Tampere's corporate committee approved a €10.7 million investment in Nurmi Resort Oy to develop the Nurmi–Sorila area with new housing and a golf course.
A solar-powered live camera is streaming seagull nesting on floating rafts at Iidesjäri through August so researchers can monitor breeding and raft design without disturbing the birds.
Renovation of the Tullikamari Cultural Centre is on schedule: construction is due to finish by the end of August 2026 with handover in early September, and the venue is planned to reopen to the public for the Tampere Jazz Happening (29 Oct–1 Nov 2026) if approvals proceed as planned.
About 40 students took part in a workshop at Hakametsä Sport Campus to design outdoor spaces that support sustainable mobility for walkers, cyclists, scooter users and people with reduced mobility.
An iconic party house at Puutarhakatu 21 in central Tampere may be partly demolished under a draft zoning plan that would protect and raise the taller section while replacing the low restaurant wing with a new six-storey block.
Demolition of the Viinikanlahti wastewater treatment plant is underway: northern buildings and the tall Hatanpää digesters are being taken down as phased work continues through 2027, clearing the way for a new waterfront neighbourhood.
Phased demolition of Tampere’s Viinikanlahti wastewater treatment plant has begun, with early buildings already removed and work scheduled to continue through the end of 2027.
A resident initiative with about 2,200 signatures is urging Tampere to build a full-size indoor football training hall, saying existing winter options are unsuitable and practice slots are constantly overbooked.
Tampere will run a new 'Tampere For All' programme until 2029 and has earmarked €1.9 million for 2026 to expand low‑threshold community spaces and promote equality across the city.
According to the City of Tampere, streetworks on the Tesoma main road at the Ikuri–Tohloppi border will begin after Easter, including a new separated cycle path, bus stops and a planned roundabout.
Iidesjärvi is starting spring health management fishing with fyke nets to remove shoal fish, aiming to cut internal nutrient loading and improve conditions for breeding waterfowl. Bird surveys show signs of improved numbers since 2020, and funding is set mainly via the city.
Tampere’s urban development board has approved general plans for new green areas by Tohloppi Lake, including a waterfront park with an accessible pier at Tohlopin eteläranta.
Ruoveden has started talks with Metsähallitus about an access agreement that could transfer maintenance responsibility for the Siikaneva hiking area, fully or partly, while the agency keeps ownership.
Tampere’s disability council says it is shocked by neighbours’ opposition to a planned 24-place housing unit for people with intellectual disabilities in Lamminpää, calling the comments discriminatory.
Earthworks for a new intermediate platform at Tampere railway station begin in early April; the third platform is expected to open for train traffic in summer 2027.
Tampere’s Urban Services Committee approved new park plans for Lake Tohloppi’s southern shore, including limited shore infill, linked walking and cycling routes and an accessible pier; work is expected in winter 2026–2027.
The City of Tampere says the community board approved a 60-hectare zoning plan in Ojala for 125 detached lots, roughly enough housing for about 700 residents.
Applications for Tampere’s annual urban farming plots open 7 April at noon and close 22 April at 23:55; plots range from 20–200 m² and are rented by Tampere 4H Association.
The City of Tampere says applications for one-year community allotment plots open at noon on Tuesday, April 7 and close on Wednesday, April 22 at 23:55.
Tampere’s city executive board has approved a development programme guiding the city’s growth toward the south through 2060, centred on relocating the marshalling yard to free land for new urban districts such as Hatanpää and Lakalaiva.