YLE reports parents say Tampere Steiner School downplayed years of bullying and physical violence, prompting police inquiries and legal complaints.
A repeat drunk driver was arrested for the fifth time within a year during Midsummer traffic controls in Central Finland.
A smouldering Midsummer bonfire on Kulonmaantie in Nokia reignited on Saturday, sparking a small wildfire that residents contained before firefighters arrived.
A mosquito repellent started a terrace fire at a Parkano cottage in early June, prompting insurer Lähitapiola Pirkanmaa to warn that smoke-based repellents and torches can ignite summer homes.
A car crashed into the wall of a detached house on Kauppakuja in Ylöjärvi early Friday; one person was seriously injured and taken to hospital.
Tamperelainen reports the city approved €2,950 in compensation after a person slipped on ice on Kyttälänkatu on 21 December and suffered a broken wrist.
A criminal investigation into Uros Oy, the former naming sponsor of Tampere’s arena, has uncovered nearly €38 million in suspected losses and is being sent for prosecution.
The Pirkanmaa lead fire inspector urges Tampere-area residents to avoid balcony barbecues and use electric grills, warning that fires can spread through building structures and are hard to extinguish at height.
Niko Ranta-aho and a relative are charged with aggravated tax fraud linked to concealed dividends from Spanish property companies, with the trial opening Tuesday at Helsinki District Court and alleged illicit gains of “hundreds of thousands of euros.”
A 19-year-old has been charged with attempted murder after a March stabbing outside a restaurant near Tampere Central Square; the suspect has a long violent criminal record and the trial is set for Pirkanmaa District Court on 9 June.
About 2,400 people were redirected from their primary domestic violence shelter to another in Finland in 2025, up from roughly 1,300 in 2024, THL data show.
YLE reports that a man from Pirkanmaa bought struggling properties in several shrinking Finnish towns for token sums, then stopped paying housing-company costs and utilities, pushing housing companies into bankruptcy and leaving residents homeless.
Pirkanmaa District Court largely dismissed manslaughter and injury charges after a July scooter crash in Pirkkala that killed a 15-year-old; the driver was convicted only of endangering traffic and fined €240.
A man has allegedly harassed and threatened several women on Tampere buses this spring, prompting multiple police investigations and nearly 20 reports to the transit operator.
A private individual has filed a complaint with the Parliamentary Ombudsman after masked attackers assaulted counter-protester Tytti Hynninen on Hämeenkatu during the Sinimusta movement’s May Day march, questioning whether police fulfilled their duty to protect public safety.
Polamk in Tampere has opened summer applications for Finnish‑language police training starting in early 2027; the application deadline is 17 June.
A metal-drum bonfire ignited dry hay and destroyed all farm buildings in Urjala on April 12; no injuries were reported and animals were evacuated, YLE says.
An 18-year-old man died after his car ran off Sotkiantie in Akaa at about 22:35 and struck trees; police are treating the incident as aggravated endangerment of traffic safety and are investigating the cause of death.
A 20-year-old man from Tampere has been charged with multiple sexual offenses against children, including child rape and 29 counts of sexual interference, in incidents linked to youths contacted via TikTok and Telegram in Tampere and Nokia during 2024–25.
Officials warn that leaving a registered vehicle uninsured can trigger penalties totaling thousands of euros, though most uninsured periods last only a few days.