Metso main floor closed 2 May–9 July 2017
Main library Metso’s main floor will be closed from May Day to early July because of renovation work. Children and youth’s department will be closed almost in its entirety starting from Easter.
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A new Moomin art mug is born of Moomin Museum and Arabia cooperation
The Tampere Art Museum will open the world’s first and only Moomin Museum in Tampere Hall on 17 June 2017. The new museum will explore the world of the Moomin books created by author and artist Tove Jansson (1914–2001) in a completely new, experience-based way. Tove Jansson’s original illustration drawings and paintings provide the basis for the museum, together with three-dimensional Moomin dioramas that Jansson created together with her life partner, graphic artist Tuulikki Pietilä (1917–2009).
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Internal audit report on the controlling of a private day care completed
The City of Tampere acted according to the effective legislation and the guidance of the Regional State Administrative Agency for Western and Inland Finland in the case regarding the private ABC Päiväkoti day care in 2011 when the city was notified of a conviction of the private entrepreneur, states the City of Tampere’s internal audit report. However, the city failed in controlling the day care’s operations.
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Infosession for immigrants about taxation in Finlad 25 April
Experts from the Finnish Tax Administration will be sharing information about taxes, tax returns and back taxes. The session takes place on Tuesday 25.4.2017 from 5 pm to 7 pm at Main Library Metso (basement floor, Kuusi-hall) the address is Pirkankatu 2.
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Electronic maternity cards at maternity and child health clinics in Tampere
All the maternity health clinics and the ultrasound test unit of the City of Tampere will switch to electronic maternity cards for prenatal care over the course of the spring. New customers at maternity health clinics will receive an electronic maternity card starting this March.
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Open doors at Migration Info Centre 24 March
Open doors at Migration Info Centre (Tuomiokirkonkatu 12) takes place on Friday 24.3.2017 at 11 am to 3 pm.
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The freedom of choice pilot regarding health centre services begins in Tampere
The City of Tampere is included in the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health’s key project that aims to create services that are based on customer needs through a pilot project on freedom of choice. In Tampere, the pilot will cover health centre services and social guidance.
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The City of Tampere celebrates gender equality
To support discussion on equality and to celebrate Finland’s 100 years of independence, the Finnish Government will establish an international prize for gender equality. The launch of the prize was made by Prime Minister Juha Sipilä at the equality festival at Tampere Hall in Tampere, Finland, on International Women's Day March 8th.
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Application period for day care available in the autumn has begun
The application period for children's day care and early education clubs for August 2017 has started in Tampere. The application period ends on 19 March 2017.
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Tampere Film Festival on 8 – 12 March
From 8 to 12.03.2017, for the 47th time, Tampere Film Festival is here! This year the festival focuses on Indigenous Peoples and Colombia along with Arabic countries and Iceland. If that's not enough, travel around the world in the International competition screenings.