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Tampere Technical Society

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Tampere Technical Society (TTS) is the oldest technical society in Finland. In 2018, it celebrates its 125 years anniversary [1]. At first, all activities were carried out in Swedish and later solely in Finnish. In 2018, TTS starts its operation also in English. The three cornerstones of the society are:[clarification needed]

Tampere[edit]

TTS is active in the Tampere Region since its start in 1893. In those days, Tampere was the industrial center of Finland. TTS served as a technical committee of Tampere and the outcome can be seen in the city still today – Grand Hotel Tammer, water supply system[2], fifth European city with electric lightning (after Paris, Strasbourg, Milan and London). The newest addition will be the tramway in Tampere, a plan that was originally suggested by TTS hundred years ago! [3]

A book summarizing 125 years of Tampere Technical Society.

Technical[edit]

TTS aims to advance technology in education, industry and living. Amongst others, TTS significantly influenced the establishment of technical education in Tampere[4] based on the demand for skilled labour during the early decades of the society. First, TTS helped to establish the engineering school (now TAMK) and later technical university (now TUT). TTS funds also university education as a funding member of the TUT Foundation[5] and Tampere 3. TTS financially supports also education of natural sciences in the elementary and secondary schools via LuMaTe program. TTS awards Technology prize to local companies for significant business development.

Society[edit]

TTS is a society gathering more than 700 technical engineers and architects living in Tampere region. Most of our members have a master’s degree and there is a growing number of members with a doctoral degree. Many of our members have gained their degree at Tampere University of Technology (TUT), but there are also members, who moved to Tampere from other cities or countries and joined TTS to gain a local network of professionals (and friends). There is a large portion of industrial members ranging from R&D scientists, technical salesmen, CEOs, entrepreneurs as well as professionals in academia including students, lecturers and professors.

Logo of TTS[edit]

The logo is a combination of a Grand Hotel Tammer silhouette and a gear (for engineering). The hotel was built by TTS in 1929 as its club and a hotel with a novelty – a garage[6]. Nowadays, the hotel is no longer operated by TTS, but it still serves as its homebase.

Activities[edit]

There are several active divisions organized around different professional and fun topics: Junior members, Culture, Fishing, Golf, Professional development and a newly forming International Club. TTS organizes excursions to many interesting local companies (for instance Coxa, Sandvik) as well as it organizes meetings in exciting locations (for instance hotel Torni, Polyclinic Tipotie). Aside from professional activities such as mentoring and networking, TTS is known for yearly balls, wine&sing, crab feast, Wappu, for its sporting events – golf tournaments, fishing trips or rowing and other.

A book by Paju and Mauranen reviewing the history of Tampere Technical Society [6] was published in 2018 to commemorate the 125 years of its existence.

Sources[edit]

https://www.tampereenteknillinenseura.fi/

References[edit]

  1. Ahopelto, Eriika (1 February 2018). "Ratikka oli vähällä tulla Tampereelle jo 1914, mutta maailmansota tuli väliin – Tämä joukko toi kuitenkin tv:n ja radion kaupunkiin ensimmäisinä". Aamulehti. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  2. Katko, Tapio; Juuti, Petri (June 2007). "Watering the City of Tampere from the mid-1800s to the 21st Century" (PDF). 5th IWHA Conference. 13 to 17 June 2007 Tampere: 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on |archive-url= requires |archive-date= (help) – via International Water History Association.
  3. Ahopelto, Eriika (1 February 2018). "Ratikka oli vähällä tulla Tampereelle jo 1914, mutta maailmansota tuli väliin – Tämä joukko toi kuitenkin tv:n ja radion kaupunkiin ensimmäisinä". Aamulehti. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  4. Marjatta Hietala (with Mervi Kaarninen), The Foundation of an Information City: Education and Culture in the Development of Tampere, in e-City.Analysing Efforts to Generate Local Dynamism in the City of Tampere, (Eds. Antti Kasvio &Ari-Veikko Anttiroiko), Tampere University Press, Tampere 2005., pp. 192 http://www15.uta.fi/yky/arkisto/historia/attractivecities/images/eCity_artikkelis_183-215.pdf
  5. "Donors to TUT Foundation".
  6. 6.0 6.1 Paju, Petri; Mauranen, Katariina (2018). Tekniikkaa hyvässä Seurassa. Kerava: Tampereen Teknillinen Seura ry. ISBN 978-952-93-9939-0. Search this book on


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