Summer jobs are the second victim of a coronavirus pandemic, according to a 2005 story Monday Helsingin Sanomat.
The magazine reports that temporary workers have tens of thousands fewer jobs than usual this summer because of the uncertainty about pandemic rules in hiring in areas such as hospitality and tourism.
In the good years, about 120,000 summer jobs have been available, Mikko Räsänen, An expert from the Confederation of Finnish Industries (EK) told HS. Even in 2020, more than 130,000 summer jobs were available in Finland, the magazine writes.
According to this year’s preliminary data, there were about 90,000 pre-announced roles.
The impact of coronavirus restrictions on events, hospitality and the tourism industry is a significant factor in the drop, Räsänen said.
"These sectors have long been uncertain about what you can do and in what areas. There are also a lot of people working full-time or part-time in these sectors, which of course effectively prevents the hiring of summer workers," he told HS.
However, not all is bad news. According to EK, some parts of the retail trade, such as grocery stores and garden centers, are hiring more than last summer because they have been relatively successful throughout the pandemic.
Companies have also continued to advertise summer jobs throughout the spring as the outlook for the summer season has improved, HS writes.
Lock it in: bicycle warnings rose to a new level
Hufvudstadsbladet in Swedish goes to the streets To Helsinki for more information on the increase in bicycle thefts in Finland.
According to the paper, in 2020, almost 24,000 stolen bicycles were reported to the Finnish police, which is about 3,000 increases compared to the previous year.
The number of bike thefts is now at a 20-year high, HBL writes. Last year, insurance companies paid more than € 11 million in compensation for stolen bicycles.
Helsinki Jorge Aguilar told HBL that the bicycle had been stolen twice.
"I had a new bike that cost € 1,000 and it disappeared from Nordsjö Metro Station. The second time someone broke into the apartment building where I live and stole almost all the bikes in the storage room," Aguilar said.
So how can you reduce your risk of falling victim to bicycle theft?
In short: buy it cheap and lock it, HBL writes.
"A cheap lock for a bike with a value of up to 50 euros and no one wastes time stealing," Aguilar told the magazine.
A heartache for Lions when Canada claims victory
If you didn’t watch last night, get ready for the spoilers as the papers choose Finland’s 3-2 loss to Canada at this year’s World Hockey Championships.
"The nuanced and surprising World Cup in Latvia ended excitingly," write Evening Newsis Sami Hoffrén, noting that gold medals match sometimes came "a little dog fight."
At the same time a tabloid Evening paper says that the Finnish team will return home on Monday afternoon. According to the paper, players are not subject to standard quarantine requirements because they spent the duration of the tournament in a bubble and underwent numerous coronavirus tests.
Spreadsheet daily Helsingin sanomat newspaper reports from the Helsinki Esplanade, where fans had gathered to wait for wins.
"It has nothing to do with it. It was a very close match. We were so sure that Finland would win. We always came from Vantaa," fan Sofia Sihvola told the magazine.
Source: The Nordic Page