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Mindtrek is an international technology conference organized annually in Tampere. The event lasts for two to three days. International conference for digital professionals and seminars; and competition for new innovations and products in the industry.

The event was first organized in 1997, but at that time it was called the Tampere Multimedia Competition and the event was open to all. At that time, the event only covered the competition. From 1999 to 2015 it was organized under the name MindTrek. The structure and target group of the event were renewed in 2007, when its partners included digital content and ubiquitous information technology cluster programs, large Finnish companies and development centers in the field (including Neogames and COSS). The event was organized by MindTrek ry.

In 2015, COSS took over the maintenance and implementation of MindTrek. The name was renewed again, this time to its current form, Mindtrek. Today Mindtrek is organized in cooperation with the City of Tampere. At that time, the theme of the event was updated to include openness - open source and open data. Mindtrek aims to bring together businesses, companies, public organizations and students. The event is mainly aimed at:

The public sector - such as CIOs, business decision-makers, health decision-makers and other professionals

Technology sector - including developers, programmers and other IT professionals

The academic sector - including researchers, students and professors

In 2016, Mindtrek attracted visitors from around the world, with 38.8% of all visitors international. The total number of visitors was almost 1,200.