Nearly a fifth of the inhabitants (some 4,500 people) are students, many of them enrolled at the Tampere University of Technology (TUT) or the Police College.
[2] It was selected as Finland's top suburb in a survey conducted by the Helsingin Sanomat newspaper and published on 17 August 2003.
The complex of commercial buildings in the town center of Hervanta was designed by the Finnish architect Reima Pietilä.
On the west side of Hervanta is located lake Suolijärvi that has a small beach for sunbathing and swimming.
Hervanta has a few barbecue stalls serving popular kebab food, including Hervannan Grilli.