Special routes
The streets near Sorin aukio can be closed to traffic during the Nokia Arena's biggest events, in order to make public move safely in the area. Buses 2, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 19, 26, 27, 28, 40, 42, 95 and 103 operating Vuolteenkatu will then switch to special routes. Other buses and trams run normally.
The following stops are not available during the closures:
- Vuolteenkatu: Sorin aukio C 0569 and Sorin aukio D 0570
- Suvantokatu: Sorin aukio E 0574
- Rautatienkatu: Rautatieasema E 0506
- Rongankatu: Rongankatu 0109 is excluded from the lines running from Kyttälä to Ratina.
The special routes are announced during the situation in Nysse Journey Planner as well as on the cabin and stop displays. Special routes are not visible in the Journey Planner due to their short duration.
Buses will run special routes after the local hockey matches playes by Tappara or Ilves in the Nokia Arena (depending on the number of audiences).
- November 25, 2023 at 18:30-20:15
The other dates of the special routes are not yet known.
Bus stops that are in use
Ratina 0120 Vuolteenkatu, next to the Ratina shopping center
- Lines 11 and 12 towards Hatanpää
- Lines 14 and 15 towards Viinikka
- Lines 26 and 28 towards Ratinanranta
- Line 103 to Tampere-Pirkkala Airport
There are also temporary stops in Aleksanterinkatu, in the direction of Ratina near the intersections of Ojakatu and Otavalankatu.
Ratina 0121 Vuolteenkatu, next to the bus station and opposite the Ratina shopping center
- Lines 11, 12, 14, 15, 26, 28 and 103 towards railway station
- Line 27 towards Pispalanharju and Järvensivu
Sorin aukio F 0523 Hatanpään valtatie, next to the Sorin aukio square
- Lines 2, 7, 9, 19 and 40 towards Keskustori
Linja-autoasema 0522 Hatanpään valtatie, next to the bus station
- Lines 2, 7, 9, 19 and 40 towards university and Kalevanharju. The university stops are also in use.
The first and last stop of line 42 is Keskustori K 0005. Line 95 runs from and to the stop Linja-autoasema 0521.

The special routes do not run via the following stops:
- Vuolteenkatu: Sorin aukio C 0569 and Sorin aukio D 0570
- Suvantokatu: Sorin aukio E 0574
- Rautatienkatu (towards Ratina): Klassillinen koulu 0529 and Rautatieasema E 0506
Special routes by bus line
Lines 2, 7, 9, 19 and 40
The Vuolteenkatu stops Sorin aukio C and D will be off the special routes. All stops along the detour route are used by the lines.
University - Koskipuisto
Kalevantie (Yliopisto A 0564) - Kanslerinrinne - Ratapihankatu - Viinikankatu - Tampereen valtatie (Tietotalo 0601) - Hatanpään valtatie (Sorin aukio F 0523, Koskipuisto C 0519) - Hämeenkatu
Koskipuisto - University
Hatanpään valtatie (Koskipuisto D 0518, Linja-autoasema 0522) - Tampereen valtatie (Tampereen valtatie 0524) - Viinikankatu - Ratapihankatu - Kanslerinrinne - Kalevantie (Yliopisto C 0563 / Yliopisto D 0566)
Lines 11, 12, 14, 15, 26 and 103
Jussinkylä - Ratina
Satakunnankatu - Aleksanterinkatu (Paloasema 0006, Aleksanterinkatu 0553) - Hatanpään valtatie - Vuolteenkatu (Ratina 0120). The stops Rongankatu 0109, Rautatieasema E 0506 and Sorin aukio C 0569 will be off the route.
Ratina - Jussinkylä
Vuolteenkatu (Ratina 0121) - Hatanpään valtatie - Suvantokatu - Rautatienkatu (Rautatieasema F 0526) - Rongankatu (Rongankatu 0108). The stop Sorin aukio D 0570 will be off the route.
Line 27
The route does not include the stops Sorin aukio C or D. The stops along the special route are used by the line.
Towards Järvensivu
Hämeenpuisto - Tampereen valtatie (Ratinanranta 0085) - Vuolteenkatu (Ratina 0121) - Hatanpään valtatie (Linja-autoasema 0522) - Tampereen valtatie (Tampereen valtatie 0524) - Viinikankatu - Järvensivuntie
Towards Pispalanharju
Järvensivuntie - Viinikankatu - Tampereen valtatie (Tietotalo 0601) - Vuolteenkatu (Ratina 0121) - Hatanpään valtatie (Linja-autoasema 0522) - Tampereen valtatie (Ratinanranta 0084) - Hämeenpuisto
The bus runs around Ratina in the same direction on both routes. So the bus also leaves in the direction of Pispalanharju from the Ratina stop on the side of the bus station.
Lines 28 and 95
During the Nokia Arena area closures, buses run in the direction of Ratina through Satakunnankatu and Aleksanterinkatu. All stops along the special route are in use.
Sorsapuisto - Ratina
Itsenäisyydenkatu - Rautatienkatu - Rongankatu (Rongankatu 0108) - Aleksanterinkatu (Paloasema 0006, Aleksanterinkatu 0553) - Hatanpään valtatie - Vuolteenkatu (Ratina 0120 / Linja-autoasema 0521)
Ratina - Sorsapuisto
Vuolteenkatu (Ratina 0121 / Linja-autoasema 0521) - Hatanpään valtatie - Suvantokatu - Rautatienkatu (Rautatieasema F 0526) - Itsenäisyydenkatu
Bus 42
The Rautatienkatu stops Rautatieasema E 0506 and F 0526, as well as the Suvantokatu stop Sorin aukio E will be off the route.
Special route and stops between Kaleva and the city center
Itsenäisyydenkatu (Sorsapuisto 0155) - Hämeenkatu (Rautatieasema C 0505, Keskustori K 0005 (terminal)
Special route and stops between the city center and Kaleva
Hämeenkatu (Rautatieasema D 0504) - Itsenäisyydenkatu (Sorsapuisto 0510)