Nearly 29,000 manufacturing professionals and about 1,100 exhibitors attended Alihankinta 2026 in Tampere, organisers said, with international visitors up roughly 50% year-on-year.
Pirkanmaan Jätehuolto will change yard bin emptying days and weeks across Pirkanmaa from October; updated schedules will appear in the My Waste Management service from 5 October.
Tamperemissio has begun searching for a new organisational director after current director Matti Helin said he is leaving to pursue new challenges.
Bioretec has sold over 500,000 Activa implants and won FDA 510(k) clearance for its ActivaScrew headless compression screw, clearing the way for U.S. sales.
Normet opened a tech centre in Pirkkala on 4 September to develop and demonstrate autonomous, robotic and battery-electric equipment for mining and tunnelling.
At the Alihankinta trade fair in Tampere, Minister Ville Tavio urged SMEs to seek export markets and backed planned reforms to the Team Finland export-promotion network.
According to the City of Tampere, the city and neighbouring municipalities will this autumn map regional companies' international recruitment needs and run joint pilot services to support business growth and retention.
Tampereen Vesi will raise water consumption charges by 9%, wastewater charges by 14% and average monthly basic fees by about 12% from 1 January 2027.
At the opening of the Alihankinta trade fair in Tampere, organisers urged Finnish industry to pursue a new €100 billion growth leap driven by subcontracting, internationalisation and faster commercialisation.
The Prisma Kaleva Rinki recycling point at Sammonkatu 75 in Tampere has reopened after a temporary June closure and is again accepting sorted packaging waste; paper and textile collections will return soon.
J. Rinta-Jouppi says used motorcycle sales are running at a record pace this year, and the retailer expects to sell roughly 2,250–2,300 used motorcycles by year-end as buyers shift to cheaper models.
Plug and Play opened Tech Hub Finland at Tampere Hall to connect Finnish industrial know‑how with global startups and investors, naming Sandvik and Normet as anchor partners.
The Group Committee approved the sale of shares in Vilusen Rinne Vuokra-asunnot Oy to Tampereen Vuokra-asunnot Oy for €1,287,287, producing an expected capital gain of about €1.2 million and requiring the property to remain rental housing for at least three years.
Tampere is launching a pilot diversity voucher to encourage local employers to offer internships to international students as part of the Internship Kickstart campaign.
A delegation from Lviv’s UNBROKEN hospital is in Tampere for three days to evaluate rehabilitation, accessibility and mental-health solutions that could be deployed in Ukraine.
Business Tampere says a September trip to China produced concrete inbound investment interest and outbound market leads for Tampere companies, and Chinese delegations will visit Tampere in mid-October and during Slush Week 2026.
Volvo Trucks will run a nationwide test‑drive tour across 27 Finnish towns from 6 Oct–11 Nov to showcase new FH Aero diesel and electric models; Tampere's stop is 29 October at the Volvo Truck Center on Nuutisarankatu.
Tamperelainen is asking long-term unemployed residents of Pirkanmaa to describe their daily job-hunting routines and what help would make a difference, after official figures showed 35,298 unemployed jobseekers in August.
China Week delegations at CIFIT and follow-up events brought concrete two-way investment and cooperation leads to the Tampere region, with Chinese companies planning visits and support offered through the Leap4Growth programme.
Saarioinen will sell a limited-time salty licorice‑flavoured liver casserole made at its Sahalahti factory in Kangasala from 29 September to 10 October to mark the tenth anniversary of its liver casserole day.