Tag: Conscience

  • This is how Australia should stop troublesome managers

    This is how Australia should stop troublesome managers

    In Australia, a law is being voted through which means that anyone who neglects to answer work emails, text messages or calls during their free time should be able to do so with a clear conscience – without being able to be punished by the employer. But what does the law mean? Why has it…

  • VMA in Själevad in Örnsköldsvik municipality, Västernorrland county

    VMA in Själevad in Örnsköldsvik municipality, Västernorrland county

    Dozing off when the morning alarm goes off and putting off getting up is a watershed moment in morning routines. Some love it. Others hate it. And some love to hate it. For a long time, the view of snoozing has been that it is bad for your sleep and your health. But when sleep…

  • Hurricane Katrina

    Hurricane Katrina

    – I hate to have to say this but we don’t have enough body bags. That warning goes out on local radio station WWL New Orleans just before the hurricane hits the city. – People were advised to write their names in permanent ink on their arms so that you would at least know who…

  • Light in the dungeon: Roger Waters and Yanis Varofakis visit Julian Assange in Belmarsh prison

    Light in the dungeon: Roger Waters and Yanis Varofakis visit Julian Assange in Belmarsh prison

    On a gloomy Saturday, he received a visit Yanis VaroufakisFounder of DiEM25, alongside Roger Waters and his wife Stellawhich has brought her plight back into the limelight. Yanis Varoufakis, who is no stranger to controversy for his opposition to austerity policies and bold economic ideologies, has been an ardent supporter of Assange. The visit, which…

  • Too much candy, honey: how a municipal pilot helps Danish children reduce their “candy” intake

    Furthermore, approximately 20 percent of the Danes’ daily energy intake is covered by sweets, whereas a maximum of only 5 percent is recommended. In total, the average person in Denmark consumes 6.6 kilos of sweets each year – and this figure does not even include chocolate! Get rid of your child’s sweet tooth!A high intake…

  • Helsinki Pride welcomes Center and Kokoomus affiliated organizations as partners

    Helsinki Pride welcomes Center and Kokoomus affiliated organizations as partners

    “We sincerely appreciate the long-term work of these actors for human rights. We have more goals that bring us together than divide us, the advocacy said press release. The announcement came about a week after it was announced that the protection of interests of gender and sexual minorities has refused to cooperate with the Helsinki…

  • Helsinki Pride explains why it has not cooperated with two political parties

    Helsinki Pride explains why it has not cooperated with two political parties

    He added that such discussions have been held annually for decades. The board met twice to weigh its decision on both parties, and the very first meeting sparked a serious debate about whether the community should limit partnerships with all political parties, on which regular feedback is received. The meeting concluded that the matter is…

  • HS: Helsinki Pride refuses to cooperate with Keskusta

    HS: Helsinki Pride refuses to cooperate with Keskusta

    He declined to comment on other partner choices, citing that they have yet to be announced. – The coalition has raised the issue, so I can only comment on this for the party, he explained to the newspaper. On February 1, members of Parliament voted 113 in favor and 69 against. Both the center and…

  • The trade reform clarifies the committee despite the opposition of the center and basic Finns

    The trade reform clarifies the committee despite the opposition of the center and basic Finns

    He added that the change requires that a person who changes their legal gender marker for the first time cannot do so until at least a year has passed since the previous change, unless there is a special reason for the change. Päivälehti pointed out that one of the key parts of the bill is…

  • Finland’s transaction reform collides in the parliamentary committee

    Finland’s transaction reform collides in the parliamentary committee

    “We came to the unanimous conclusion that we have no chance of getting this across the finish line today,” he said, declining both to shed light on what has complicated the process and to speculate on when the statement might be finalized. Since the reform will be implemented by the end of the election period,…

  • Catalonia declared independence 5 years ago

    Catalonia declared independence 5 years ago

    Faced with this Spanish reaction, the Catalan government of Carles Puigdemont found no other option than to declare the independence of Catalonia, for which the people had voted. The declaration of independence was unanimously approved by the Catalan Parliament and has now been declared historically. More than 70 countries expressed their views on the issue,…

  • Green spotlight: Time for brave choices

    Green spotlight: Time for brave choices

    Turn off the light when not in use. Keep your shower short. Do not turn on the heat too early in autumn. Suddenly the energy companies want to save energy! “It’s all about the pennies and not the climate,” complains Charlotte, a 26-year-old newly graduated engineer. Obsessed with plastic pollution, it took her many months…

