Responsibility
Strategy 2030
Tampere Music Festivals is a part of the City of Tampere’s Urban Environment unit. Our policies and practices are based on the 2030 strategy of the City of Tampere, which states the following: “We carry our responsibility of wellbeing and environment by operating in an ecologically, socially, culturally, and economically sustainable ways. We advance equality and safety with our activities.” On this page, we have summarized information on the practical responsibility actions that the Tampere Music Festivals organization implements in its daily operation.
Actions
This is how we carry our responsibility.
1. 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 and other minorities
- Information regarding accessibility issues is readily available
- 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.
- Report inappropriate behaviour.
2. Environment and Climate
- We encourage festival visitors to use environmentally sustainable ways of travelling to the festival by actively providing information regarding public transportation and cycling possibilities 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.
3. 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.
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.
Safe Space
Our policy for safer spaces.
1. 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 the right of self-determination and the right of every individual to be themselves.
2. WE DO NOT TOLERATE DISCRIMINATION, HARASSMENT OR VIOLENT BEHAVIOUR
Everyone has the right to enjoy our events undisturbed.
3. WE NOTICE AND RESPECT EACH OTHERS’ BOUNDARIES
No one is to be touched without their permission, and no one is to be harassed – verbally, non-verbally or physically.
4. SAFETY IS A JOINT EFFORT
If you experience or witness harassment, discrimination or other inappropriate conduct, please contact the event staff. If your actions offend others, be prepared to listen and to act differently.
If any person violates the ‘safe event’ principles or persists in offensive behaviour despite being told not to, the staff have the right to remove such a person from the event.