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.
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.
Nokian Panimo will release three new drinks nationwide from Tuesday 8 September: Keisari West Coast IPA, Keisari Talvi Lager and Sun'n Bubbly Banana.
Artteli has dismissed staff funded by STEA and will not renew fixed-term contracts as uncertainty over next year’s state grant threatens the community house’s operations in Amuri.
Vinni on Hämeenkatu in Tampere was voted Finland’s best wine bar in an industry poll organised by Avecmedia.
Longtime Ilves chair Petri Ojala will step down from the boards of Ilves Edustus Oy and Ilves Stadion Oy after last week’s shareholders’ meeting, where the clubs also confirmed their annual financial results.
A free lecture series on personal budgeting starts at Sampola on 15 September 2026, with follow-up sessions and a hands-on Budgeting Clinic course beginning in October.
Tampereen Kulttuurikamari was named Pirkanmaa's Company of the Year at the 2026 Entrepreneurs of the Year awards; other winners included entrepreneurs recognised for medication safety, vinyl mastering, asphalt work and craft design.
A private clinic has filed a €20,000 lawsuit against pediatrician Lotta Immel, saying her social media posts damaged the clinic’s business and client relationships.
Nearly 100 under-30 residents in the Tampere region have landed jobs after employers began using a revised youth recruitment subsidy introduced in March 2026.
Ilves-Hockey approved its 2025–26 financial statements and elected Aleksi Arpiainen and Pekka Tammela to its board at its annual meeting in Tampere on 3 September 2026.
Normet has opened a new technology centre in Pirkkala focused on autonomous, robotic and digital technologies for underground mining, expanding its research, product development and testing capacity.
Patria has finished assembling Finland’s first F135 fighter engine at its Linnavuori plant in Nokia; the production line is expected to employ about 50 people through 2030.
Kauppi Sports Center has opened a new café inside the Hakametsä ice rink and will begin serving weekday breakfasts from Monday in addition to its lunch buffet.