"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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
YLE reports that Vincit has launched co-operation negotiations under the Co-operation Act to cut up to 45 jobs among about 375 staff across Finland, starting March 9.
YLE reports that Pirha opens nearly 200 paid summer internships for 15–17-year-olds across Pirkanmaa for June–July with two- or four-week placements and lottery-based selections; applications via Kuntarekry are due by March 15.
Nyssen will relocate the Härmälänranta bus stop due to construction, affecting lines 30, 32 and 36, with timetables unchanged and passengers urged to consult Nyssen's website for the new stop location.
Nyssen will relocate Tampere’s Härmälänrannan bus stop due to ongoing construction, affecting lines 30 and 32 toward the city center and line 36 toward Lahdesjärvi and Hervanta; timetables will remain unchanged, and a map of the new stop is available on Nyssen’s site.
New Vuorentausta area near Tampere offers 29 plots including townhouse options, Tamperelainen reports.
Tamperelainen expands its central Tampere distribution trial to around 150 pick-up points, Tamperelainen reports.
Five crime trends emerge from last year's police statistics for Tampere and nearby municipalities, Tamperelainen reports. Detective Chief Inspector Pasi Mettälä notes that a worsening pattern of drug use underpins many crimes.
Tamperelainen reports that Pirkanmaan hyvinvointialue will offer nearly 200 paid summer internship places for 15–17-year-olds next summer, with applications via Kuntarekry open until March 15.
Aitoo perunarieska (Aitoo potato flatbread) from Pirkanmaa has been granted Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status by the EU, Tamperelainen reports.
Finland faces a demolition fixation as Tampere University researchers Iida Kalakoski and Riina Sirén explore why aging houses are torn down and replaced, in their new book Pelastakaa talot! – Demolition mania in progress, Tamperelainen reports.
YLE reports that perch and pike from Pirkkala’s lakes along the Sikojoki Route exceed the 0.50 mg/kg mercury limit for food use, triggering restrictions on fishing and selling these fish from the area.
YLE reports that a Lithuanian-led criminal group operating from Lithuania has been uncovered in Finland, accused of a broad series of thefts worth about 500,000 euros across the country in 2024–2025.