Tampere will convert many traffic-light-controlled tram crossings into marked pedestrian crossings this summer, with Hämeenkatu explicitly excluded from the current programme.
Tampere will convert signal-controlled tramway crossings (except Hämeenkatu) into formal pedestrian crossings, add small tram-warning signs and paint tram-lane markings this summer.
Fintraffic will close its Turku road traffic control centre at the end of the summer, moving monitoring duties to Helsinki and Tampere.
A municipal committee has paused plans to lower the speed limit on Hervannan valtaväylä from 70 km/h to 50 km/h and sent the proposal back for further study.
The Kaartotie–Naistenmatkantie junction in Partola will be closed to motor traffic from 1 June until late July for tramway construction, the Tampereen Ratikan Pirkkala–Linnainmaa alliance said.
Two modules of Tampere’s prototype Valma tram are returning from Škoda Transtech’s Kajaani factory this week as work to lengthen the city’s trams to 47 metres continues ahead of summer testing.
City officials will install no-parking signs on Luhtaankatu between Hevoshaankatu and Kirkkoladonkatu and tighten winter parking rules from 15 November–30 April after residents reported long lines of parked cars blocking a bus lane.
Tampere’s tram has spurred a housing boom, sharply higher public transport use and tougher fare inspections — and last week Turku voted to build a tram, repeatedly citing Tampere as a model.
The Sorin aukio tram stop in central Tampere will be closed 1–8 June while crews electrify a tram switch on Hatanpään valtatie.
The Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency will raise two underpasses and remove the Suomela level crossing in Mänttä‑Vilppula in June 2026 so oversized and heavy transports can pass under the railway.
Summer timetables in the Tampere region suspend several suburban bus lines until 5 August 2026 and introduce city-centre stop and route changes while major rail yard construction continues.
Line 10 will be detoured via Tahmelantie in Pyynikki on Sunday, closing several city‑bound Pyynikintie stops; buses will call at nearby Palomäentie stops while the diversion is in effect.
Line 10 buses will be rerouted via Tahmelantie in Pyynikki on Sunday; several citybound stops on Pyynikintie will be closed and Palomäentie and Ilomäenpuisto will be served as nearby alternatives.
The City of Tampere reports that the city placed 45th in the 2025 Copenhagenize Global Cycling Index after completing several major cycling route upgrades and expanding bike-share and parking facilities.
The City of Tampere reminded cyclists during Bike Week that they must yield where pedestrian crossings cross bike paths, and the city will add warning signs at continuous crossings this summer.
Tampere will convert several Plusbus lay-by stops into in-lane stops on Pitkäniitynkatu and Nokiantie, adding waiting areas and shelters and renewing pavements, cycle routes and lighting where needed.
Nysse bus lines 14 and 29 will run a temporary detour between Huikas and Ristinarkku, with Jukolanpuisto and Takahuhdin koulu stops replaced by temporary stops on Sammon valtatie; check the Nysse route planner for timetables.
A Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency survey found road users rated the Tampere maintenance contract area highest for winter road maintenance last winter and that Tampere saw one of the largest increases in user satisfaction.
Pimara-operated Tampere maintenance contract ranked highest in a national winter road user satisfaction survey and showed the largest year-on-year improvement, the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency reported.
Traficom has chosen service providers for road traffic driving-test and licence services across eight regions and 43 municipalities for the 2027–2029 contract period.