Police carried out intensified traffic checks near schools in Pirkanmaa and Central Finland from 6–21 August, issuing dozens of fines for speeding, illegal phone use, crosswalk violations and e‑scooter offences.
A truck began emitting thick smoke on Pyhäjärventie in Pirkkala, causing minor traffic delays after firefighters extinguished the smouldering vehicle near Turkkirata.
Sensitive school records, including psychological assessments, were found scattered in a former Ruovesi restaurant earlier this year, with some papers left on the bar counter while municipal staff and outsiders accessed the premises.
Responders checked a person-in-water report at Kehonranta on Lake Pyhäjärvi in Nokia at 19:40 Tuesday and found the boater safe, so no rescue services were needed.
A woodchip truck’s engine compartment caught fire on the Pyhäjärventie ramp toward Hervanta Tuesday evening; firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze and the driver was able to continue his journey.
A 42-year-old woman has been charged with attempted murder after a person was allegedly pushed onto tram tracks on Hämeenkatu in June.
A file containing 10,263 Finnish personal identity numbers tied to Kolmostien Terveys customers was breached on July 24, exposing phone numbers for roughly 12,000 people connected to social and health services in Parkano and Kihniö.
On Tuesday morning a person was trapped beneath a slowly moving car in a parking lot in Sahalahti, Kangasala; rescue crews freed them and they were taken for medical checks while police investigate.
A malfunctioning sauna stove began smoking while being heated in Metsäkylä on Monday evening, triggering a building fire alarm and a response by the Pirkanmaa Rescue Department.
Dozens of city-owned stones were taken from public land in Lentävänniemi; investigators suspect they were reused in a private yard and the city expects the material to be returned.
An elderly woman went missing near Tampere University Hospital on 24 August after being last seen at a nearby tram stop.
Two 16-year-old boys were convicted in Pirkanmaa District Court after a vacant house in Ikaalinen was set on fire last October; one received a one-year conditional sentence and was ordered to pay nearly €160,000.
Police and rescue crews reached a young person on the roof of Lempäälä‑talo on Monday morning and brought them down for emergency medical checks.
A working paper by Nuorisotutkimusseura finds 15–17-year-old street violence in Oulu, Tampere and Vantaa (2019–early 2024) was mostly group-based and opportunistic, not the work of organised gangs.
Police recorded about 500 incidents across Pirkanmaa and detained 30 people at Tampere's main police station during the Blockfest and Festivaali weekend.
A mysterious operation in Tampere from ten years ago has been exposed; witnesses with photos or video are being asked to come forward and may receive a reward.
A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a solo crash at the intersection of Teiskontie and Heikkilänkatu in Tampere on August 22; the rider was taken to TAYS emergency department.
Police in Pirkanmaa handled about 500 emergency calls between 7 AM Friday and 7 AM Saturday during the Blockfest weekend; officers placed 26 people into custody.
The Turku Court of Appeal has raised Albert Mkrtchian's sentence to 8.5 years after finding the August 9 stabbing at Tampere Market Square was premeditated and reclassifying the case as attempted murder.
Students at the Police University College in Hervanta are studying recent police use-of-force incidents in Tuusula, Tampere and Espoo, sparking debate about openness and training.