Is Townbase a single product or a platform?

Townbase is a platform — a suite of products built on shared infrastructure. You can use a single component like a widget or API, or deploy a full white-label city guide. Most customers start with one product and expand over time.

Do I need a developer to get started?

Not necessarily. A full branded city guide can be up and running in around two days with no development work. If you want to build custom experiences using our API or embed widgets into an existing site, a developer will be useful — but the barrier is low.

Is this only for cities and municipalities?

No. Cities and municipalities are a core customer segment, but Townbase powers event discovery for media organisations, tourism boards, destination marketing organisations, regional portals, and businesses of all sizes. If your audience needs to find out what's happening locally, Townbase is built for you.

How is Townbase different from Eventbrite or Facebook Events?

Eventbrite and Facebook Events are tools for individual event organisers. Townbase is infrastructure for the organisations that aggregate, curate and publish local content at scale — cities, media houses, and platforms. We don't sell tickets and we don't compete with your existing ticketing provider. We make your entire local event ecosystem discoverable in one place, under your brand.

Can I use just the API, or do I have to take the full platform?

You can use just the API. Or just a widget. Or just a branded guide. Townbase is modular by design — you take what fits your use case and can add more as your needs grow.

Is Townbase GDPR-compliant and EU-hosted?

Yes. Townbase is built and operated in Northern Europe, data is stored within the EU, and the platform is designed to be GDPR-compliant by default. For public sector and municipal customers, this is a core requirement — not an afterthought.

How quickly can we get started?

A branded event guide can be live in approximately two days. Widget integrations can be done in under an hour. API access is available immediately upon request. There are no lengthy procurement cycles or heavy implementation projects.

Give your residents one home for health, fitness and recreational activities

Launch a branded activity and hobbies guide that brings sports venues, clubs, charities, sport teams, trainers and health services into one searchable hub to support active lifestyles and community well-being.

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Help your community get active

Bring every local sports facility, club, activity , hobby and service into one clear guide that gets residents moving and into learning new; more often, and in ways that fit their lives.

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Make it simple to get moving

Offer one searchable guide for parks, gyms, clubs, trainers and health services so residents can quickly find activities that match their age, budget and ability.

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Support your health goals with real action

Back up obesity and wellbeing programs with a living online hub that promotes local activities, shares campaigns and nudges people toward regular movement, not just good intentions.

Grow participation while cutting admin

Give clubs and providers control of their listings, reduce basic phone and email questions, and use analytics to see what people search for and where engagement is growing. Make an impact with a service which supports your local neighborhood and engages everyone to learn new.

A trusted hub for active, healthy and engaged communities

Gather every local health, fitness and activity option in a branded guide residents actually use.

One map of all facilities

Show every council sports venue, outdoor gym and playground in a single, mobile friendly directory and map view.

Showcase local clubs

Give sports clubs and community groups clear, consistent visibility so residents find the right team, class or hobby activity faster.

Promote events and activities

List classes, leagues and community events in one calendar so families can quickly spot what fits their schedule.

Highlight health and rehab support

Gather clinics, health centres and physiotherapists in one place so residents know where to go for extra support.

Targeted news and alerts

Share campaign updates, schedule changes and safety notices that nudge people to join, return and stay active.

Insights for better programs

See which activities, places and searches are most popular so you can shape programs that match real local demand.

Testimonials

I have recommended you to all our neigbouring towns!
Anonymous
City Government Client

"townbase EventGuide gives our area's event offering plenty of visibility. Both event organisers and event attendees are very satisfied with the new event calendar. Customer service people are expert and fast."
Anonymous
City Government Client

Before we found townbase, organising and promoting our local events was a major headache. We struggled to reach our audience and coordinate schedules effectively. Now, with townbase, we can easily manage events and see increased attendance, making our community's offering come alive!
Outi Ruso
Event Director
City of Hyvinkää

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is this health, fitness and activity guide for?

Townbase is built for cities, regions and community groups that want one clear online home for local health, sports and recreational activities. If you run programs to get people moving, reduce obesity or promote well-being and generally learning new, our guide offers the perfect solution for you.

What can residents actually do with the guide?

People can find nearby sports halls, outdoor gyms and playgrounds, local clubs, fitness classes, trainers, health centres and events. They may want to learn if there is a local chess club or how to knit, or play golf. They can search by location, age, price and activity type, then click through to details like times and contact info.

How is this better than our current website or Facebook groups?

With Townbase you stop sending people to five different places. You give them one clear guide instead of scattered pages, PDFs and social posts. Residents get answers faster, staff deal with fewer basic questions and local clubs get more visibility. Townbase is always GDPR compliant. You are the registry keeper, which means you own the customer records, and you do not need to send your citizens to platforms which entangle in unsavory business practices.

Can local clubs and providers update their own information?

Yes. You choose who can manage listings. Clubs, gyms and health providers can keep their own pages up to date, while you still stay in control of the overall guide and your local user base.

How hard is it to keep the guide up to date?

You use one simple admin panel to add or edit venues, clubs, events and news. No need for custom development or juggling multiple tools. You log in, make the change and it goes live on the guide. This is true to anyone who wants to announce activities as to your city's admin users.

How long does it take to launch a guide for our city or region?

You can get a first version live in a few weeks, sometimes faster if your data is ready. We help you set up the structure, branding and main directories so you can start inviting residents and partners to use it.

Launch your city activity guide

Give residents one place to find sports, health services and local activities. Cut phone inquiries and support obesity programs with an up to date, branded guide.

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