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PREIN Flagship for Photonics and Innovation had the pleasure to host representatives of Research Council of Lithuania (Lietuvos mokslo taryba) at Tampere University on August 16th, 2026 Representatives of the Research Council of Lithuania were:🔹 Inga Ablingienė, Research Manager for…

The European Optical Society Annual Meeting (EOSAM) 2026 brought the optics and photonics community together in Tampere, Finland, from 24–28 August 2026, for a week filled with scientific exchange, inspiring discussions, new connections and memorable moments. Organized by the European Optical Society (EOS) in…

In 2025, Finland’s photonics industry boasts over €2.5 billion in annual revenue, directly employing more than 7,500 people across 340 companies. Including indirect employment, the workforce exceeds 50,000. Notably, the industry added 1,500 new jobs in two years and plans…

Prof. Anne L’Huillier, Lund University, Sweden, and a Nobel laureate of physics (2023) gave a public lecture at Tampere University, and as a part of EOSAM 2026 conference in August, and got featured at Finnish national broadcasting company YLE. We,…

The Physics Unit of Tampere University is proud and honoured to announce, that Prof. Anne L’HuillierLund University, Lund, Sweden, will give a public lecture at Tampere University. Time: Wednesday, August 26th at 17:00 o’clock Place: Tampere University, Main Auditorium A210…

Welcome to ENS Faculty Regina Gumenyuk, Associate Professor, Photonics! Dr. Regina Gumenyuk received her PhD from Tampere University of Technology in 2014, where her research focused on nonlinear pulse dynamics in fiber-based cavities. Shortly thereafter, she was awarded a prestigious…

Photonics Infographics Booklet has been published for many years in English, now the booklet is available also in Finnish! Photonics Infographics Booklet illustrates informatively, yet in simple way, what it is about photonics in our daily lives. The photonics applications…

New Photonics in Finland brochure available! New statistics, news, interviews and more! Read online here

New freeware site for OpenAR2.0 DIY glasses now launched Freshly launched, the new freeware site for OpenAR2.0 glasses provides free guidance on how to build AR glasses at home, from start to finish, for just over 30 euros. The site…