Viljafest unveils a two-day lineup for July 26–27 at Bistro Vilja's Courtyard in Hatanpää, featuring 12 acts across two stages at Siilo and the Hotel Villa courtyard.
Urjala will leave Tampere's employment area to join Western Pirkanmaa amid a spike in unemployment. The town’s rate stands at 18.2% with 236 jobless in January 2025 and 339 in January 2026.
Liiga will adopt a two-tier system next season, with relegations decided by regular-season results during a transition period.
A 20-year-old man from Tampere has been charged with multiple sexual offenses against children, including child rape and 29 counts of sexual interference, in incidents linked to youths contacted via TikTok and Telegram in Tampere and Nokia during 2024–25.
Ylöjärvi opened Kirsi Kunnaksen Daycare in the Siltatien area this March, a 160-place facility with modern spaces and a focus on storytelling and sustainable development.
Tampere's Ratikka Pirkkala-Linnainmaa alliance launches a biodiversity index for the Pirkkala–Linnainmaa tram project, the first measure of its kind at this scale of infrastructure work. An initial assessment is due by late 2025 as part of a trio of sustainability metrics.
Eight youth theatre groups from Turku, Tampere, Kittilä, Kuopio, Oulu and Rovaniemi have been selected for Ramppikuume 2026 and will travel to Mikkeli’s Paukkulan campus for a showcase on 24–26 April.
The Tampereen Ratikka Pirkkala-Linnainmaa Alliance has launched an annual biodiversity index along the Pirkkala–Linnainmaa tram project, with first interim results by the end of 2025.
YIT will build a nine‑storey, 36‑apartment tower on Aspinniemenkatu in Ranta‑Tampella, due for completion in December 2026; units range from studios to three‑bedrooms and meet A‑energy standards.
Elmeri Lieto has left Manse PP to sign with Kouvolan Pallonlyöjät on a contract through 2027, in a mutual move aimed at better utilising his playing profile.
Tampere plans five new fire stations to strengthen coverage as the city grows, with Nekala slated for completion in 2027 and sites at Rahola, Janka, Kaukajärvi, Ruotula, and Hiedanranta.
Tampere’s education committee has decided to keep Pispala Daycare at its current site and retain the Terälähde nature school while finalising the city’s 2026–2040 service network plan.
A Tampere student moves into a Tesoma loft with a four-meter ceiling for a new Aamulehti video series profiling Pirkanmaa students’ homes, starting with 23-year-old Ilari Huitti.
Teisko Green deputy councillor Jukka T. Helin argues that Luontokoulu Korento must stay in Terälahd in Teisko and opposes relocating it to Järvensivu.
A power outage at Tampere Lyseo High School delayed the start of exams by about 50 minutes on Tuesday morning, affecting 158 students.
Tampere seeks its thriftiest saver for an interview to share money-saving tips in tough times, Tamperelainen reports.
Tampere University has opened its spring joint admissions, including a new Robotics MSc program and more than 3,600 Finnish-language study places across 163 options.
Kyllönen joins Tampere United for the upcoming season after leaving FC Jazz, returning to his hometown. The 22-year-old, who has also played for Ilves and KTP, started 25 Ykkönen league games last season.
The Jyväskylä-bound lane of the Karkunvuoren tunnel on Ysitie in Tampere was closed at about 2:00 p.m. after a crane fell from a flatbed; a second crane is on site and the road is closed while crews lift the vehicle, causing traffic delays.
Tampere’s Vesitehtaansilta pedestrian and cycling bridge will be completed by summer to link Viinikanlahti waterfront paths and launch the new Viinikanlahti district planned for about 3,000 residents.