Speculation around Finland’s 2024 presidential election is accelerating, and the media is increasingly reporting on potential candidates for the post.
An Evening News According to the report, the Governor of the Bank of Finland Olli Rehn (Center) and the Minister of Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto (Greens) are still in mind when it comes to changing presidents Sauli Niinistö whose second term is coming to an end.
However, the surprise news of the survey was the appearance Mika Aaltola on the president’s favorite list. Aaltola, director of the Foreign Policy Institute, has been prominent in the domestic media since Russia occupied Ukraine.
"I don’t remember anything like that happening before – a real dark horse. Aaltola’s rating is unbelievable for someone who is not involved in party politics," Juho Rahkonen opinion poll on Economic Research told IS.
In the survey, Aaltola (32 per cent) ranked behind Prime Minister Rehn (49 per cent) and Haavisto (45 per cent). Sanna Marin (SDP), 35 percent and ex-PM Alexander Stubb (NCP), 34 percent.
Alive but pronounced dead
What is it like to deal with one’s own death? Readers Hufvudstadsbladet have accumulated in the story of a retiree from Sipoo Rita Tackman who, after a call to his bank, found out why his bank card had been repeatedly rejected – he had been registered dead by the authorities.
A Swedish-language daily explains that a human error related to visiting Rita’s local hospital triggered a chain of events that took months to clear.
"It has been a very difficult time. I have waited in numerous phone queues, filled out a lot of paperwork and personally visited various agencies," he told HBL.
28,000 year battery?
Onkalo, the Finnish deep geological disposal facility for spent nuclear fuel, has been a global leader in the treatment of hazardous radioactive waste for many years.
But are there other solutions? Business every day Economic life reports of researchers recycling nuclear waste to create radioactive diamond batteries.
California-based startup NDB plans to launch a nano-diamond battery next year, according to TE, and points out the company expects batteries to last up to 28,000 years.