Solve Mysteries at Sampola: Free Detective Night on 13 November

According to the City of Tampere, Sampola's library and Adult Education Centre will host a free Mystery Night on Friday 13 November 2026. The event runs from 5 pm to 11 pm and includes detective challenges alongside the programme already planned for the evening. Children can try a “Could You Be a Detective?” activity for 4–7-year-olds (5–6 pm), while 8–12-year-olds can play the Mystery of the Missing Saimaa Ringed Seal game (5–8 pm). A mystery crafts table and 3D printing sessions in the Tekomo makerspace are open until 9 pm. Reetta Vuokko-Syrjänen leads two writing workshops: a children’s story session from 5:15–6:45 pm and a workshop for young people and adults from 7–8:30 pm. Highlights later in the evening include a Police Museum lecture on a notorious 1930s Tattarisuo case (6–7 pm), book recommendations about uncanny fiction (7–8 pm), and a Mystery Quiz (8–9 pm) with a book prize for the winner. Musician Joose Keskitalo performs at 9 pm, with an interview and live stream on Tampere City Library’s YouTube channel. The night ends with a bedtime story for adults from 10:30–11 pm. Organisers will hide 15 spring-course gift-pass vouchers worth €30 around Sampola; those who find them can redeem them at the Adult Education Centre’s customer service for a €30 course voucher. The hunt starts at Sampola at 5 pm and runs until 11 pm. Additional searches will take place at Leija library in Ylöjärvi starting at 11 am on Monday 16 November 2026, with five passes hidden in Leija’s accessible areas. The campaign celebrates the Adult Education Centre’s spring programme, and a student-run café and student craft sale (Tammerkosken lukio) will be open in the Sampola lobby during the event. According to the City of Tampere, all gift-pass vouchers issued for the hunt are valid until 13 May 2028. The online registration for spring courses opens at 12 noon on 4 December 2026, while phone and in-person registration begins on 14 December 2026. Organisers say the programme follows safer space principles and will be presented in Finnish. Tamperelainen adds that Tampere City Library communications specialist Anna-Katariina Maksimoff said the event brings “spice” to the mystery atmosphere and encouraged people joining the hunt to discover new experiences and hobbies.