A court has ordered a mental evaluation for a woman accused of pushing a 70-year-old man in front of a tram in central Tampere; prosecutors are seeking at least four years for attempted murder.
Tampere has chosen Digia Finland Oy to supply a new core financial management system in a roughly €2.6 million, six-year contract; rollout is due by December 2027 and remaining modules will be phased in through March 2028.
Päätalo's C wing, home to 16 student organisations, may be closed for three to four years for renovation starting in early 2028, raising concerns about another forced relocation.
Finland’s PISA 2025 results show declines in reading and maths, with the largest drops seen among students from socioeconomically advantaged families.
A grinder spark ignited wall insulation at a steel-element plant in Marjamäki, Lempäälä, prompting a large fire alarm Tuesday morning; workers carried out initial extinguishing and no injuries were reported.
The City of Tampere is running an online survey open until Sunday 8 October asking residents for their views on the city's cultural services; participants can enter a prize draw for tickets.
A mobile nature game in Nekala attracted 13 locals who logged 85 forest clover observations this summer to help map habitat for a critically endangered moth.
A new bus stop in the Asuntila district of Ylöjärvi is now open; bus lines 81 (toward Asuntila) and 85 (toward Kuru) will call there.
Tampereen Raitiotie Oy says anyone planning work near tram tracks must apply for consent via the operator's website; work within 1.5 metres of live overhead wires is only allowed during planned power cuts.
Surplus-food retailer Fiksuruoka will open its first Tampere shop in the Ratina shopping centre in November as part of a plan to double its physical stores to six by the end of the year.
A study presented on 10 June finds semiconductors are strategically critical to Europe’s defence value chain, even though defence accounts for only about one percent of EU semiconductor manufacturing.
A car ran off Pyhäjärventie in Tampere on Tuesday morning; rescue and ambulance crews responded and caused minor traffic delays.
Business Tampere is positioning Tampere‑Pirkkala Airport as a regional gateway for time‑critical, high‑value air cargo from inland Finland, prioritising specialised operations, year‑round winter readiness and improved logistics visibility.
Pyynikki Upper Secondary School has launched an English Study Programme this autumn, with 27 students starting the new track that allows the Finnish upper secondary syllabus and matriculation exam to be followed in English.
Ilves travel to Hämeenlinna to face HPK on Tuesday in their only midweek Liiga match; both teams sit at 1–1 after two rounds.
Tampere inventor Ilmari Tamminen has developed Kalakko, a fish press and preparation method that turns underused small lake fish into thin, crispy fillets quickly and without touching the guts.
Nokian Panimo will release three new drinks nationwide from Tuesday 8 September: Keisari West Coast IPA, Keisari Talvi Lager and Sun'n Bubbly Banana.
Nearly 20 community sing-alongs organised by Tampere parishes will take place across the city between late September and early October.
Artteli has dismissed staff funded by STEA and will not renew fixed-term contracts as uncertainty over next year’s state grant threatens the community house’s operations in Amuri.
Burglars broke into the HaukiVet clinic in Kuru, Ylöjärvi, and stole the veterinary euthanasia drug Euthasol, prompting police to warn the public not to touch the substance.