  • Russian coach tears in American journalist after speculation about daughter

    Russian coach tears in American journalist after speculation about daughter

    Eteri Tutberidze attacked figure skating journalist Dave Lease Russian figure skating coach Eteri Tutberidze has branded American journalist Dave Lease “full of shit” after fueling speculation that Tutberidze’s daughter could switch to the US team while discussing aspects of her private life. Rumors in recent weeks have suggested that Tutberidze’s daughter Diana Davis and her…

  • Agnes Wold must always say as it is

    Agnes Wold must always say as it is

    Most recently, she reassured us that we do not have to have a bad conscience if we have a sedentary job. She is, together with the radio profile Christer Lundberg, behind one of the country’s most listened-to podcasts – Ask Agnes Wold (where she answers questions from the listeners, among other things).

  • The Finnish government announced a proposal to reform the Nature Conservation Act

    The Finnish government announced a proposal to reform the Nature Conservation Act

    “When I started this job, I said it was important to others [electoral] the term is to make the loss of biodiversity one of the biggest issues of the time alongside the climate crisis, Minister for the Environment and Climate Change Emma Kari (Green) comments Helsingin Sanomat on Wednesday. “[Biodiversity loss] is also making progress…

  • Russia’s history in 10 paintings

    Russia’s history in 10 paintings

    These Russian artists have depicted the most vital and dramatic events of Russia’s ten centuries of existence. Vasilij Perov. The first Christians in Kyiv (1880) State Russian Museum Christianity, which comes from the Byzantine Empire, began to spread across Russia long before the country’s official baptism of Kiev’s Prince Vladimir 988. According to some sources,…

  • Marin’s SDP presents NATO bid and paves the way for a formal decision on Sunday

    Marin’s SDP presents NATO bid and paves the way for a formal decision on Sunday

    prime minister Sanna MarinThe Social Democratic Party has officially supported Finland’s NATO membership. The party council of the largest parliamentary group met for several hours on Saturday afternoon in Helsinki. The 60-member council gave the green light to NATO’s application with 53-5 votes and two abstentions. The vote was expected after a unanimous yes vote…

  • Finland’s last statue of Lenin is a heated debate

    Finland’s last statue of Lenin is a heated debate

    A larger-than-life bust of Lenin stands in a hidden park in the southeastern city of Kotka – but after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the monument is suddenly at the center of a national debate. The sculpture was given as a gift in 1979 from the Estonian twin city of Kotka in Tallinn, which was…

  • Crunch time: Finnish and Swedish leaders announce NATO position this week

    Crunch time: Finnish and Swedish leaders announce NATO position this week

    The Finnish and Swedish Social Democratic parties will decide on possible NATO applications this weekend. On Monday, the Prime Minister of Sweden Magdalena AnderssonThe SDP said it would make its position clear on Sunday, the day after Finland’s sister party led by the prime minister. Sanna Marin. President of both Marin and Finland Sauli Niinistö…

  • Basic Finns, Christian Democrats back NATO application

    Basic Finns, Christian Democrats back NATO application

    One of Finland’s largest opposition parties, the Basic Finns, said it supported Finland’s application to NATO. Party chairman Riikka Purra said the party council voted 61-3 in favor of membership. He spoke at a press conference in Helsinki on Saturday afternoon, which began more than an hour later than originally planned. The second largest opposition…

  • Beans with benefits: Roasting up in Valby

    Beans with benefits: Roasting up in Valby

    Did you know that Denmark is among the largest consumers of coffee in the world? In 2019, the Danes were in a total of fourth place – they consume about 8.7 kg per person each year. Yes, people here can drink coffee pretty much any time of the day and occasion. Another aspect that is…

  • Russia may try to find weak links with MPs during the NATO debate, the expert warns

    Russia may try to find weak links with MPs during the NATO debate, the expert warns

    Deputies may be intimidated or pressured by Russia when the debate on Finland’s possible NATO membership begins in Parliament next week. Jukka SavolainenThe head of Hybrid CoE’s Vulnerability and Resilience Unit told Yle that Russia is expected – but not certain – to seek to influence the debate. Hybrid CoE, or European Center of Excellence…

