Rescue crews retrieved a person who jumped from Hämeensilta into the Tammerkoski rapids on Saturday evening; the individual was handed to emergency medical services and authorities have not released details about their condition.
Councillor Julia Sangervo has asked the city to renovate and reopen a 100-year-old lakeside sauna beside the Sara Hildén Art Museum in Särkänniemi and proposes developing it as an "art sauna" combining contemporary art, architecture and the Näsijärvi shoreline.
Tappara scored three times in the opening period at Nokia Arena, leaving Jokerit stunned and extending their losing streak to four games; several visiting fans left early and chairman Mikko Saarni indicated coach Tomek Valtonen is likely to remain in his post.
Ilves U20 beat TPS in a shootout at Hakametsä, with 15-year-old Juho Nyberg converting the decisive penalty for the club’s first home win of the season.
HIFK forward Jori Lehterä will miss Saturday’s Liiga game against Lukko; HIFK have reshuffled their lines and several other Liiga teams made roster changes ahead of the weekend.
Pirkanmaa plans to sell the historic Pitkäniemi hospital campus in Nokia as one lot with a starting price of €15,577,000, combining protected hospital buildings and new housing building rights.
Tampere may join Akkuteollisuus ry for a €500 membership to strengthen ties between vocational education, companies and research as battery production and electrification expand in Finland.
Tampere Mushroom Society holds its annual exhibition at Vapriikki on Sunday 20 September, with experts on hand to identify specimens and advise visitors.
A rear‑end crash at the Vesilahdentie–Pärräntie junction in Nokia on Friday evening sent a passenger car into a ditch and overturned; all five people involved escaped without serious injury.
Ilves beat KalPa 2–1 in Kuopio on Sept. 18; Iivari Heikkinen scored his first Liiga goal, Benjamin Korhonen was credited with an own empty-net goal, and Christoffer Rifalk made 25 saves.
The Matriculation Examination Board has allowed supervisors to check candidates' ears and use handheld metal detectors at the autumn matriculation exams to deter and detect cheating.
Tamperelainen republished a 2014 interview with former Tampere restaurateur Hannu Wiss after his death; he criticised modern restaurant regulations and the changes that led him to sell Bodega Salud.
Aleksanterinkatu Block Party returns to Tampere on Saturday, September 19, with more than 40 shops, a free street-art workshop and alpaca visits.
The Metsäniitty early childhood centre's courtyard in Tampere has been rebuilt as a pilot climate‑resilient play and learning space, with more vegetation, shade and nature-based stormwater management.
A multi-car crash on the Tampere western ring road in Pirkkala near the Rajasalmi bridge briefly blocked lanes and caused heavy delays on Friday afternoon.
A draft shows expanding weekend M-line commuter services would saddle local municipalities with roughly €1.7 million in extra annual costs; the city board will discuss the agreement at its Monday meeting.
A four-year-old at Kuokkalankulma daycare in Lempäälä suffered a cut to the lip after falling into the gap between an upper closet bed and the wall; the municipality says staff did not follow safety instructions.
Tampere will hold an information session on 2 October about a €15m state-funded pilot (2026–28) to boost employment, education and wellbeing for 18–29‑year‑olds, focusing on NEETs and foreign‑language youth in Hervanta and northwest Tampere.
A Tampere man suspected of an aggravated data breach was remanded by the Pirkanmaa District Court and the case has been passed to the National Bureau of Investigation; prosecutors plan to bring charges on 25 February 2027.
Tampere has 468 people without a permanent home, over 100 of them women. Sober homeless residents say services focus on people with substance use or severe mental-health issues, leaving them few safe day spaces.