State grants of €4 million will fund 18 walking and cycling projects across Finland in the 2026 investment round, with one project in Tampere, Traficom says.
Tampere will set 10 km/h low-speed zones in busy pedestrian areas and require mandatory weekend sobriety reaction tests for rental e-scooters from 24 June after a review found serious injuries remain common despite lower overall accident numbers.
A massive Antonov An-124 cargo plane landed at Jyväskylä’s Tikkakoski airfield on Friday afternoon and is scheduled to continue to Tampere–Pirkkala Airport later the same day.
Tampere plans to introduce progressive curbside parking fees in the city centre that rise the longer a vehicle is parked and to steer long-term parking into garages under a policy running to 2040.
Line 21 will be diverted via Ryydynpohja on 22 June and all Ryydynkatu stops will be closed; temporary Kukkolankatu 9922 will replace Kukkolankatu 1054.
Valma, Tampere's first extended tram, begins depot and on-track type tests on 21 June in its new 47.2-metre configuration, making it the longest tram in the Nordic countries.
Tampere Tramway says its new extended tram is the longest in the Nordic countries; it increases passenger capacity and speeds boarding to ease peak-hour crowding on busy routes.
The Pirkkala–Linnainmaa alliance has published its 2025 sustainability report, saying the tramway project used 9% of its planned carbon budget in the first year and aims to cut construction emissions by 15%.
Veteran instructor Kimmo Eiranto has marked 40 years with the Tampere city organisation after starting as a summer worker in 1985 and later training bus and tram drivers at Tampere Vocational College (Tredu).
NATO's Ramstein Flag 26 exercise will bring over 50 military aircraft and about 1,300 personnel to Finland, and regional road 551 in Tervo will be closed for use as an emergency runway from 7 to 14 June.
Night-time tests of a newly electrified tram turnout on Hatanpään valtatie in front of Koskikeskus will be carried out 8–12 June and will affect tram services and local cycling arrangements.
Construction at the western end of Pispalanharju is temporarily preventing buses from serving several stops; Nysse has posted replacement routes and a map on its website.
According to YLE, Tampere has installed new grey curbside bike racks on several downtown streets, and residents say the low-contrast colour makes the racks hard to see at dusk.
Manse PP says match and season tickets will double as Nysse travel passes on match days in Tampere, valid from three hours before kick-off until five hours after the scheduled start.
Tampere will move the Hallilantie crosswalk east of the junction, add a central island and build a new sidewalk beside Ahlman School; the city has secured an easement to allow the sidewalk to be built.
Night-time streetworks in Tampere city centre will force several bus lines onto temporary detours between Thursday night and Friday, affecting services to Sorin aukio (Central Square), Nysse says.
The western end of Lahdenperänkatu will get new traffic lights, a separated pedestrian and cycle path and other street improvements this summer; temporary traffic arrangements start overnight June 4–5 and on-street impacts begin June 5.
The Itsenäisyydenkatu underpass in central Tampere will be closed to motor traffic from 1 June 2026 until the Tampere passenger rail-yard redevelopment finishes in 2031; businesses will remain reachable via a one-way route on Murtokatu.
From the upcoming timetable change, Ylöjärvi bus line 82 will be rerouted via Pallotie, adding stops by Ylöjärven lukio and Pallotie and removing service in Urkonmäki; Urkonmäki will still be served by line 84.
YLE reports Tampere is considering a full ban on rented e‑scooter riding during weekend nights after data show serious head and facial injuries among intoxicated young adults are concentrated then.