Nysse 20 years
Nysse 20 years
With you for 20 years
Nysse is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Over the past two decades, public transportation in the Tampere region has undergone significant changes. What began as a bus service is now a network of buses, trams, and trains serving eight municipalities.
Nysse is considered to have been formed on April 1, 2006, when Tampere transitioned to the purchaser-provider model. The reform separated the organization of public transport from its actual operation and integrated public transport planning into city planning. The goal was to raise the level of service and reverse the decline in passenger numbers into growth.
Over the past two decades, this goal has been achieved with outstanding results. The decline in passenger numbers has turned into growth, and Nysse now carries over 55 million passengers a year. That’s twice as many as 20 years ago.
Thank you for traveling with us!
Your journey is the best gift for us
How would you like to remember 20-year-old Nysse?
More than 200,000 trips are made in the Nysse area every day. Our top priority is to ensure that you, too, can travel with us easily and smoothly.
Share your Nysse memories and enter the gift card drawing
Did you experience something memorable on your trip? A small encounter, a powerful emotion, or a fun coincidence?
Share your memories and celebrate Nysse’s 20-year journey with us.
Twenty Nysse gift cards, each worth 20 euros, will be raffled off among all participants.
Anniversary magazine
To celebrate our 20th anniversary, Nysse has published a magazine that brings together stories about everyday life in public transportation, its development, and the people behind it.
Read the selected articles from the anniversary publication in English.
See you on tour!
To celebrate our anniversary year, the Nysse team is hopping on a bus and touring all the municipalities in the Nysse region from May to September.
There are fun surprises for the kids: colorful temporary tattoos are guaranteed to bring a smile to their faces. Adults can learn about public transportation services and get tips for their daily lives.
At the events, we’ll be handing out anniversary travel card cases and special anniversary edition of our Matkalla kanssasi magazine.
Tour schedule
- May 16: Kangasala: Lamminrahka Street Festival, Lamminrahka School Center
- May 23: Ylöjärvi: Ylöjärvi Market, Elo Shopping Center
- June 6: Vesilahti: Vesilahti Murinat, Kirkonkylä Market Square
- July 4: Orivesi: Längelmävesi Summer Day, Rönni Stage
- August 2: Tampere: Hämeenpuisto Park Fiesta, Hämeenpuisto park
- August 15: Nokia: Hobby Fair, AGCO Power Arena
- August 27: Pirkkala: Meidän Pirkkala
- September 9: Lempäälä: Lempäälä Day, Erik Edner Square
Subject to change.
Do you remember?
- Planning for the tramway began in 2010.
- Online reloading of travel cards was introduced in 2012.
- The ticket co-operation between Nysse and VR began in its current form in 2020.
These and other important events in Nysse’s history can be found in the history section.
- 01.04.2026 Everything used to be better—or was it? Nysse is going back to 2006 for one day ›
- 09.12.2025 Reduced Nysse service during the Christmas holidays – check the timetables in the journey planner ›
- 02.10.2025 City bike season 2025 continues until 31 October – share your thoughts ›
- 14.08.2025 City bike service is being developed – share your views in the survey ›
- 28.07.2025 Your Disc Golf Worlds 2025 ticket is also a public transportation ticket ›
- 14.04.2026 Tram service frequency reduced and feeder bus timetables updated ›
- 30.03.2026 Public transport during Easter 2–6 April 2026 ›
- 30.03.2026 Temporary bus stop change at Sorin aukion on Tuesday night ›
- 27.03.2026 Kannistokatu bus stops will be closed in Rantaperkiö ›
- 24.03.2026 The detour route of line 26 via Epilä will continue ›
- 14.04.2026 Tram service frequency reduced and feeder bus timetables updated ›
- 24.03.2026 Clocks switch to daylight saving time on Sunday – check early-morning timetables ›
- 01.12.2025 Nysse Service on Independence Day ›
- 22.10.2025 Daylight Saving Time Ends – Effects on Night Public Transport ›
- 10.10.2025 Bus stop Härmälänranta will be moved on Tuesday ›