A nationwide Rollator March that began in Tampere last year will pass down Hämeenkatu on May 8; participants gather at Koskikatu at 13:30 and set off at 14:00 toward Laikunlava for a programme of around an hour.
Thirty-eight mothers will receive the Order of the White Rose of Finland on Mother's Day, including four recipients from Tampere.
Kesko’s K-group saw untaxed retail sales in Pirkanmaa rise 5.6% to €259.3 million in Q1, led by grocery sales and strong performance at K-Citymarket stores.
Schlager legends including Danny and Eino Grön will perform at Tampere Hall on 29 November as part of the 'Gentlemen on Stage' tour.
From May 18 Hatanpään Puistokuja will be one-way toward the Arboretum and buses will detour as demolition and rebuilding at the Viinikanlahti waterfront continue; a new pedestrian-and-cycle bridge is due by the end of June.
A reader found an unfamiliar plant by Hervanta’s new fitness stairs on April 16; Aamulehti identified it as the non-native southern butterbur.
Draft plans for Hiedanranta’s new central district envision about 155,000 m² of housing for more than 3,000 residents, a tram stop, preserved industrial buildings and concentrated shops; planning materials are on display until 28 May.
Plusbus has launched a tender for Tampere’s Route 7 that requires new articulated electric buses and depot upgrades; the Regional Public Transport Committee will decide on the procurement and updates to the Plusbus concept manual on 6 May.
Plusbus has opened a procurement for Tampere’s Line 7 seeking about 19 new electric articulated buses; the regional public transport board will decide on the tender and an updated Plusbus handbook on 6 May.
Petsun Pojat, a fellowship of men who grew up in Saukonmäki and Petsamo, celebrated their 30th anniversary on March 12 in Saukkola with a 'Memory Boulevard' and a talk on the association's origins.
Kotka City Theatre announced via ePressi that Miko Jaakkola will return as its artistic director in December 2026, leaving his post at Tampereen Työväen Teatteri.
Tampere Workers’ Theatre artistic director Miko Jaakkola will leave to lead Kotka City Theatre in December 2026.
Major construction and demolition in Hatanpää and Viinikanlahti start in May 2026 as the city prepares a new neighbourhood for about 3,000 residents; work on the former Viinikanlahti wastewater treatment plant, street renewals and tram extensions will affect traffic through 2027.
The Pyynikki doughnut café will expand its kitchen from about 10 m² by roughly 40 m² and launch a mobile sales van, Munkkimobiili, on May Day to boost production and add a second sales point.
An openly racist far‑right Blue‑Black group will hold a May Day demonstration at Jugendtor in Tampere from 12:00–16:00, with a planned march and warnings of possible clashes with counter-protesters.
The Tampere Design Market will fill three floors of the Tampere Workers' Theatre foyer on Sunday, May 3, from 11:00–17:00, offering fashion, ceramics, home décor and cosmetics from local designers.
Tampere adopted a new Green Services Programme on 28 April 2026 to expand and better manage the city’s network of urban meadows and landscape fields.
A zoning amendment proposal filed 28 April 2026 would allow the Prisma hypermarket in Lielahti to expand onto adjacent parking and city-owned street land, increasing total gross floor area to about 26,000 m²; the plan also reserves space for an optional underground roundabout.
Nearly 22,000 people visited Hevoset-messut at the Tampere Exhibition and Sports Centre over the weekend, with exhibitors reporting strong sales, high-quality customer contacts and an unusually active audience.
Demolition of the Ratapihankatu bridge at Tampere station will begin at the end of April, slightly ahead of schedule, bringing construction noise, some night-time work and traffic restrictions to the station area through spring and early summer.