A plastic traffic cone set alight beside the railway on Alasniitynkatu in Tampere on 5 November prompted a wildfire alarm, but the flames died out and no firefighting was needed.
A vehicle caught fire on Hämeenpuisto in Tampere on 5 November and Pirkanmaa firefighters were still extinguishing the blaze shortly after 17:30, with at least one rescue unit remaining on scene.
A young moose smashed into a Ylöjärvi man's Citroën on Highway 3 on June 3; he escaped with minor injuries while the car was written off.
Far-right groups have been plastering Tampere and other Finnish cities with extremist stickers, many ordered from foreign online suppliers after Finnish print shops refuse to print them.
A Pirkanmaa district court has sentenced 40-year-old Markus Vjatseslav Tervola to life in prison for killing a man at the victim’s home in Sastamala on 1 August after the attack was reclassified as murder due to its brutality.
A head-on collision between two cars on Turvesuonkatu in Tampere on Wednesday afternoon left both vehicles badly damaged and briefly blocked the road; three people were checked by emergency medical services and the cars were towed.
Police are looking for a missing man from South Karelia who was last seen in Tampere; he is about 178 cm tall, has short dark hair and raised moles on the left side of his neck, and was wearing dark clothing and a black baseball cap.
An underage pedestrian was taken to hospital with minor injuries after a car struck them on Siuronvaltatie in Harjuniitty; emergency services briefly stopped traffic at the scene.
A person was wounded and taken to hospital after a stabbing outside the Kale shopping centre entrance in Kaleva on Tuesday evening; police detained two people and have arrested a suspect facing preliminary charges including attempted murder.
A 180-square-metre building on Kampparintie in Urjala is in full blaze after a fire alarm sounded shortly after 11:30 on Tuesday.
Multiple youth-organised house parties in Tampere over the weekend prompted a preliminary police investigation after reports of underage guests, vandalism, intoxication and disorderly conduct.
An overnight fire on Vatajantie in Sastamala left a detached house uninhabitable and destroyed two vehicles; no one was reported injured.
Tampere city libraries have issued 11 temporary bans so far this year after safety and vandalism incidents at branch libraries, up from four in 2023.
Statistics Finland records a national record of 333 drug-related deaths in 2025, including 30 in Pirkanmaa – an increase of 86 deaths from 2024.
A natural gas pipeline ruptured during earthworks on Pikonlinnantie in Kangasala; emergency services have cordoned off the area and are carrying out control and mitigation work.
A 19-year-old woman from central Tampere has been missing since leaving home on Monday; police ask anyone who has seen her to call emergency number 112.
A two-car rear-end collision on Teiskontie at about 4 p.m. briefly blocked the city-bound lane; three people were checked by emergency services and no injuries were reported.
Tesoma Swimming Pool in Tampere has been closed until further notice after Pseudomonas aeruginosa was detected; crews have begun chlorination and a follow-up water sample will be taken on Friday 30 October.
A traffic accident on Tursolantie in Sahalahti, Kangasala, on Wednesday afternoon is being cleared by rescue crews; authorities have not yet released information on injuries or road closures.
A child fell into the gap between a foldaway cupboard bed and a wall at Kuokkalankulma daycare in Lempäälä after a substitute raised the bed without checking it was empty, prompting an LVV review.