Orivesi's municipal veterinary reception closed at the end of September 2026 and services have moved to a shared clinic in Kangasala; the municipal veterinarian will continue to treat local clients there.
Police ask the public to look for a bald, bearded man and an Audi A7 last seen in Tampere on 12 October; the car was later spotted on Highway 3 near Hattelma in Hämeenlinna.
F54 opens today in Tampere city centre in the former Fame nightclub premises inside the Finlayson factory; the 900-capacity venue will host multi-genre concerts, club-style events and be available for private and corporate bookings.
Residents who took part in summer 2026 trials of temporary youth-designed seating and public-space installations on Hallituskatu and Pyynikintori told the City of Tampere they want more plants, benches and shady spots.
Ståhlberg Kahvilat will open a new lunch restaurant in Tampere's Linnainmaa on Tuesday 27 October, offering weekday and weekend lunches and bringing the chain's total to 12 lunch locations in Pirkanmaa.
Tampereen Työväen Teatteri announced its spring 2027 season, with three main-stage premieres in February: Virittäjä, Amy Herzog’s An Enemy of the People at Eino Salmelainen, and Opettaja, nyt in the Basement Theatre.
The Pirkkalaisveistokset on Hämeensilta were dressed in gymnastics outfits Friday to promote a public gymnastics celebration that will close Tampere’s Valoviikot on 1 November.
A public portfolio call has opened for artwork at the Hatanpää tram stop on the new Viinikanlahti tram extension; submissions are due 18 November 2026 at 12:00.
From 13 December VR will run a late-night InterCity from Helsinki that arrives in Tampere at 00:59, giving travellers a direct post-midnight option.
Nina Lindberg and Dr Atte Virolainen have been added to the Pirkanmaa Social Democrats' parliamentary candidate list, bringing the district slate to 18 candidates; two slots remain.
A win would send Ilves back to the top of the standings; the team meets Jukurit twice this weekend, Friday in Mikkeli and Saturday at Let's Go Areena in Tampere.
Finnair will resume daily scheduled flights between Tampere–Pirkkala and Helsinki from 25 October 2026, with two daily departures from Tampere and an overnighting aircraft; the Oulu–Helsinki service will also call in Tampere.
Hervanta will host its first Light Weeks festival, opening on Friday 23 October 2026 at Hervanta Leisure Centre, featuring colourful façade projections, an interactive shadow-play and lanterns along Ahvenisjärvi.
A more than 30-year peatland restoration project in Seitseminen National Park finished this autumn, restoring roughly 1,300 hectares of mire – about half the park.
The Tampere Railway Band will mark its 130th anniversary with a jubilee concert on 1 November at Nekala Hall in the Nekala Cultural Centre.
A woman was given a suspended one-year-four-month sentence after forwarding nearly €130,000 in a scam where an impostor posed as a Finnish rock musician; the Pirkanmaa court ordered her to pay more than €100,000 in compensation.
Nearly 9,000 guardians across eight municipalities urged a later August start and a Christmas break from 23 December to 9 January, prompting Tampere to revise its pre- and basic education calendar for 2027–2028.
A new offer for city-owned Suomen Hopealinjat has prompted Tampere to remove a planned decision on Pyhäjärvi ferry services from this week’s city board subcommittee agenda.
A Pirkanmaa court has sentenced Toni Valtteri Ruokosuo to five years in prison for attempted murder after he struck a victim repeatedly with a wooden plank, causing life‑threatening skull fractures and interrupted breathing.
Tests found weak concrete in load-bearing pillars at Hatanpää School, adding €2.06 million to the renovation and delaying completion until September 2028.