A protected former laundry at Hatanpää Manor has drawn only modest interest in Tampere city's online auction, with a top bid of €20,801 by the morning of July 31.
Ilves announced three players – Roni Kuukasjärvi, Miska Liljeberg and Max Poikela – have been named to Finland's U18 roster for the Hlinka Gretzky Cup in Edmonton (Aug 3–8).
A fare-dodger on a Tampere tram gave an inspector another person's details, leaving the innocent third party with a ruined credit record after the penalty fare was sent to debt collection.
Anish Kapoor’s new sculpture Ancestor at Serlachius Kartano drew about 45,000 visitors to Serlachius museums in July, sparking a tourism boost across Pirkanmaa and renewed calls to accelerate Tampere’s museum expansion.
OP Pirkanmaan posted an operating profit of €46.3 million for H1 2026 as customers increasingly choose much longer mortgages, with loans of 29 years or more more than tripling in Q2.
Nearly 150 people have taken the microphone at Koskipuisto during about 100 free street-karaoke sessions organised by Swedish-born Daniel Kourie.
Ilves will hold a fan day at Särkänniemi on 18 August from 3–9 p.m., with the Liiga squad, mascot Ipa, player meet-and-greets and family activities; a €25 wristband covers park attractions.
Heavy July rains have raised many Pirkanmaa lake levels back toward normal after a dry spring, with some smaller natural lakes rising close to flood stage while southern lakes remain low.
Three Ilves prospects – defenseman Ossi Tukio and forwards Jakub Frolo and Jiko Laitinen – were selected in the CHL draft and will move to North America for the 2026–27 season.
Ville‑Valtteri Johannes Väänänen, convicted of stabbing four strangers outside the Ratina shopping centre in early July 2025, has filed a notice of dissatisfaction with his nine‑and‑a‑half‑year sentence.
Beer reviewer Hannu Nikulainen has awarded 4.5-star ratings to several Tampere-area beers and gave top five-star marks to Olarin Panimo’s IBUDrama 800, Paihalas Brewery’s Loue and the Varikko/Hagström Maibock.
According to Tamperelainen, Street Food Siesta comes to Hiedanranta on July 29–30 with at least 13 international food stalls and family attractions.
Two housing companies in Killinkoski were declared bankrupt this week, leaving the Killinkivi block officially uninhabitable and forcing residents – including 85-year-old Heikki Puska – to move out.
Tick sightings have reached record levels across Finland and in the Tampere region this summer, but severe tick-borne encephalitis cases in Pirkanmaa remain rare.
Four young 'smile ambassadors' spent two-week summer shifts keeping company with elderly residents at Nurmikoti in Tampere's Nurmi district this June.
Arctic Ensemble will pitch its touring tent on Pyynikintori for five days in late July to stage Ensembled, with performances on July 29, July 30, August 1 (19:00) and a matinee on August 2 (15:00).
Next week drivers and residents should expect slower traffic and temporary road controls as 97 historic cars pass through the Tampere region.
Otto Virtanen advanced to the Tampere Open semifinals after Germany's Henri Squire retired with physical problems; he will face Poland's Maks Kasnikowski in Saturday's semifinal.
A YLE review found hygiene problems at ice‑cream kiosks across Finland from 2024–June 2026, including a Sastamala kiosk that took years to fix cleaning issues and one kiosk receiving the worst Oiva grade.
Rails now link Tampere and Pirkkala at the Härmälänoja crossing as the new bridge nears full opening this autumn.