On Monday, 18 December 2017, the City Board of Tampere decided to begin developing and planning Section 2 of the tramway from Pyynikintori to Lentävänniemi in western Tampere. It has been deemed necessary to hasten the detailed planning of the tramway route due to the progress of the construction work of the new Santalahti district, among other reasons. The land use planning of the Hietaranta district is also progressing.
Policies on the further development of the new Hiedanranta district were drawn on 18 December 2017, as the City Board approved the structural plan to be used as the basis of the planning of the area. Hiedanranta’s new centre will be built next to the old factory. The structural plan drawing the initial plans for land use in the area has the tramway running through the old factory complex.
Chistmas season changes opening hours of city social and health services. Treatment guidance and information on care are also available from the health services information and advice centre in Christmas and New Year’s day from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
The City of Tampere and the Smart Tampere program offer companies a network built in Hervanta by Nokia Oyj. The goal is to create services and solutions for a smart city.
The first-ever recipient of the International Gender Equality Prize introduced by the Finnish Government has been announced. The prize goes to Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany in recognition of her long-standing work as a defender of human dignity and human rights and commitment to women and girls globally.