Student access to campus facilities
On this page, you will find instructions regarding student access rights on the campuses of Tampere Universities.
Campus buildings are open from Monday to Friday also to University community external persons. Staff and students can access campus facilities according to their personal access rights.
Know your responsibilities
Please note that your card and the access rights attached to it are for personal use only.
Be prepared to verify your identity when using campus facilities outside regular opening hours when the building is closed.
Virtual access card
The university's access control system is being renewed between 2025 and 2027. More detailed information about the progress of the renewal and the buildings where the new system has already been implemented is available on the intranet page Replacement of access control systems.
The new Lenel access control system introduces a virtual access card. The virtual access card is available in City centre campus buildings, SportUni Hippos, Nekala Teacher Training School, and Sähkötalo Noodi building on Hervanta campus. On Kauppi campus and in other parts of Hervanta campus, you still need a physical access card.
If you mainly study at Kauppi campus or City centre campus
Your student card already includes student access rights for Kauppi campus and City centre campus, including 24/7 access areas in Arvo, Linna, and TietoPinni, as well as access rights linked to your degree programme.
Access rights to student organization facilities are granted by the chairperson of the organization, who sends a list of authorized individuals by email to Main building Info desk. For other facilities, access rights are granted by the faculty, which notifies the relevant Info desk where the access rights are activated on your card.
If you need access rights for Hervanta campus, these can currently only be added to a physical access card at Hervanta campus Info desks. TAMK access rights are added to your student card at the TAMK main campus Info desk or Caretaker Service point.
If you mainly study at Hervanta campus
You can activate Hervanta campus access rights on your student card at Hervanta campus Info desks.
If you need access rights for Kauppi campus or City centre campus, you must visit Info desk at either campus, where the access rights will be activated on your card.
You can also use the virtual access card. Check the buildings where the virtual access card is available on the intranet page Replacement of access control systems.
TAMK access rights are added to your student card at the TAMK main campus Info desk or Caretaker Service point.
Open University students and students in other non-degree programmes
If you are studying at the university with a study right other than a degree programme (for example, Open University studies or alumni studies), you can activate a virtual access permit by ordering a virtual access permit activation message from the intranet page Virtual access card. You may also request this activation message from any university campus Info desk.
If you cannot use the virtual access card, you may obtain a Student Access Card. Apply for Student Access Card in person at a campus Info desk.
Contact information for Info desks can be found on the intranet page Opening hours of buildings and info desks
TAMK student
Access rights are automatically added to Tamko student cards.
You can obtain a Student Access Card from an Info desk if you do not intend to acquire a physical Tamko student card. Students at Mediapolis can also use their student cards to access the Mediapolis facilities.
Students who are not members of Tamko must visit the Kuntokatu Info desk at TAMK main campus to activate their access rights.
Access rights for Kauppi campus and City centre campus can be activated at Info desks on those campuses. Access rights for Hervanta campus can be activated at Hervanta campus Info desk.
During the academic year, TAMK students' access rights at TAMK main campus are valid:
- Monday to Friday: 7:00–22:00
- Saturday: 7:45–20:00
- Sunday: 8:00–20:00
If your access card is lost
If your access card is lost, notify Info desks of all campuses to which you have access rights as soon as possible so that the lost card can be blocked. If necessary, you can obtain a temporary Student Access Card.
TREY student card: If your card is lost or damaged, you can order a new one online.
When you place your order, you can specify the service point where you prefer to collect your new card.
Tamko student card: If your card is lost or damaged, you can order a new one online.
Returning an access card
If you have a card that only contains access rights and you no longer need it, please return it to an Info desk. You may also return the card by post to TAMK or the university.
Postal addresses:
- Tampere University of Applied Sciences, Kuntokatu 3, 33520 Tampere
- Tampere University, P.O. Box 607, FI-33014 Tampere University
Exam facilities
EXAM rooms are accessible with student access rights, but access procedures are changing as the access control system renewal progresses.
When an EXAM room includes the notice “The examination room door can be opened on the hour for a period of 20 minutes”, the door unlocks 5 minutes before the hour and locks again 15 minutes after the hour.
You can enter the building using either a virtual access card or a physical access card that is compatible with the new access control system. Automatic door opening on the hour is also in use at Kauppi campus EXAM room, even though the access control system renewal there will not be completed until late 2026.
The accessible examination room A026 in Main building on City centre campus, as well as the examination facilities on TAMK main campus and Hervanta campus, still require a physical access card. If you do not have a physical access card, you can obtain a temporary Student Access Card for the duration of your exam from Info desk of the relevant campus.
Examination visits for students from outside Tampere Universities are available at Arvo2 building on Kauppi campus and at TAMK main campus.
Other campus facilities
Check the Library's opening hours on web page Tampere University Library.
The opening hours of the sports facilities can be found Sportuni web page .
Additional information
For questions regarding access rights, you may contact the campus Info desks. More detailed contact information can be found through the link provided below.