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.
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.
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.
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.
Tampere City Council will meet on 14 September at City Hall; the agenda and decision proposals are on the city's website and the meeting will be streamed live.
Tampere has terminated existing night-market stall rental agreements (running until March 2027) and will award future spots through open applications as two-year fixed-term contracts.
Pirkanmaa has opened an internal review after a 19-year-old patient, identified as Rusko, died by suicide in April following repeated short psychiatric admissions and discharges.
Tampere has asked the Hämeenlinna Administrative Court to dismiss an appeal claiming the city undersold a Lapinniemi apartment plot sold to Suomen Osatontti IV Ky for €6.82 million.
The Committee for Vitality and Competence approved Tampere's 2027 budget proposal, prioritising investments in youth education, employment and measures to support business and internationalisation.
Mika Tammi was expelled from the Pirkanmaa Left Alliance after social media posts he published included a death threat against Social Affairs and Health Minister Wille Rydman.