For Children and Youth

Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra offers a wide variety of musical experiences for children and young people.

The orchestra promotes cultural education and accessibility to music through its pedagogical work, children’s concerts, school visits, and Vierailu Tampere Filharmonian arkeen encounters. You can find more information about the events and registration links here (page only in Finnish).

Concert Tickets for Children

Children under the age of 18 can attend Tampere Philharmonic concerts at reduced prices:

  • Normal-priced symphony concerts in the Main Auditorium: 10 €
  • Afternoon of the Fauns chamber music concerts in the Small Auditorium: 7 €

For our youngest listeners in daycare and primary school, we especially recommend our children’s concerts. Ticket prices for these are:

  • Adults: 20 €
  • Children: 10 €
  • Family/group ticket (four people, max. two adults): 50 €

You can find concert-specific pricing on each concert’s individual page. There are also many ticket benefits for students — more information is available here.

Tickets for School and Student Groups

School and student groups can attend normal-priced orchestra concerts at a group rate. Tickets for evening concerts must be reserved and purchased in advance from the Tampere Hall ticket office. Group sales contact information is available here.

  • Students aged 16 and over in groups: 7 €
  • Supervising teachers / group leaders: 0 €
  • Other accompanying adults: 25 €

Music Education at Tampere Philharmonic

The Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra annually organizes several free concerts and rehearsal visits for school groups, reaching around 20,000 children and young people each season.

During the orchestra’s Main Hall season series concerts, a supervised Childcare is available in collaboration with the cultural cooperative Uulu. The ticket price for the Childcare is 10 € per child.

For young people aged 15–26 who are interested in music, the Young Listeners’ Club offers special benefits and opportunities to engage with music and meet artists. You can read more about club benefits and student discounts on the Students and Youth page.

Taidetestaajat (Art Testers)

Taidetestaajat is Finland’s largest cultural education program, offering all 8th-grade students and their teachers 1–2 visits per school year to experience high-quality art. The program is coordinated by the Association of Finnish Children’s Cultural Centers and supported by the Finnish Cultural Foundation, Svenska kulturfonden, and the Ministry of Education and Culture.

Tampere Philharmonic has participated in the program since its beginning in 2017, providing cultural experiences for young audiences. Find out more about the Taidetestaajat program.