Tag: Hämeenlinna
Economic survey: Tampere is still the most attractive city in Finland
The popularity of all three cities increased by two percentage points from the previous year. Timo MyllymäkiTaloustuktuikma's senior vision manager, stated that Tampere in particular is a national attraction – the city is among the top three for the residents of eight regions, including Pirkanmaa. “The appeal of Tampere is broad,” he summed up. Espoo,…
Veikkaus is preparing for a turning point in the industry: Job cuts and strategic reform on the horizon
In line with this development, Veikkaus is renewing its personnel structure and focusing on strengthening competence in its core business areas. 825 employees participated in the recently concluded change negotiations, which began at the beginning of September. These discussions are part of Veikkaus’ strategy to maintain market leadership in Finland and compete internationally. The reorganization…
The slowest rent increase is still in the capital region
The biggest increase in rents was in Oulu, where rents rose by 2.5%. Martti KorhonenStatistics Finland’s senior actuary says: “The privately financed rental market continues to struggle with inflation and cost growth through rent increases. This situation is particularly clear in the capital region, where there is currently an oversupply of small rental apartments. Regional…
Good air quality in the capital region 2022 – Main emission sources: Traffic and wood burning
Factors that worsen the air quality in the capital region are traffic exhaust emissions, road dust and emissions from wood burning. Traffic primarily contributes to emissions of exhaust gases such as nitrogen dioxide and road dust into the air. “The amount of traffic in the capital region increased last year, which increased nitrogen dioxide concentrations…
Summer in the museums and castles of the National Museum – Tips for summer trips
The Arabian Art Department Association brings contemporary ceramics to Hvitträski The Arabian Art Department Association is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year by combining contemporary ceramics with the unique environment of Hvitträski. Each artist of the association has their own unique way of working with clay. The artworks on display showcase the many possibilities of…
Real estate transactions at the level of the 1990s, says the Land Survey
The slow activity of the housing market throughout the spring can also be seen in the reduction of completed real estate transactions. By the beginning of June, around 19,630 real estate deals were made, which is 21% less than at the same time last year. In 2022, around 24,810 real estate transactions were made in…
The majority of district heating companies are increasing their prices, according to Omakotiliito’s comparison
Omakotilito’s report shows that there are different pricing differences in the monthly payments for district heating. The fixed monthly fee based on power capacity (power) ranges from 22.68 euros to 117.60 euros. Of the companies that participated in the survey, 59 have increased their fixed monthly fee based on power capacity, one has decreased it…
The Criminal Sanctions Institute brings virtual reality-assisted rehabilitation to prisoners in everyday situations
Currently, these programs are in use in Hämeenlinna, Jyväskylä and Oulu prisons. The Virtual Forest program developed by the University of Tampere has been used in sessions led by a prison psychologist. The program has been helpful for relaxation and mood regulation. HUS has created virtual reality programs to manage anxiety, which have been utilized…
Suomen VR will give up its 25 passenger stations in the next few years
Stations are offered primarily to cities and towns. “Cities and municipalities have many needs and wishes for the development of services and land use in the vicinity of stations. Transferring the stations to their own ownership facilitates the development of mobility services, travel chains and urban structures in general based on local needs. said Erkka…
VR railways sells 25 stations
State-owned VR will give up its 25 passenger stations, including Hämeenlinna, Riihimäki and Lahti passenger stations.
Apartment rents are rising in Finland, but most outside the capital region
The biggest rent increases were seen in Hämeenlinna, Oulu and Rovaniemi.
Olivia and Leo are still the most popular children’s names in Finland
A little variation in the most popular names of Finnish speakers For children born in Finland in 2022, Olivia was the first name for 276 girls and Leo for 376 boys. They were the most popular names in 2021 as well, and Leo has been the most popular boy’s name since 2019. In 2022, the…
Kuusi was hospitalized after the fire in Lahti; Suspected arson in the Hämeenlinna school fire
Two fires early Monday left many homes and a school unusable. Police suspect foul play in one of the fires.
