Getting Started

Group of students in ball games room.

Would you like to add more movement to your daily life, try new sports or find your own way to exercise?
SportUni offers versatile sports and wellbeing services for students and staff of the Tampere higher education community – including gyms, group exercise classes, ball games and much more.

You can find SportUni on every campus:

Try SportUni for free

You can try SportUni services free of charge during the Open House weeks at the beginning of each sports season. Simply show your student or staff card at customer service when you arrive. Additional Open House periods are also organised during the semester.

You can find SportUni free trial coupons in TREY’s academic year calendar and Tamko’s Tursas Pass. Free trial coupons are also distributed at various events.

Beginner-Friendly Services

SportUni offers many services designed especially for beginners – look at these:

And much more – explore the full range of sports and activities at SportUni!

Join by Paying the Sports Fee

Ready to join? Great!

Once you pay the affordable sports fee, your access rights will be loaded onto your access card, or you will receive a virtual access card. Then you are ready to get moving! How join and prices!

What does the sports fee include?

  • Access to gyms
  • Group exercise classes
  • Courses (an additional fee)
  • Ball games bookings
  • Badminton and beach volleyball shifts, as well as billiards table use
  • Access to affordable personal training and gym instruction services
  • Use of changing rooms, showers and sauna facilities

Selection calendar and activate My Page

Use SportUni’s selection calendar to book your shifts and classes and activate your SportUni My page. There you can:

  • book classes and ball games shifts
  • follow events
  • manage your Sports fee and seasons

What Should You Bring?

So, what do you need when you arrive to exercise?

  • access card or virtual access card; ´when you have paid the sports fee, please make sure your access rights are active. If needed, ask our customer service staff for assistance.
  • sportswear
  • indoor training shoes
  • a water bottle
  • a small towel
  • own padlock; your own padlock for lockers at Hervanta, City Centre and Hippos.
    At Kauppi, lockers use electronic locks. You can also buy or rent a padlock from our customer service.

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Follow Current Updates

You can easily find information about class changes, events and exceptional opening hours on the SportUni website and on our Facebook and Instagram channels.

Follow our website and social media channels to stay up to date. #sportunitampere

Start with a Low Threshold

You do not need to know everything in advance. Exercise does not have to be goal-oriented or demanding. Every step, workout and new experience is a positive thing.

We are here for you! You can always ask for help from SportUni customer service.

The most important thing is to find a way of moving that feels good for you.

Welcome to SportUni!