Tag: Dance
Multicultural children need support from an early age
Diakonia University of Applied Sciences responds to the need with a new online education program that enables early childhood education professionals to specialize in multicultural early childhood education. The training offers professionals the latest researched and professional information on children’s multicultural development and on promoting development and learning. By Marjaana Marttila-OjalaLecturer in social work at […]
Factors to consider when choosing a lender for your personal loan needs
Different lenders may offer different interest rates based on your credit score or other factors such as collateral or cosigner status. Check Rahalaitos.fi compare loan offers and get the best interest rate for your personal loan. Shopping around can help you find the best personal loan offer that meets your needs. Comparison of different personal […]
Finnish MPs weigh religious and cultural issues: Age matters
while less than 60% of older candidates supported this change. Age also seemed to affect attitudes towards church services organized by the school. Almost 60% of younger candidates were willing to remove church attendance from school programs, while only about 40% of older candidates agreed. The eight major political parties generally had a better attitude […]
The dance is free and the most magnificent country in the Nordics
In this podcast you meet David Druid and Katherine Zimmerman who were previously colleagues in Morgonpasset in P3. Here they meet again and talk about politics in their own way and little else. They also have Ekot’s domestic political reporter with them Lova Olsson and the satirist Moa Wallin from the P3 Club. Together, there […]
The training program accelerates nursing education against the shortage
You can apply to the program during the joint application process from 15 to 30 March 2023. The training is intended especially for those who have completed the CNA program. Thanks to the educational background, students can complete their degree in part-time studies in about half the normal time. “The content of the entrance exams […]
The training program accelerates nursing education against the shortage
You can apply to the program during the joint application process from 15 to 30 March 2023. The training is intended especially for those who have completed the CNA program. Thanks to the educational background, students can complete their degree in part-time studies in about half the normal time. “The content of the entrance exams […]
PaintersinGainesville.com: Providing painting services in Gainesville, USA.
“paintersingainesville.com” is a website that offers professional painting services, headquartered in Gainesville, Florida. They have an experienced team and modern equipment that can provide a variety of painting services, including spray painting and wallpaper installation, to create beautiful, long-lasting, and high-quality indoor and outdoor environments for their customers.
The pilot made a circle to show the passengers the aurora borealis
EasyJet pilots who flew from Keflavík to Manchester yesterday made a circle over the North Sea. They did this so that all passengers could admire the magnificent Northern Lights that danced in the night sky. A British photographer who was on the plane returning home with his fiancée told the Manchester Evening News that […] […]
Parliament urges members to avoid using TikTok
“Fundamental misunderstanding”In collaboration with the PET Intelligence Service, CFCS has recently developed a guidebook for mobile device security. The EU has also moved to ban TikTok on employees’ work phones, while Canada became the latest country to do so yesterday as well. Several US states have also banned the service. TikTok is owned by the […]
Kela has sent about 56,000 students a delay reminder about the student health care fee
A total of approximately 275,000 students are required to pay the fee. Most of them, about 213,000 students, paid the health care fee by the due date. About 56,000 students have not yet paid the student healthcare fee. Kela has now sent these students a lateness reminder, which includes a fixed late fee of 5 […]
Tuesday’s papers: Nordic NATO paths diverge, 86,000 secondary school places reserved, more than 50 disco fans love ABBA
Finland’s and Sweden’s NATO applications, school options and senior dance parties are, among other things, in Tuesday’s Finnish newspapers.