The study considers the merits of the high-speed train connection between Helsinki and Tampere
The price of the new rail connection was estimated at 5.3 billion euros, and the cost of the current renovation was slightly less than one billion euros. The runway, a long-distance train connection from Pasila via Helsinki-Vantaa to Kerava, was included in the costs of the new link as a prerequisite for the infrastructure project.…
Inflation to a 40-year high, family planning and more wind power: Finland in the world press
In addition, Nieminen says that the rise in consumer prices started in the second half of 2021. Due to the Ukraine crisis and subsequent international sanctions, prices rose steadily in May. The main reason for inflation in 2022 was the rise in loan interest rates and the rise in food and energy prices. The peak…
Train traffic is slowly returning to normal after the suspected vandalism
Train traffic in South-Central Finland returned to normal on Monday afternoon, when a cable fault interrupted traffic between Tampere and Riihimäki. The state railway company VR announced the cancellations shortly after 9 a.m. and predicted that the repairs would be completed sometime in the afternoon. The Finnish Transport Agency said in a tweet that the…
VR pays its customers 200,000 euros for the lateness of Midsummer
The state railway company VR has processed almost thousands of compensation claims submitted by passengers for major traffic delays during the Midsummer weekend. The company said it had received a total of almost 10,000 customer compensation claims. The situation was caused by the delay in the construction of the track in Lempäälä municipality, which caused…
Suomen VR has hundreds of thousands of compensation claims for delays
The delays were particularly bad, up to 24 hours long, for passengers on overnight trains. Helsingin Sanomat, e.g. wrote about a passenger whose train from Pasila to Rovaniemi was stuck in Hämeenlinna for 16 hours. Read more: Finland’s railway traffic in chaos due to the delay of the bridge replacement project (June 28, 2022) Merja…
Finnish rail traffic was disrupted due to delays in the bridge renewal project
“Demolition of the old bridge took longer than expected” Maija LavapuroThe project manager from the Finnish Transport Agency told YLE on Monday. The state railway company VR replaced the train traffic between Tampere and Toijala with buses, but in Hämeenlinna, Parkano, Tampere and Toijala, trains with a total of 4,000 passengers were stuck for hours.…
The Finnish Motorcycle Association ordered the district court to cease all activities
Prosecutor Timo Honkahuhta stated to the broadcaster that the decision was “expected and absolutely necessary” in view of the damage caused to society by the organizations. The prosecutor had argued that the main and dominant purpose of the organizations was to commit crimes and considered that the organizations were structured in such a way that…
The Finnish Immigration Service to establish new reception centers 6 May
Most Ukrainians fleeing to Finland are staying in private accommodation. Some of the new reception centers are branches of existing reception centers. The Finnish Immigration Service continues to increase the number of accommodation places in existing reception centers. The Finnish Immigration Service is responsible for the coordination, planning and supervision of the reception system. The…
The Finnish Immigration Service will set up new reception centers on 21 April
Most Ukrainians fleeing to Finland stay in private housing. Some of the new reception centers are branches of existing reception centers. The Finnish Immigration Service will continue to add accommodation in existing reception centers. The Finnish Immigration Service is responsible for coordinating, planning and supervising the reception system. The Finnish Immigration Service has reception centers…
Authorities launch artificial intelligence project to modernize Finnish prison workforce
The Criminal Sanctions Agency (CSA) intends to help prisoners improve their digital skills through a project in four Finnish prisons. In Helsinki, Hämeenlinna, Sukeva and Turku, a year-long experiment uses artificial intelligence (AI) to provide prisoners with the skills they need in modern work and study environments. "Teaching artificial intelligence is easy in a closed…
Norway and Finland are only Sweden’s satellites
Past Xander BrettTravel editor The Croft Magazine // Traveling as a student on both sides of the Nordic superpower, it is clear that obedience remains even in independence. Last month I ended up in Estonia: a small country that, now that I will think about it, is not so different from Slovenia in the Balkans…
Finnish customs seized a record amount of snuff
New Customs statistics show a booming black market for snus and a huge increase in smuggling. In 2011, customs seized more than 30 kilos of snus, last year more than 9,000 kilos. The smuggling of snus has become more professional over the years. It is an oral tobacco product that is usually placed under the…
Police: The most dangerous streets in Helsinki, Jyväskylä, Turku Finland
The streets of Helsinki, Jyväskylä and Turku were the most dangerous in the country last year, says the security index published by the police on Thursday. The police have used the index to monitor the security of Finnish cities for the past 10 years, including the number of crimes such as burglary, assault and drunk…
60,000 tracks: Snowshoes create Finland’s largest snow drawing
Finland’s largest-ever snow drawing was created this weekend in Hattula, just over 100 kilometers north of Helsinki. The average diameter of the pattern is 220 meters. The centerpiece of the work is a starfish, around which other seafood is grouped. Janne Pyykköthe designer of the drawing said there are 60,000 individual snowshoe tracks in the…
The consumption footprint of Helsinki residents is larger than in many others
However, residents of many other municipalities may not be able to make the same choices when it comes to food and exercise. Energy is Helsinki’s main culprit. The use of fossil fuels in the production of district heating increases the consumption footprint of residents by more than 3.4 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent. Helsinki Energy…
Stora Enso, SSAB:n ennätysjälkeinen tulos; Wärtsilä nousi 53 %
Suurimmalle osalle suomalaisista pörssiyhtiöistä nyt kolmatta vuotta alkava koronaviruskausi on ollut kannattava. Tämä trendi jatkuu perjantaina julkistettujen neljännen vuosineljänneksen tulosten perusteella. Metsäteollisuusjätti Stora Enso teki koko viime vuoden kaikkien aikojen parhaan liiketuloksensa. Se nousi 650 miljoonalla eurolla 1,5 miljardiin euroon. Liikevaihto kasvoi 19 prosenttia vuodentakaisesta lähes 11 miljardiin euroon. Vuoden 2021 loppu toi sellun ja…
HS: Nearly 50 municipalities were left unrepresented in county councils
The largest of the municipalities was the municipality of Akaa with more than 16,000 inhabitants in Pirkanmaa. A total of 25 municipal candidates competed for the position of Pirkanmaa Welfare Services Council. Voting turnout in Aka was only 44.2 per cent, which is 5.2 percentage points less than in Pirkanmaa and 3.3 percentage points lower…
See: Reindeer jogging in the Helsinki region
Helsinki police are trying to catch a reindeer roaming the wooded area of Hämeenlinnanväylä in the Hague area of the capital. "It has apparently been identified as a bona fide reindeer, which probably means it is someone’s pet," said Lili Schatz, communications specialist from the Helsinki Police. Police urged motorists on Twitter to be careful…