Central Finland Police will close the Kangasala field unit and move most personnel to Tampere while keeping permit services in smaller local premises; similar downsizing is planned for Virrat and changes are not due to begin before spring 2027.
A 240 ml bottle of the euthanasia drug Euthasol was stolen from a Ylöjärvi veterinary clinic and later sold on the street disguised as benzodiazepines, exposing several people to the drug.
A 22-year-old has been charged with attempted murder over a late-night stabbing in Ylöjärvi; police say the suspect admitted the attack and the victim has since been discharged from hospital.
A court has ordered a mental evaluation for a woman accused of pushing a 70-year-old man in front of a tram in central Tampere; prosecutors are seeking at least four years for attempted murder.
A grinder spark ignited wall insulation at a steel-element plant in Marjamäki, Lempäälä, prompting a large fire alarm Tuesday morning; workers carried out initial extinguishing and no injuries were reported.
Burglars broke into the HaukiVet clinic in Kuru, Ylöjärvi, and stole the veterinary euthanasia drug Euthasol, prompting police to warn the public not to touch the substance.
Domestic violence cases have risen sharply in Pirkanmaa, straining local services as Tampere lost its dedicated violence-prevention specialist when a temporary post ended in July.
Staff extinguished a small steam-oven fire at Narvan School in Vesilahti shortly before midday, and pupils were evacuated as a precaution.
Almost 900 young people have been identified as alleged victims in Finland's largest sexual-crime probe; a multi-day trial in Tampere will hear hundreds of charges after police found over 4,000 sexual images and videos on the suspect's devices.
A trial opened Monday at Pirkanmaa District Court against a 28-year-old man accused of sexual offences involving 361 children allegedly contacted via Snapchat between 2019 and 2022.
A garbage truck driver's hand was trapped in a waste-processing machine on Kuohuntie in Kangasala before 8 a.m. on Monday; the driver freed their hand during the emergency call and rescue crews were not dispatched.
A car ran off Vesilahdentie in Sastamala at 1:14 a.m. on Sunday, overturned and caught fire; a bystander rescued the driver, who was later taken to hospital with light injuries.
A steamship's engine failed on Näsijärvi near Särkänniemi on Saturday afternoon, and a lake rescue boat escorted the drifting vessel back to its home harbour; there were no injuries or reported damage.
A person walked onto tram tracks in Lielahti, twisted a tram's windshield wiper and was wrestled to the ground by police, forcing tram delays on Saturday morning.
During a June night shift at Tampere University Hospital, an apparently intoxicated temporary nurse allegedly fought with staff, injuring two colleagues and prompting police and supervisory probes.
A 45-square-metre storage building on Iso Riihisaari in Mänttä‑Vilppula was destroyed by fire during a severe thunderstorm on Wednesday evening.
Goal nets and a water tap were damaged and fireworks burned the turf at TPV’s Multisilta pitch, forcing repairs paid from the club’s youth funds.
Staff at Pirkanmaa wellbeing services have faced a recent rise in harassment, threats and targeted online attacks, and managers say the harsher tone is wearing down staff.
An adult woman died after being struck by a car on Pispalan valtatie early Sunday; the driver was briefly detained and later released.
Pirha says a data mix-up in mammography screening linked a small number of patients' identity codes to other patients' names, affecting fewer than ten people.