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Social & community
Public profiles, local feeds, neighbourhood groups, and community interactions — all place-based. Your city, not the global internet.
Townbase Platform
Your city's own
social layer.
Not another app. Not a third-party platform. A white-label social infrastructure that cities own, control, and give to their communities — completely free.
What it is
The local social media platform connecting friends, directory of local organisations and everything 'what's on' — in one.
Townbase ver6 is a fully white-labelled community platform that cities deploy under their own brand. Residents get a social home that's actually local. Businesses get a real local presence. The city gets a sustainable digital identity it controls.
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Events & ticketing
Create, publish, and sell tickets to local events directly through the platform. No additional 3rd party platform fees. Flat monthly subscription for businesses.
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Business directory
Rich business profiles with logos, menus, products, and services — going far beyond basic place information. Local businesses get real visibility.
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Local media access
Premium businesses get direct access to local media partners — newspapers, city channels — opening a new audience channel unavailable anywhere else.
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White-label by default
Every city gets its own brand, domain, and visual identity. Residents see their city on their city's platform. The city manages the relationship.
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EU data sovereignty
GDPR-compliant, EU-hosted, city-controlled. No user data is sold to 3rd parties. No 3rd advertising revenue model. Data stays where it belongs.
Why it's different.
Every other community platform is either built for advertisers (Meta, TikTok) or built for niche use cases like alumni networks (Hivebrite). None are built for cities and the people who live in them.
Townbase is the only platform where the city itself is the distribution channel — and where the business model aligns with the community's interests, not against them.
Distribution
City as the channel
The city takes into use and promotes the platform to its residents. Everyone benefits from every business that joins — without giving power to foreign operators.
Business Model
No advertising. Ever.
Revenue comes from business subscriptions — not from selling attention. Every feature is built to serve the community, not to maximise screen time.
Data
City-owned, EU-hosted
Cities retain control over their community data. GDPR compliance is structural, not an afterthought. No data is ever sold or used for 3rd party advertising.
Scale
10 years in market
Over 50% of Finnish nationals already touch Townbase services annually. This isn't a startup pitch — it's a proven infrastructure ready for European scale.
For businesses
Premium features worth paying for.
Free ticket issuance
Issue tickets to any event directly through the platform. Eventbrite charges 3–7% per ticket. Townbase charges a flat €30/month — the economics are obvious.
Prominent placement
Premium businesses may appear above free listings in search results, maps, and feeds. The visibility advantage alone drives self-conversion for community's own platform.
Rich business profiles
Logos, menus, product showcases, opening hours, booking links — far beyond a basic map pin. A genuine digital shopfront for local businesses.
Local media access
Direct channel to local newspaper and media partner websites. Businesses reach their actual audience — people in their city — not strangers on the internet.
The business model
Free for cities. Simple for businesses.
The model is designed so every party's incentives align. Cities enable. Residents adopt. Businesses self-convert. No 3rd party advertising. No complexity.
Cities & municipalities
€0
Completely free
Cities get the full platform under their own brand at no cost. Their incentive to promote it drives organic adoption across their community.
Residents & individuals
€0
Free to join
Residents create public profiles, discover local events, earn from local reputation, and engage with their community — all free.
Businesses & organisations
€30/mo
Premium features
Local businesses can self-convert to premium for ticketing, rich profiles, prominent placement, and media access.
Ready to give your city its own platform?
Join the cities already running Townbase. The platform deploys under your brand, serves your residents, and costs your city nothing.
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