More than 150,000 people in Finland currently live with dementia, and about 23,000 new cases are diagnosed each year.
Local guides Riitta and Helka are leading a walking tour this autumn around Koulukatu and Pyynikki that traces Tampere’s early ice‑hockey sites, from pre‑Hakametsä rinks to the Pyynikki stairs and Finland’s first artificial rink.
Tampere's Tullikamari reopens after a nearly €14 million renovation, with a relocated main entrance, expanded cloakroom and upgraded backstage facilities ready for the Tampere Jazz Happening.
A reader told Aamulehti they found dense, mushroom-like patches of slime mold on the leaves of a garden candytuft plant.
The Sara Hildén Art Museum opens Martha Diamond’s solo European exhibition on 19 September, showing about 70 oil paintings of New York cityscapes from the mid-1970s to 2008 until 17 January 2027.
Tampere Mushroom Society holds its annual exhibition at Vapriikki on Sunday 20 September, with experts on hand to identify specimens and advise visitors.
Sitaattiklubi, a free cultural event series, starts in Tampere on 22 September at Bistro Vilja, featuring author Anni Kytömäki alongside cognitive neuroscientist Miiamaaria Kujala and dance artist Wilhelmina Ojanen.
Aleksanterinkatu Block Party returns to Tampere on Saturday, September 19, with more than 40 shops, a free street-art workshop and alpaca visits.
A large toothed bracket fungus has appeared on an old maple in Finlayson Palace Park in Tampere; experts from the Tampere Natural History Museum identified it.
Pirkkala Church Village School has introduced a new elective for grades 4–6 called Se on moro! that teaches Tampere dialect and local pop culture, including Manse rock and Kummeli sketches.
A free three-part public lecture series on local defence, civil protection and everyday safety begins at Leija Library in Ylöjärvi on 21 September.
The City of Tampere says Haihara Art Centre has launched autumn cultural pilots offering free six-month workspaces to local artists and expanded community-art programmes engaging young people across Haihara, Kaukajärvi and Annala.
Hannu Wiss, founder of the long-running Tampere Spanish restaurant Salud, has died. He opened Salud in 1974, later moved it to Tuomiokirkonkatu and sold the business more than a decade ago.
A 19-year-old Tampere student will unveil the 7-metre, 40,320-piece Disney jigsaw she assembled over four years at Ratina shopping centre; the exhibition runs 19 September–1 October and aims to find the piece a permanent home.
A photography exhibition showcasing residents' favourite places from Multisilta and Peltolammi opened at Tampere City Hall on 16 September and will run until 17 October.
An eastern bush-cricket was photographed on the kitchen wall of a summer cottage in Pirkanmaa and identified by the Tampere Natural History Museum as a rare regional sighting.
The Tampere Police Museum recorded its busiest month ever in July, welcoming 9,912 visitors, Aamulehti reports.
Nelonen Media Live will tour Maagikot 6, The Art of Illusion, starting 14 January 2027 and will play Tampere-talo on 16 January; tickets go on sale 17 September 2026.
A Kuntarahoitus survey from July–August 2026 ranks Tampere 14th among Finland's largest cities for residents' life satisfaction, with 93% saying nature is important to their happiness.
Tampereen Komediateatteri opens its 35th season with Satu Rämö’s Hildur at the main stage on 18 September, a production the director says remains faithful to the novel and includes corpses and blood.