358 50 405 5225
minnakaisa.kuivalainen@tampere.fi