A new online service for Ukrainian immigrants to apply for residence in Finland
Housing is essential for immigrants because it enables access to municipal services, including health and social services, childcare and education, and social benefits. Residence is determined based on the applicant’s place of residence, and it is not compulsory to apply for it. Applying is voluntary, but it is highly recommended for those who want to […]
EU adds Russia to black tax havens
The bloc accused Moscow of failing to change a “harmful” benefit tax regime Russia has been added to the EU’s list of “non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes“, The European council notified on Tuesday. The bloc has accused Moscow of maintaining harmful tax practices. According to a statement published on the council’s website, Russian legislation introduced […]
Changes to reimbursement of the costs of treatment abroad
Parliament has approved the amendments to the law on cross-border healthcare. The changes apply to compensations paid by Kela without prior authorization for medical treatment performed in another EU or EEA country, Switzerland or Great Britain. Customers can seek treatment abroad with or without prior permission. Until these changes, Kela has reimbursed the costs of […]
“People cried, laughed and danced”
“All seats were taken. People cried, laughed and danced, creating all kinds of relationships,” says Halla Karen Guðjónsdóttir, Events Manager at Reykjanesbær, about the BPart event that ended yesterday. It is a two-year international project that comes from the Czech Republic and is implemented in cooperation with Iceland. The project takes place in three places. […]
Uje Brandelius “The Melody Festival is a campfire for the LGBTQ community, especially in Europe”
Uje Brandelius: I have also looked down on Melodifestivalen, but today I see how important it is for the LGBTQ community and for Public Service – I have friends who see the competition as low-level art, and of course I have also sometimes felt that way about certain entries. But today I think in a […]
Did you know that ChatGPT can (almost) pass the US Medical Licensing Exam?
A large language model (LLM) or new artificial intelligence (AI) system called ChatGPT is intended to produce writing that resembles a person by predicting future sequences of words. Unlike most chatbots, ChatGPT cannot do online searches. Instead, it produces text based on word relationships that are predicted by internal processes. Kung and colleagues tested ChatGPT’s […]
In 2023, the annual payments of undrawn government-subsidized loans – with the aim of alleviating cost pressures related to housing
The annual payments for state-subsidized loans taken out for the construction, purchase or renovation of rental and right-of-occupancy housing depend on the change in the consumer price index of July of the previous year. The fluctuations of the consumer price index have been quite moderate in recent years: in July of 2015 and 2021, the […]
YLE: The President’s Office rejected the proposal to become the Prime Minister’s security policy advisor
The current system is estimated to work well, and it is based on a clear division of work and responsibilities and smooth and reliable cooperation with the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “Therefore, the agency does not consider it necessary or appropriate to establish a new unit in the prime minister’s […]
The Loviisa nuclear power plant received the green light to continue operating
The current operating licenses for the Loviisa nuclear power plant units expire in 2027 and 2030, and Fortum has applied for a new operating license for both units until 2050. The use permit is granted by the Government on the proposal of the Ministry of Economy. Affairs and employment. Before making the proposal, the Ministry […]
VR acquires new equipment for night train traffic from Škoda Transtech
“We are happy to state that the popularity of night train travel has increased by 17 percent compared to 2018. With these new buses, we want to meet our customers’ wishes and further develop the travel experience. For example, working and eating in your own cabin will be even more comfortable in the future”, says […]
The Helsinki International Ballet Competition will start next week
Participants compete in either the junior series (15-19 years old) or the senior series (20-25 years old) performing both classical ballet and contemporary dance. Applications were received from 151 dancers from around the world. The names of the applicants accepted to IBC Helsinki can be found here. Eight of the approved participants are Finns. Those […]
CPH STAGE 2022: This scene has no boundaries!
Writing a preview of a theater festival is not unlike trying to understand a piece of performance dance or art. Evaluating the work as a whole does not always yield benefits, but analyzing parts of it does. This can often require the author / viewer to re-evaluate everything they thought they knew. In short: annoying. […]
Ballet review: Don Quixote danced from the stage!
