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.
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.
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.
Tampere Workers’ Theatre artistic director Miko Jaakkola will leave to lead Kotka City Theatre in December 2026.
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.
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.
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.
The junction of Lääkärinkallionkatu and Arvo Ylpön katu reopens to vehicle traffic on Thursday, April 30 as tram construction in Kauppi shifts to the east; traffic arrangements and lane shifts will continue through June.
Tampereen Ratikka will suspend tram services through the city centre nightly from 20:00–06:00 on 3–6 May; Lines 1 and 3 will run shortened routes and replacement buses will cover the suspended sections.
NRC Group says work has started on a new passenger halt in Rauma, with earthworks and foundation-strengthening under way and initial piling and electrification changes scheduled this weekend.
A new book and permanent exhibition in Mänttä document the Serlachius family's role as art patrons and the history of the museum's collection; Finnish and English editions are due in 2026.
VR will run replacement buses for scheduled trains on Nokia–Tampere (via Tesoma) on 2–3 and 9–11 May 2026, and between Lempäälä and Tampere from 4–22 May 2026; check VR’s timetable service or the Matkalla app for times and pickup points.
Night of the Museums returns to Tampere on Saturday 16 May with more than 40 exhibitions, family activities, performances and a wristband that covers entry and Night of the Museums buses.
Tram track construction on Hatanpään valtatie will expand from late April to cover almost the whole street, prompting phased lane and traffic changes through the summer and final street layouts by 2027.
HOKKA will release its debut album Via Miseria IV on Friday 24 April via Nuclear Blast and has premiered a video for the title track; the album will be issued digitally, on CD and and on vinyl.