Tampere’s city procurement awarded Café Metso’s contract to Compass Group Finland after a tie on quality with the current operator but a better price; the new contract would start in early 2027 if the decision becomes legally binding.
Puuilo will open a new store in Kangasala's Lentola business centre on Thursday, September 17.
Tampere has opened talks with several prospective buyers over the possible sale of troubled ferry operator Suomen Hopealinja as the city seeks alternatives after deciding to close the service.
According to Aamulehti, Tampere University of Applied Sciences received 4,707 applications for courses starting in January 2027, with its new English International Business track drawing over 800 applicants and the Finnish-language business law programme topping 700.
Pirkanmaa's technology industry turnover rose 8.9% last year, but Tampere–Pirkkala Airport handles little cargo and few passengers; Aamulehti says the airport needs persistent marketing and bolder risk-taking to attract freight traffic.
Tampere will reduce red meat in daycare, school and upper-secondary meals and increase plant proteins, fish and chicken while cutting food waste as part of the city’s biodiversity and carbon-neutrality programmes.
Börje Rainer Hagner, a nationally respected Tampere expert in industrial ventilation and energy efficiency, has died in Tampere aged 79 on 2 September 2026.
Tampere recorded a loss of about 200 residents in Jan–June – its first midyear population decline in 18 years – prompting concerns about tax revenues and potential changes to the city's investment plans.
Tampere households delivered 2.5 kg of plastic packaging per person to Rinki collection points in the first half of the year, slightly behind Turku.
Tampere University Hospital has begun using a high-dose radiation technique that delivers radiation directly beside the rectal tumour via the rectum.
Tamko is cutting staff and reducing member services in Tampere after membership fell from more than 10,000 at its peak to about 6,000, and change negotiations opened in March could affect up to ten jobs.
Speakers at the Food Industry and Logistics Fairs in Tampere warned that Finland's government goal to double food export value by 2031 will require much stronger logistics capacity and wider adoption of automation.
According to YLE, Tampere will close its city-owned cruise operator Hopealinjat and lay off its staff when the current season ends this summer, ending the company’s 86-year service to Viikinsaari.
Apartment prices per square metre fell in Tampere in August and sales volumes slowed sharply, creating a rare buying opportunity for first-time buyers.
K-Market Teekkarinkatu in Hervanta will close for several weeks for a near-total renovation that replaces refrigeration, shelving and the checkout area and upgrades staff facilities.
Tampere has signed a six-year, €2.6 million deal with Digia to replace its 20-year-old finance system, with rollout planned for 2027–2028.
Surplus-food retailer Fiksuruoka will open its first Tampere shop in the Ratina shopping centre in November as part of a plan to double its physical stores to six by the end of the year.
A study presented on 10 June finds semiconductors are strategically critical to Europe’s defence value chain, even though defence accounts for only about one percent of EU semiconductor manufacturing.
Business Tampere is positioning Tampere‑Pirkkala Airport as a regional gateway for time‑critical, high‑value air cargo from inland Finland, prioritising specialised operations, year‑round winter readiness and improved logistics visibility.
Tampere inventor Ilmari Tamminen has developed Kalakko, a fish press and preparation method that turns underused small lake fish into thin, crispy fillets quickly and without touching the guts.