Kaija Koo opens the Tuuleen piirretyt vuodet 40-year tour at Nokia Arena in Tampere this Friday, kicking off a music-heavy weekend that also features Arttu Wiskari, Happoradio, Hevisaurus and Pauli Hanhiniemen Perunateatteri.
A record 65 people took part in the English-language mushroom-picking walk at Lake Hervantajärvi in 2026, the City of Tampere says – the most popular event in this year’s free nature programme.
The Tampere Festival of Light opens on Friday with an outdoor chamber opera on the temporary Tammerkoski bridge, launching a ten-day programme that includes an illuminated art trail and nightly Dancing Waters shows.
Tampere Art Museum’s public-art records and new digital features are now available in the Tampere.Finland city app, with quizzes, themed routes, user-submitted memories and 3D models for on-site or at-home viewing.
Light Gallery will project Sanna Kauppinen’s drawings onto buildings across western downtown Tampere from 23 October 2026 to 28 February 2027, turning parts of the city into a mythic forest drawn from Finnish folklore.
Tampere and Jyväskylä have started a joint pilot to develop a national model for evaluating public libraries' literacy work, with school groups chosen this autumn and the pilot running until 30 November 2027.
Poika ullakolla, poika kellarissa will premiere on 22 October 2026 at 6:30 pm in TTT's Kellariteatteri as a joint production by Tampereen Työväen Teatteri and Teatteri Siperia.
Tamperelainen invites readers to submit autumn photos of Tampere for an online gallery – especially sunrises, sunsets, misty mornings and autumn foliage.
Voting for the Visit Tampere Award closes Wednesday, October 21; more than 500 readers have voted and the current top 10 includes Arboretum Hatanpää, Vapriikki, Tallipiha and other Pirkanmaa attractions.
Tickets for Tampereen Teatteri's autumn run of Antti Mikkola's stage adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo are 98% sold ahead of its premiere on 21 October.
Miljoonasade celebrated its 40th anniversary with a warm, crowd‑pleasing show at Tampere‑talo in October, led by frontman Heikki Salo's convincing performance.
Yle will sell costumes and props from its TV archives in a one-day fundraiser at Ratina shopping centre on 7 November, with all proceeds donated to the Mannerheim League for Child Welfare.
Juho Mäkelä will publish his debut book on Oct. 20 analysing the lyrics of 85 Manserock songs from 1973–2021, grouping Finnish-language hits by emotion and probing long-standing fan questions.
Tampere Art Museum is loaning 32 original drawings by Tove Jansson to an exhibition at the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration in London from 21 November 2026 to 9 May 2027.
Offroad Expo in Tampere will bring a record 16 motorcycle manufacturers together, making it the Nordic region's largest off‑road fair and featuring motocross and off‑road bikes, ATVs, mopeds, e‑bikes and a KTM test track for children.
A 1:5 scale model of the MIR submersible is on display at Tampere’s Emil Aaltosen Museum until 18 October 2026 and will return to Pori on 20 October to join the Rosenlew Museum’s Syvällä / pinnalla exhibition.
Hector celebrates 60 years as an artist with a special concert at Tampere Hall on Saturday 17 October, joined by longtime collaborators Ake, Make and Pera and a backing Power Band.
The Finnish Museum of Games at Vapriikki reopened after a 100 m² expansion and added 32 new games, drawing about 5,000 visitors in four days.
Tampereen Työväen Teatteri will present its main spring 2027 programme at a press breakfast in the Main Stage foyer on 23 October; journalists should register by 20 October.
A floating ice platform will be installed at Tesoma swimming pool on Oct. 22 so participants can practise getting back onto the ice after falling through; the session is organised by the Finnish Swimming Instruction and Lifesaving Federation (SUH) and LähiTapiola Pirkanmaa.