The Tampere region's employment area has received nearly €3 million in recruitment subsidies to hire youths in Pirkanmaa, YLE reports.
Aamulehti reports that Tampereen Pyrintö's Annika Aarrejoki is named February Player of the Month in the Women's Korisliiga. In February, the wing led Pyrintö as the team won all three games, averaging 24.3 points, five rebounds and four assists.
A new iCare charity shop opens in Epilä, Tampere on Thursday, March 12 at 10am, Tamperelainen reports. The store will be located at Pispalan valtatie 133 and offers affordable clothing, accessories, tableware and home decor.
Nearly all parking in front of Sarviksen Lähitori in Tampere's Hatanpää has disappeared due to a year-long construction project, Aamulehti reports.
Caffitella expands to Hervanta, opening a cafe in the Duo shopping center in April with breakfast, lunch and a cake buffet, according to Aamulehti. Renovations begin next week, and the opening date hinges on progress, with a target of April 22.
The choral work Yöpuolia is staged in a shortened outdoor version at Ikurin Virelä in Tampere this weekend, Aamulehti writes.
The Hämeenlinna tunnel on Highway 3 between Tampere and Helsinki will close for two nights in early March, with traffic diverted to the tunnel's alternate route, Tamperelainen writes.
A minor has been fined 200 euros for trespassing at Tampere's Sulkavuori central wastewater plant in spring 2024, according to Aamulehti.
By 2030 Tampere will have 350 new single-family plots and around 560 small-house homes planned across districts including Ojala, Nurmi, and the northern shore of Kaukajärvi, Aamulehti writes
Tamperelainen reports that Tampere city has been granted nearly €3 million in youth recruitment support to encourage employers to hire unemployed under-30s in the Tampere region's employment area for at least six months.
American mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato will perform at Tampere-talo on August 5 as part of Tampereen Ooppera's anniversary celebrations, Aamulehti reports.
Three Tampere-region health tech startups — Biomendex, Inion and Neuro Event Labs — have won U.S. FDA 510(k) clearances this winter, marking a shift toward U.S. market entry.
A new restaurant named Suoma will open in Tampere's Suomalainen Klub spaces at Puutarhakatu 13, with lunch service starting in April, Aamulehti writes.
YLE reports that Tampere's waterfront tunnel sees frequent stops, including a dog chase and a birth Fintraffic's study shows 362 stopped vehicles last year, the highest tally of any Finnish road tunnel.
"You killed [victim's name]." YLE reports that a 44-year-old car dealer from Kangasala is accused of murdering his 27-year-old friend in June 2019, in Kangasala, Pirkanmaa.
Tampereen Raitiotie Oy will extend three tram stops Koskipuisto, Tulli, and Hervantakeskus to accommodate 47-metre trams, with works set to begin mid-April and finish by the end of September, Tamperelainen reports.
A new Vastavirta documentary premieres at the Tampere Film Festival, showing how tightly life in Pispala is woven around the Vastavirta club, Aamulehti reports.
The emergency dispatch center received several reports on Wednesday of a man behaving incoherently in Tampere's Härmälä district, according to Aamulehti.
Tampere is debating the powers of tram fare inspectors after two fare-evaders refused to give their details and left a tram; the city has revised guidelines to prioritize inspector safety.
Lidl is reorganizing its center aisle into fixed, themed sections to improve product findability, with renovations underway and the final updates due by March 5.