Särkänniemi in Tampere is moving forward with a 27-meter Konect roller coaster due to open in May. Construction begins January 12, with parts arriving on site by the end of February, and the park’s summer season starts May 1.
Tampere's Hatanpään Park Lane street renewal kicked off last week with the felling of about 70 birches, with replacement trees planned for spring 2027.
UPM Energy will invest over €20 million to modernize Tyrvään hydroelectric plant in Sastamala, extending its life and boosting grid-balancing power. The project includes refurbishing turbine-generator units and installing a new emergency power automation system, with completion expected by 2030.
Pancho Villa is expanding to Pirkkala, taking over Pyynikin Smokehouse and converting it into a Pancho Villa restaurant—the chain's 56th site—with renovations in early April and an opening planned by Labour Day.
Tyrvään käsi- ja taideteollisuusoppilaitos (Sasky) announced that Tampere-talo’s ongoing collaboration on the Don Carlos production continues, expanding a model where Sasky students participate in designing and building the sets.
Traffic changes in Tampere's city center take effect by 3 pm Friday as the work zone shifts east of the Puutarhakatu–Aleksis Kiven Street intersection, with Puutarhakatu becoming one-way from Aleksis Kiven Street and access to Central Square parking rerouted along the edge of Central Square.
TOAS breaks ground on a new student apartment tower in Lapinniemi, Tampere, with completion planned for early summer 2027, Aamulehti reports.
Global film industry leaders and fans gather in Tampere as the Tampere short-film festival officially opens in the first week of March, according to Aamulehti.
“It's sure to be a lively evening,” Tamperelainen reports, as Ina Forsman and her formidable band bring a rootsy groove to Tampere's G Livelab on Thursday.
Tampere's high school network will not undergo changes, and a new high school unit is planned for 2027, Aamulehti writes.
City of Tampere plans to launch a 'superbus' service on lines 7 and 8 starting August 7, 2028, with Line 4 earmarked for conversion to a superbus in the 2030s as part of a unified tram-like network.
Tampere's Public Transport Office said operating revenue for January–December 2025 beat the budget by €2.4 million, while operating costs were €0.4 million higher, in the annual review presented to the Public Transport Committee.
Tamperelainen reports that the Tampere Region Public Transport Committee has approved the preliminary superbuss plan for lines 7 and 8, with Line 7 Käräjätörmä–Tesoma–Kalkku–Center–Hakametsä–Linnainmaa and Line 8 Haukiluoma–Tesoma–Center–Kaukajärvi–Annala, Kaipanen; service is planned to start on 7 August 2028, with Line 7 via open tender and Line 8 via single-supplier arrangement with Tampereen Kaupunkiliikenne Oy; procurement agreements are expected in autumn 2026, and Line 4 is set to transfer to Tampereen Kaupunkiliikenne Oy with plans to convert it to superbuss in the 2030s.
Tampere City Transport Ltd announced a new Superbus service for lines 7 and 8 in Tampere, with operations planned to begin on 7 August 2028 and a preliminary agreement (esisopimus) to secure procurement for Line 8.
Tampere's Public Transport reports 1–12/2025 operations beat the budget, driven by higher fare income, regional contributions, and Kela support, with passenger numbers rising.
Nyssen announced a major timetable overhaul for Tampere region public transport, effective August 7, 2028, including superbus lines 7 and 8 and tram expansion to Partola. The plan aims to unify tram, superbus, and other buses into a single network with broad citizen participation.
A 1.5 million euro cycling route on the eastern edge of the Hervanta bypass has been approved, creating a continuous main route for pedestrians and cyclists from Näyttämönkatu to Hermiankatu in Tampere, Tamperelainen reports.
Aamulehti reports that Tampere hosts a weekend of markets at Central Square from Friday to Sunday, March 6–8, as part of the Suomalaiset suurmarkkinat brand.
Tampere residents have gathered more than 1,500 signatures calling for a new full-scale indoor football hall in Tampere, with a timetable, financing model and implementation decision to be drafted dur
"Residents in communal housing mostly sleep through the night" YLE reports Three Tampere-area care homes — Koivupirtin, Hyvänolon Elämänpuun, and Viola-kodin — tell YLE that communal housing i