Tampere launches city-wide Christmas card drive to brighten seniors' holidays

Tampere is asking residents to make Christmas cards for older people this November. The initiative is part of the national Christmas Cards for Seniors campaign organised by volunteer group Siskot ja Simot.

Last year Tampere residents made more than 6,200 cards, which are delivered before Christmas to people who receive home care or live in residential services. Anyone can take part. You can make cards at home, with family, at school or by joining free city workshops in November. Art instructor Assi Piironen suggests using spare materials such as napkins, cotton wool or shiny sweet wrappers, and asks makers to sign their cards and note the Siskot ja Simot collection. Finished cards can be dropped at collection points across the city from 3 to 30 November 2026; check opening hours before you go.

It complements other recent city activities for older residents, including nearly 100 low-threshold cultural events this autumn low-threshold cultural events for older residents and a Siskot ja Simot pop-up grandparent lounge in Lempäälä the pop-up grandparent lounge.