Before Arrival

EU-/EEA-Citizens and Nordic Citizens

Please see the Checklist.

• EU-citizens coming to Finland do not need to apply for a residence permit.
• Please note! Employees from another EU/EEA -country or from Switzerland working simultaneously in two or more EU-countries must carry an A1 Certificate (Certificate for the applicable social security system according to the EU Reglation no 884/2004) issued by the authority of their country of origin.
• If you are planning to bring your family with you, please see: Family Matters

Non-EU-/EEA-Citizens

Please see the Checklist.

• If you are planning to bring your family with you, please see: Family Matters

Accomodation

Please take into consideration that it may take some time to find accomodation in Tampere especially in autumn. Here are some useful links for apartment search:
Accomodation in Finland (Info Bank)
Different Accomodation options in Tampere (VisitTampere)

Furnished Apartments

• The University of Tampere Foundation: Guest Apartments (vierasasunnot)
• Forenom
• http://www.visittampere.fi/accommodation/furnishedapartments
• Apartment Hotel Tampere MN
• Kotimaailma - Furnished Apartments

Rental Apartment Companies

• Housing Market Place - Rental Apartments (City of Tampere)
• VVO 
• SATO
• Toas  - Tampere student housing foundation

Rental Properties Marketplace Online

• Vuokraovi.com