Erkki Lehtomäki, who led Tampere health services and served as director of Hatanpää Hospital, died at his home in Lempäälä on April 30. He was 74.
Orivesi's city board approved the sale of the municipality's 50% stake in district heating company Oriveden Aluelämpö to Loimua for €5 million, with the final price adjusted for net debt and working capital.
Professor Yrjö Varpio, a longtime Tampere University literary scholar known for his studies of Väinö Linna, has died at 86, his wife Renate Varpio confirmed.
Kela will close its Lempäälä service point on Manttaalitie on 15 June; customers can use OmaKela, phone support, Lempäälä’s municipal service point, nearby Kela offices or video appointments at Pirkanmaa wellbeing area hubs.
Readers can vote until the end of May to choose Pirkanmaa’s most spectacular office from six Tampere workplaces: Vincit, Talenom, Bitwise, Integrata, Framery and a shared IN design Sélin / Sirpa Leinonen studio.
Line 10 will be detoured via Tahmelantie in Pyynikki on Sunday, closing several city‑bound Pyynikintie stops; buses will call at nearby Palomäentie stops while the diversion is in effect.
Line 10 buses will be rerouted via Tahmelantie in Pyynikki on Sunday; several citybound stops on Pyynikintie will be closed and Palomäentie and Ilomäenpuisto will be served as nearby alternatives.
Tampere city council meets Monday at 17:00 to approve last year’s accounts, consider a €10.7 million Nurmi Resort capitalisation package and vote on the sale of a plot next to Hotel Torni.
Erkkilä Bridge will open to pedestrians and cyclists on 28 May at 3 p.m.; motor vehicle access will follow later in the summer once surrounding work is finished.
Teuvo Teräväinen is ruled out of Finland’s World Championship game against Hungary after suffering an injury, prompting coach Antti Pennanen to reshuffle the lines.
A floating breakwater has been installed at Mustanlahti harbour to protect around 100 new small-boat berths due to be built this summer.
A longtime Tampere Eurovision fan says Finland's entry by Pete Parkkonen and Linda Lampenius gives the country its best chance in years, and that Tampere's Nokia Arena would be a strong host if Finland wins.
A man has allegedly harassed and threatened several women on Tampere buses this spring, prompting multiple police investigations and nearly 20 reports to the transit operator.
Veteran coach Pekka Mäki warns Saturday’s Ice Cage event mixes spectacle with sport, raising safety and matchmaking concerns for fighters.
The Turku Court of Appeal has upheld a life sentence for 29-year-old Eetu Venäläinen for the October killing of an older man in a Nekala apartment, court records show.
Tampere vocational college Tredu says students built the Aurora show home, which will be presented to media on 19 May 2026 at the Lempäälä Housing Fair media day.
The City of Tampere invites residents and local riders to a workshop to help design the remaining skate and BMX features at Heinurinmäki, part of a 2021 master plan.
The City of Tampere reports that the city placed 45th in the 2025 Copenhagenize Global Cycling Index after completing several major cycling route upgrades and expanding bike-share and parking facilities.
Former NASA astronaut Tim Kopra told a Tampere University audience that Finland — and Pirkanmaa in particular — have strong potential in satellite, sensor and quantum technologies for the growing space economy.
Tappara will mark its Finnish championship with a free public celebration at Tampere Arena on Thursday; doors open at 14:00 and the live programme begins at 15:00.