A local farmer bought the long-empty Ylinen rehabilitation centre in Ylöjärvi in April 2025 and is now clearing, securing and renovating the lakeside complex after ten years of abandonment.
Tampereen Energia has opened a bioenergy terminal in Kolmenkulma, Nokia, capable of storing about one-third of Tampere’s annual wood fuel to support Naistenlahti and Hervanta heat plants.
Tampere will develop Teisko airfield into a drone research and testing site with a city project through 2027 and €100,000 in funding from Traficom.
Tampere is progressing a zoning plan to permanently allow the Lahdenperä service station on Lahdenperänkatu, removing the need for repeated exceptional permits and protecting nearby green features.
Dredging at Nuorajärvi starts 1 September and will widen open water and create nesting islets to help declining waterbirds; work runs until 31 March 2027.
Aare Invest's planned hotel expansion at the UKK Institute in Tampere has been stalled since the company bought the lakeside property in autumn 2022 due to a tougher economy, slow permits and prioritisation of a separate Frenckell hotel project.
Tammerkoski in Tampere was drained for maintenance and inspection; city crews plan to begin refilling the rapids on Sunday at 18:00 if work stays on schedule.
A draft plan would convert about half of the Härmälä camping area on the shore of Pyhäjärvi into housing and tourism plots; public consultation runs 27 Aug–24 Sept 2026.
Turku will host the Turku Climate Forum on 26 August 2026, where EU, national and municipal climate experts will showcase urban solutions that have cut emissions and discuss cities’ role in meeting 2040–2050 targets.
Property owner Aare Invest plans to convert the former Frenckell paper mill in central Tampere into a 168-room Strawberry hotel, including restaurants, event space and a summer courtyard.
Strawberry will open a 168-room lifestyle hotel at the historic Frenckelli paper mill in Tampere in 2028, featuring two restaurants, a 400 m² lobby and a 1,400 m² seasonal courtyard.
Tampere will prioritise renovating, repurposing and sharing existing municipal premises before building new facilities, after the housing and real estate committee approved a new facilities strategy.
Tampere city council approved a detailed zoning plan allowing new housing along Pispalan Valtatie while aiming to preserve the area's traditional built character.
Tampere city council approved a zoning plan on 24 August 2026 that protects most of Iidesjärvi's shoreline while reserving about 1.5 hectares for limited recreational use.
According to the City of Tampere, the city council approved a zoning plan for the area around Pispala highway on 24 August 2026, creating 135 lots, allowing up to 22 new homes and adding protections for historic buildings.
The Pirkanmaa welfare area plans to buy Tampere’s historic central fire station for €6.7 million as the building’s lease ends this year; the purchase awaits approval from the regional council.
City permits approved this week allow Valokuitunen and Elisa to install new fiber infrastructure in five Tampere neighbourhoods, enabling high-speed connections for homes and businesses.
Construction has begun on a 29-unit owner-occupied block on the shore of Tesomajärvi, with completion expected in autumn 2027.
Tammerkoski has been drained for a week of maintenance and inspections, leaving the exposed riverbed off-limits while hydropower machinery, gates and river structures are serviced.
Nineteen-year-old Gabriel Mcavennie is spending the start of his Media and Arts studies sleeping in an Airbnb after failing to find permanent student housing in Tampere; he will move into a former Airbnb one-room flat at the end of the month.