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 45-square-metre storage building on Iso Riihisaari in Mänttä‑Vilppula was destroyed by fire during a severe thunderstorm on Wednesday evening.
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.
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.
A fire destroyed more than a 1,000‑square‑metre industrial building on Kulkutie in Ylöjärvi overnight; about 20 rescue units responded and no injuries were reported.
A trial batch of eleven Ford Transit Custom police vans introduced this year has raised safety concerns over their interior layout, with police warning the configuration may put officers and detainees at risk.
The Interior Ministry will end its Peto-media alert feed for rescue services on September 1, a change Tilannehuone says could cause delays and gaps in incident reporting to media and the public.
A temporary nurse at Tampere University Hospital allegedly assaulted two colleagues while intoxicated on June 17; a police report has been filed and the hospital is investigating.
A pedestrian was found dead on Pispala Main Road early Sunday after an emergency call; Central Finland Police are investigating and ask witnesses to email [email protected].
Police used a dog to subdue a person who violently resisted officers inside a private apartment in Tampere city centre after an hour-long standoff; authorities are investigating the case as violent resistance against an official.
Police dispersed several thousand young people from Pyynikki Beach on Saturday after reports of widespread alcohol and drug use and behaviour that endangered public order and safety.
A pedestrian died in a collision on Pispalan Valtatie in Tampere shortly after 3 a.m.; police say a suspect has been identified and investigations are ongoing.
Illegal fireworks turned end-of-summer Venetian celebrations into safety hazards in Pohjanmaa, Oulu and Tampere on the final weekend of August, YLE reported.
Police launched an operation at the intersection of Yliopistonkatu and Lahteenkatu in Tammela after 4 p.m.; officers said bystanders were not in danger while the situation remained active.
Yle reports owner Suvi Rajala found patient records with names, personal identity numbers and notes at the long-abandoned Ylisen rehabilitation centre in Ylöjärvi and notified the Pirkanmaa welfare region after destroying the documents.
Assaults reported to police in the Sisä‑Suomi area rose 18% in the early months of the year, the largest increase among Finland's police districts.
Three people were uninjured after a rear-end collision on Tampere's Western Ring Road Wednesday afternoon; crews briefly closed one lane, causing short traffic delays.
A resident extinguished a roughly 10-square-metre field fire on Joutsiniementie in Kangasala after ashes left on the field ignited; there were no injuries or property damage.
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.