Perch and pike stickers will be placed on street-drain covers in Tampere to show how everyday litter on streets can flow directly into nearby waterways.
Tamtron posted a €1.5 million loss in H1 as revenue fell to €23.6m; the company has launched cost cuts and acquired Teknoscale to strengthen its mobile-fleet weighing business.
A city school-year survey found students report improved safety and a largely positive school atmosphere.
Nine people interviewed in Tampere city centre told young people to keep hobbies, study and trust themselves as the city expands youth support measures.
Tampereen Teatteri launches its autumn season on Wednesday 26 August at 12:00 with programme previews, excerpts from the new musical Singing Raindrops, interviews with production teams and tours of the renovated Café Elli.
Prosecutors have opened a preliminary investigation into an August 12 video in Villilä that appears to show a police officer pointing a firearm at a civilian.
NRC Group Finland has hired about 200 infrastructure professionals so far this year as it expands into rail, electrical and energy projects, including battery storage and tramway work across Finland.
Lähitapiola Pirkanmaa reported strong early‑2026 results and warned of a cluster of fires caused by rechargeable power‑tool batteries, urging safer charging practices at homes and cottages.
A study by E2 Tutkimus finds roughly 70% of first-generation immigrants learned about Finnish culture through cultural services such as libraries, cinemas and concerts, and researchers say cultural institutions could play a larger role in integration.
Tampere arranged municipal burials for 12 people last year – far fewer than cities like Turku – a difference officials attribute to guidance and grant support from Pirkanmaa wellbeing services that helps relatives arrange funerals themselves.
Tampere city council is set to consider a zoning update that would impose stricter limits on new construction in Pispala to protect the area's historically significant buildings and character.
Ahvenisjärvi's new 1,100-pupil school in Hervanta opened in August as the city brought several other new and renovated schools and daycare facilities into use this term.
The new Ahvenisjärvi school in Hervanta opened in August 2026 and can accommodate about 1,100 pupils from pre‑primary up to grade 9.
Work to extend the Tulli tram stop in central Tampere will begin in week 34 (17–21 August) and is scheduled to finish by 11 September.
Miikka Tamminen's Keskiajan demonit (2026) examines how medieval beliefs about demons shaped attitudes to women, race and medicine across Europe.
A vacant detached house on Järvensivuntie in Tampere’s Järvensivu district was heavily damaged by a fire that began around 5 p.m. Wednesday; police are investigating and one person was taken into custody.
Tampere has launched a month-long 'Listen to Youth' campaign encouraging adults to check in with teenagers after local young people asked to be heard.
From October Tampere will screen long-term unemployed residents for medical unfitness and direct those eligible to appropriate benefits, targeting about 2,200 mainly over-55s who have been jobless more than five years.
A 32-year-old woman has been ordered held on suspicion of attempted murder after an incident at an Armonkallio apartment on July 23; police say a bladed weapon was likely used and the victim’s injuries were not life-threatening.
Tamperelainen reports that Kaleva Church will celebrate its 60th anniversary with a week of free events from 17 August, including an exhibition, workshops, a lecture, a newly rediscovered cantata and a jubilee mass.