  • How Swedish Prince Gustav traveled to Russia and never returned

    How Swedish Prince Gustav traveled to Russia and never returned

    The story had all the prerequisites for a romantic film: a destitute prince flees to Russia and wants to marry the tsar’s daughter. However, the story did not end so happily. And the truth itself can be more complicated. “Drunk with wine, Gustav threatened to burn down Moscow if they did not let him leave…

  • Quarrel between old besties and a white lie in the Riksdag

    Quarrel between old besties and a white lie in the Riksdag

    Since the Green Party broke up with the government and the Social Democrats themselves control the government, they have presented several proposals that the Green Party is very angry about, demands for ID checks at the Swedish border and an extra thousand kroner for car owner refugees and the climate, two of MPs’ parade issues.…

  • Part 1 of 5. Estonia 1994

    Part 1 of 5. Estonia 1994

    About Before-After Estonia 1994 Before-After is Sveriges Radio Drama’s audio drama initiative about historical turning points in Sweden, where society has gone from a before to an after. Before-After Estonia 1994 is about the sinking of the passenger ferry Estonia and depicts three different timelines, all based on the disaster when the ship sank. A…

  • I refuse to listen to Russia’s national anthem: Szczesny insists on not playing World Cup qualifiers for Poland

    Warsaw [Poland]February 26 (ANI): Poland’s goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny on Saturday called on FIFA and UEFA to take action and hold the Russian Federation accountable for their actions. Earlier in the day, the Polish Football Association also decided not to play its final game in the 2022 World Cup with Russia in Moscow on March 24…

  • Russian forces are trying to take control of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, says President Zelensky

    Russian forces are trying to take control of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, says President Zelensky

    Kiev [Ukraine]February 24 (ANI): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday that Russian occupying forces were trying to take control of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. “Russian occupation forces are trying to seize the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Our defenders are giving their lives so that the tragedy of 1986 will not be repeated. Reported…

  • Erkan Özgen’s Wonderland will start a series of three media arts at EMMA

    Erkan Özgen’s Wonderland will start a series of three media arts at EMMA

    Wonderland is a touching, wordless story about 13-year-old Muhammad and his family fleeing the Syrian city of Kobanî when attacked by Islamic State (ISIS) forces in 2014. In a short video, Muhammad, deaf and unable to speak, conveys a first-hand account of these traumatic events using only life sounds. Wonderland will be on display in…

  • Latvian NGOs demand that the Finnish authorities stop prosecuting Päivi Räsänen

    Latvian NGOs demand that the Finnish authorities stop prosecuting Päivi Räsänen

    Finland is a democratic country close to Latvia and has for many years been an example in building and consolidating a democratic society in which every citizen has the right to express his or her views with dignity on the basis of his or her religious and philosophical beliefs. Latvian NGOs believe that the accusations…

  • Hockey national teams were thrown off the plane in a row

    Hockey national teams were thrown off the plane in a row

    Passengers were outraged that Russians were not wearing masks before being ordered by an airplane, claimed a rival coach whose team was also removed after the junior World Cup was canceled. Russian players and staff were not allowed to take a flight because outraged Canadian passengers complained that they were not wearing masks, an official…

  • Finnish films compete for the 2022 Golden Globe Awards

    Finnish films compete for the 2022 Golden Globe Awards

    Nevertheless, in December 2021, nominations were nominated for the category of the best non-English-language film, including many notable participants such as Almodovar, Verhoeven, Sorrentino, Ozon, Ducournau, Farhadi. There are six films from Finland among the applicants. All films are co-productions except for the film “A blind man who didn’t want to see the Titanic”, which…

  • We decided to get rich

    We decided to get rich

    – Imagine never having to long for a holiday, to have a life you do not have to take a holiday from. – Our goal is to have a fantastic everyday life, instead of needing a fantastic escape from everyday life. That’s what Jan and Caroline Bolmeson in Malmö say, who ten years ago decided…

  • A line of student racism sparks a colonial board game discussion

    A line of student racism sparks a colonial board game discussion

    A popular Finnish board game star of Africa, or the African star, has been at the center of a lively social media debate in recent days. The discussion began when several first-year geography students at the University of Helsinki dressed as African star figures to participate in a game-themed event organized by the students. A…