The Nordic Battery Summit will be held in Tampere on May 19–20 as demand for battery technologies surges—European battery storage capacity rose 45% in 2025 and Tampere firms are increasing activity in energy storage and heavy-duty mobile applications.
Orivesi plans to sell its 50% stake in district heating company Oriveden Aluelämpö to Loimua for €5 million to free funds for core services, infrastructure projects and debt control.
Tampere will press ahead with a distinct Moomin offering centred on its Moomin Museum and Tove Jansson collection, even after plans for a new Moomin park and accommodations near Rovaniemi were announced.
Nokian Renkaat has unveiled an adaptive stud winter tyre that extends studs on ice and retracts on dry tarmac after more than a decade of development; the tyres will go into retail production this autumn.
Manse PP's men's and women's teams start their Superpesis seasons this week and are using testing and conditioning services from the Varala Sports Institute to prepare.
Education Minister Anders Adlercreutz has proposed delaying Finland’s summer holidays by two weeks and adding a one-week April break, prompting mixed reactions from pupils, teachers and parents.
Ilves' season ends in Lappeenranta when the team meets SaiPa in the SM‑liiga bronze-medal decider on April 30; the club also thanked departing players and confirmed goalkeeper Roope Taponen left by mutual agreement.
A private individual has filed a complaint with the Parliamentary Ombudsman after masked attackers assaulted counter-protester Tytti Hynninen on Hämeenkatu during the Sinimusta movement’s May Day march, questioning whether police fulfilled their duty to protect public safety.
The housing and real estate board dismissed an appeal and cleared the way for the sale of properties in the Maisansalo tourism area to Teiskon Vihreä Unelma.
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Polamk in Tampere has opened summer applications for Finnish‑language police training starting in early 2027; the application deadline is 17 June.
According to the City of Tampere, Vapriikki, Museo Milavida, the Amuri museum block and the collections centre have been awarded the Ekokompassi environmental certificate after an audit.
Tamperelainen reports Koiviston Auto Tampere Oy will take over school transport between Kämmenniemi and Lamminrahka from 6 August 2026, affecting hundreds of pupils and families.
The EU is funding a €40 million pilot line for chip packaging, integration and testing at Tampere University’s Hervanta campus, with construction starting on 4 May.
A free public lecture on dealing with harmful invasive species will be held at Sampola Auditorium in Tampere on 11 May 2026, offering practical advice for identifying and managing problematic plants and pests.
A metal-drum bonfire ignited dry hay and destroyed all farm buildings in Urjala on April 12; no injuries were reported and animals were evacuated, YLE says.
The Helsinginkatu tunnel between Hämeenramppi and Kalevanramppi will be closed for maintenance from 21:00 on 5 May until 14:30 on 6 May; traffic will follow a signed detour and delays are expected due to lane restrictions on Kalevanramppi.
Postia ja bittejä, a hands-on exhibition tracing communication from letters to the digital era, opens at the Vapriikki museum centre in Tampere on 8 May 2026.
The City of Tampere is asking residents to mark preferred locations for year‑round trails and rest areas in Kaukajärvi, Hervanta and Peltolammi via an online survey open 4–31 May 2026.
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Tampere Art Museum will close to the public on 14 June for a major three-year overhaul that adds two new buildings (Siilo and Paja) and renovates the historic Makasiini, with work due to finish in June 2029.
Tampere will open a new light-art trail along the Tammerkoski rapids this autumn to mark the 120th anniversary of universal and equal suffrage.