‘Don Quixote’, the Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes written in 1605, has the central message that individuals can be right while society is wrong. It was duly considered radical for its time Increasingly in 2022, the same message is both strong and relevant to convey today. More or less the same‘Don Quixote’ was first […]
UK – DK Trade: Learn to meet people
We have all been part of the ‘Future of Work’ experiment for two years. As we, at least in Denmark, return to physical meetings, conferences and events, it is time to reflect on what we have each learned from the process. Bad form on the forumAlthough we have quickly adapted to the time, travel and […]
Becoming an adult on stage
Imagine a summer school from which your children emerged as more mature, rounded and responsible individuals. There’s a catch, right? And as an added bonus: They get to indulge in their deepest passions: singing, dancing and acting.Now, for a decade SceneKunst has run several such schools during the summer holidays. The kids keep coming back […]
VR Finland will suspend freight traffic to Russia by the end of 2022
The termination of the contracts began on Tuesday. According to VR, part of the traffic may continue until the end of the year in accordance with the terms of the contract, if the other party so requests. The company pointed out that it would in principle have to terminate the agreements in accordance with the […]
Sven Melander
In his Sommarprat, Sven Melander says that he is a trained civil engineer – a profession in which he has never worked. Instead, he trained as a journalist and worked for a few years at both Expressen and Aftonbladet. There he meets Åke Cato and we get to know how it went when they became […]
The Helsinki International Ballet Competition selects competitors from a wide range of applicants
Founded in 1984, the Helsinki International Ballet Competition is known and respected worldwide. It offers young dancers the opportunity to advance in their careers, make new contacts and gain experience as a dancer. Participants compete in either the junior series (15-19 years old) or the senior series (20-25 years old). The competition is organized by […]
Website launched to help Ukrainians find work in Denmark
Highway to work‘Partnership for Ukrainians in jobs’ is a joint collaboration between the government, social partners, regions and municipalities. In addition to being updated with links to job sites and other guidance material, it also gives users the opportunity to create CVs and provides an introduction to wage and labor market conditions in Denmark. There […]
The strike by health workers was postponed for two weeks
The nurses’ strike, which began on Friday, April 1, in more than ten hospital districts will be postponed by two weeks, the mediator announced Monday. The change came at the initiative of the Minister of Labor Tuula Haatainen (SDP) has decided that the strike will begin no earlier than April 15 at 6 p.m. The […]
Ewa Fröling – about anger as a driving force
In Swedish Radio’s Sunday interview, you meet the person behind the mask of the public in journalism’s most basic form – the interview. The host is Martin Wicklin. Producer: Hannah Engberg. Contact: [email protected] About Ewa Fröling This summer she turns 70 and it is 40 years since Ewa Fröling had her big breakthrough in Ingmar […]
HS: VR will stop train services between Helsinki and St. Petersburg
The official decision to terminate the service is made by VR. Kauppalehti on Thursday wrote that the state-owned company is prepared to suspend the service in accordance with the instructions of the central government. Tuppurainen told Helsingin Sanomat that train traffic has been offered in such a way that Finns living in Russia can return […]
Settlement proposed in UPM’s protracted labor dispute
On Tuesday, Finland asked the parties to the labor dispute to respond to the settlement proposal by April 10 at 10 a.m. The proposal only applies to UPM’s pulp business employees. Union of Paper Workers stated that it intends to continue negotiations with other business units under the guidance of the national conciliator, considering the […]
Art Review: Louisiana’s 20th Century Women’s Tribute Drips Out of Knowledge
The chronological staging of the ongoing Sonia Delaunay exhibition in Louisiana (which lasts until June 12), which profiles her contribution to 20th-century art and fashion, lends itself to highlighting the astonishing forethought of her work. Similarly, important American playwrights like David Mamet have always been ten years ahead of the play, so was Delaunay, too, […]
The University of Turku offers free study places to Ukrainian students
Turku’s Åbo Akademi University has announced its intention to offer course places to Ukrainian students fleeing the war in their home country. The university said in a statement that students who have been suspended due to the conflict may take “additional courses” for free. Although Ukrainian students are granted study rights, they cannot graduate from […]
Tour children
In the spring of 1959, Swedish folk parks and party places are filled with people who want to hear and experience the band Golden City Dixies from South Africa. The orchestra is the first ever to be allowed to tour Europe from the apartheid regime’s South Africa and two singers and 20 musicians and dancers […]
NATO’s second citizens’ initiative achieves the required 50,000 signatures
Another citizens’ initiative, which requires Finland to apply for membership in the NATO military alliance, has achieved the required 50,000 signatures and will be submitted to parliament for consideration by members of parliament. The initiative – urging the authorities to apply for NATO membership in accordance with its obligation to protect constitutionally protected human rights […]
