The Matriculation Examination Board has allowed supervisors to check candidates' ears and use handheld metal detectors at the autumn matriculation exams to deter and detect cheating.
Tampere has 468 people without a permanent home, over 100 of them women. Sober homeless residents say services focus on people with substance use or severe mental-health issues, leaving them few safe day spaces.
YLE reports a nine-person management delegation from Valkeakosken Energia travelled to Italy last week, prompting local criticism and a city board proposal to tighten the municipality's ownership guidance.
Tamperelainen reports that Tampere will not overturn the decision to award the Metso main library café contract to Compass Group Finland, despite a petition with more than 7,000 signatures.
Five new wolf territories have emerged in western Pirkanmaa near the Satakunta border over the past three years, leading to more sightings and changes to farm routines in municipalities including Nokia and Sastamala.
Tampere’s corporate committee has reviewed updated ownership strategies for ten city-owned companies and will present final proposals to the city board in October.
The Pirkanmaa welfare area has opened co-operation talks that could affect nearly 620 employees, with proposed cuts concentrated in eldercare and disability services.
Tampere is continuing its partnership with SOS Children’s Villages to expand hobby grants that have helped hundreds of local children access funded leisure activities.
More than 200 candidates will contest Tampere's parish elections in November: 208 for parish councils and 197 for the joint church council.
After large crowds and beach evacuations during the last Venetian weekend, Tampere will pre-plan safety measures for future Venetian festival weekends, coordinating youth work, outreach, first aid and communications when large turnouts are expected.
Tredu presented its key assumptions for the 2027 budget and a vocational education outlook to partner municipalities on 14 September 2026, prioritising employer cooperation, pathways to further study and closer TAKK collaboration.
Around 130 Finnish municipalities have applied to suspend at least some mandatory Suomi.fi messages, potentially leaving residents in dozens of towns without official notices via the platform.
Tampere city council held an evening workshop on respectful debate, debated several citizen initiatives including free menstrual products in schools and a proposed ban on face‑covering veils, and approved its 2027 meeting schedule.
Village schools in Virrat and Lempäälä are under review after pupil numbers fell well below the municipal 20-pupil threshold, prompting evaluations of finances, transport and staffing.
Tampere city council will begin Monday's meeting with a 45-minute conduct workshop at the renovated city hall ahead of the 17:00 session, which will be streamed live.
A cross-party working group on equality, non-discrimination and accessibility will begin meeting on 3 September 2026 to improve Tampere residents’ access to city services.
Tampere MP Sari Tanus proposes a state-funded 30% purchase subsidy for homeowners to install solar panels as datacentres expand, citing concerns about rising electricity costs after Google's investments.
Tampere city councillors will attend a 45-minute closed conduct workshop before Monday’s council meeting as leaders seek to address a strained debate culture in the chamber.
Arttu Vuori, 23, and Ahti Jokinen, 82, are both standing in the November parish elections in Tampere, offering contrasting generational perspectives on parish work.
Benefit applications in the Pirkanmaa welfare area rose 21% in January–June year-on-year, with many applicants new to the system as officials cite Kela benefit cuts, a weaker jobs market and sudden life changes.