The King and Queen of Dramaten
– If you have played the Dance of Death and roared for three hours on stage, then you have not had the need to ventilate emotions. You know how tired the other is, because you are just as tired yourself. These are evenings that I can remember as very nice, when you go home together. […]
Upcoming ballet stars in the Helsinki International Ballet Competition
Talented dancers from all over the world compete in the junior (15-19) and senior (20-25) classes. The dancers will be able to perform on an international jury made up of well-known artistic directors of ballet groups and ballet experts. The competition program includes both classical ballet and contemporary dance. The jury is chaired by Madeleine […]
An unprecedented triple Oscar nomination for Danish film
Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s animated documentary ‘Escape ‘(‘ Flee ‘) has just been nominated for three Oscars – an unprecedented achievement. Moments ago, its inclusion on the five-film shortlist for best international feature film, best documentary and best animated film was confirmed by the academy. In the history of the Oscars, the same film has never […]
The availability of Kela taxis has improved – there are still some problems
The choice of Kela’s taxi service provider changed at the turn of the year. There are now two service providers in each area that customers can contact to book a taxi to be reimbursed by Kela. Now, a month after the introduction of the two-provider model, the situation is satisfactory, according to the senior coordinator. […]
Just say it like it is: Step out of your comfort job to land your dream job in 2022
This is the time of year when we set goals. Last year I signed up for my first mini-triathlon and can honestly say it was one of the biggest moments of my life when I crossed the finish line. I’m not a natural athlete (old men ride past me), but that medal hangs proudly on […]
Naughty and bold panther aunts – how the TV series The Golden Girls became style-forming
The Golden Girls began airing in 1985, almost forty years ago. A series of four outspoken older women with an active sex life was then a groundbreaking television concept. We dive deep into the closets of the four main characters, talk TV series vignettes and meet the dancer and choreographer Charlotta Öfverholm who works with […]
Russia’s Norilsk Nickel greener in 2021
The company continued to implement its ESG strategy, which aims to reduce its environmental impact in its operating areas. In 2021, Kola’s MMC metallurgical store in Monchegorsk was closed on March 20, after which all the copper concentrate previously processed at this plant has been sent to the Norilsk division for further processing. As a […]
Timed circadian rhythms
Maybe it’s time to stop staring blindly at what we eat and how we exercise and instead think about when?Timing is more important than you think in order to stay healthy and healthy and iron out the body’s functions, in accordance with the internal clock. The internal biological clock affects all our cells and the […]
The new President of the European Parliament will be elected on 18 January
David Sassoli, President of the European Parliament, died Tuesday night at a cancer center in Aviano, Italy, where he was taken to hospital at the end of December for a serious complication of immune system dysfunction. “In accordance with the Rules of Procedure (Rule 20), the first Vice-President of Parliament will hold a provisional presidency […]
The Epiphany Festival traditionally ends in Finnish Christmas
Finland celebrates Epiphany – one of the oldest Christian holidays – on a public holiday on Thursday. According to the Christian faith, the day is remembered for the arrival of the wise in Bethlehem to bring gifts to the newborn Jesus. The date was originally held from about the third century on the birthday of […]
King, Queen of Sweden tested positive for covid-19
STOCKHOLM, January 4 (Xinhua) – King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden have tested positive for covid-19, the Royal Court stated here on Tuesday. Both have received three doses of vaccine and their symptoms are said to be mild. “The royal couple has isolated themselves at home in accordance with the rules, and […]
The last dance on Fårö
The author Lennart Hellsing, the musician Georg Riedel, the actress Yvonne Lombard, the poet Elisabeth Hermodsson and the estrador Olof Buckard were some in the large group of friends of celebrities from the cultural life of the 60s and 70s. They spent the summers on Fårö with wild parties until dawn and nude swimming on […]
Helsinki has been liberated from the historic social and health care reform
Helsinki residents will not vote in Finland’s historic first regional elections, which are scheduled for later this month. This is because the City of Helsinki is not part of the new “welfare service provinces” that will be created as part of the reform of social and health services (also known as “sote”). In accordance with […]
Rickard Söderberg
Opera singer Rickard Söderberg has sung on several of the opera world’s big stages and been a radio host for “Operahuset i P2” and on SVT for “Gatans kör” and “Hjälp! I’m going to the opera ”. Rickard Söderberg has also participated in “Melodifestivalen”, “Let’s dance” and “Körslaget”. Rickard Söderberg is up to date with […]
On Christmas Day, poor driving conditions in the western areas
Driving conditions are poor in Western and Southwestern Finland all Saturday, says the road information service Fintraffic. The company said visibility to the west and southwest was poor due to snowfall and drift. The Finnish Meteorological Institute forecasts that road conditions in the western regions will be poor until Saturday night and will be issued […]
