Tag: Kotka
The 130th anniversary of Martta Wendelin’s art: the exhibition opens in Valamo
Martta Wendelin was one of the most famous Finnish illustrators in the early 20th century. The calm atmosphere of his illustrations and the authentic depictions of home and family life were important to Finns. The idyllic image of the Finnish way of life through the seasons and calendar celebrations was conveyed especially in his illustrations […]
The strike threatens to disrupt bus traffic in cities across Finland from Wednesday
AKT and the Confederation of Road Transport Employers (ALT) did not reach an agreement on the bus drivers’ conditions on Monday. According to the national mediator, the two labor market organizations will meet again on Tuesday to try to resolve their differences. Anu Pajavaara. Harri PasanenAKP’s advocacy director, considered yesterday, while the negotiations were still […]
Strikes in ports and road transport begin after transport workers reject the new conditions
Lako’s largest ports are Hamina-Kotka, Helsinki, Hanko, Kokkola, Naantali, Pori, Oulu, Rauma, Turku and Uusikaupunki. When 90 percent of Finland’s goods exports are handled in ports, a strike could have serious consequences for Finland’s foreign trade. The strikes in the truck, tank and oil product segments of road transport began at midnight. Ismo KokkoACP chairman […]
A Finnish city pays 177,000 euros to get a sunken boat bar out of the harbor
The company that owned and operated the bar went bankrupt last summer, when the city of Kotka had to pay for the facility’s surface treatment.
Internationalization awards of the President of the Republic to Kempower, K. Hartwall, Andritz and Kasvuryhmä Suomi
The Internationalization Award of the President of the Republic is awarded annually in recognition of internationally successful companies or organizations. The candidates were proposed by several business organizations. “In addition to international success, this year’s evaluation emphasized sustainable development and the ethics of operations, as well as the effects on Finnish know-how, innovation, employment development […]
Kotka removes Finland’s last remaining statue of Lenin
The statue will be transferred to the Kymenlaakso museum, which will decide whether to use it in the exhibition or not.
Magpie: Finland does not accept the rail gauge changes requested by the European Commission
Finland’s standard track width is 1,524 millimeters, close to the track width used in Russia. Harakka said on Tuesday that the proposed transition to a narrower gauge is unreasonable and unacceptable for Finland. He added that the country should be granted an exception from the requirement to switch to the European gauge. “Finland does not […]
THL expert: Influenza season can be more intense, come earlier
It is possible that the flu season will start earlier and be more severe this fall Katja KotkavaaraInfectious disease control doctor at the Health and Welfare Institute (THL). During the first two years of the coronavirus pandemic, many developed the habit of avoiding contact with others, washing their hands and using plenty of hand sanitizer. […]
The fate of the Walrus is causing outrage online
The death of a walrus that made headlines in Finland for several days has sparked controversy on social media, which has led to harsh criticism of those responsible for helping the animal. The news of the rare occurrence of a walrus on the shores of southern Finland first surfaced last week, when the animal washed […]
The attempt to save the walrus fails – experts are looking for the cause of death
A walrus that landed several times in southeast Finland in recent days died while being transported to the Helsinki Korkeasaari Wildlife Hospital, the zoo tweeted late Tuesday evening. According to the zoo, the combination of the animal’s weakened condition and the ordeal associated with its examination and transport was too much for it. The condition […]
Helsinki Zoo is preparing to handle a walrus "bad shape"
The walrus, which has rarely appeared in the waters of southern Finland, is not doing well after wandering 150 meters from the river bank to the backyard in Kotka on Tuesday morning. The plans to transfer the animal to Helsinki’s Korkeasaari Zoo were still in progress on Tuesday evening, but it remained unclear whether the […]
See: Mursu continues to visit Finns in backyards in Kotka
Finland’s most famous walrus, which has recently made headlines after appearing on the south coast, has rolled onto land again – this time to the yard of Kotka’s home. The residents of the home informed the rescue service on Tuesday morning about a walrus that was resting in their backyard along the Nummenjoki, about 150 […]
The walrus destroyed equipment worth more than 10,000 euros, says a Kotka fisherman
A female walrus that got lost in the Baltic Sea has caused a stir after appearing last Thursday in Hamina on the southeast coast of Finland, where it stayed until Saturday. On Sunday, it appeared about 30 km west in Suulisniemi, just south of the port city of Kotka. There it became entangled in the […]
Finland receives a record amount of 80.78 million euros in EU funding for transport projects
The European Commission granted a total of 5.8 billion euros in funding, of which 2.48 billion euros came from general appropriations. Some of the funding decisions were already made on April 7, 2022. In the 2021 application round, a total of EUR 101.9 million was awarded to projects in Finland. The Commission grants funding to […]
Overdose deaths are increasing in Finland
According to the Finnish Institute of Health and Welfare (THL), drug overdose deaths have increased in recent years. In 2015, 141 people died from accidental drug overdoses. By 2020, the number of deaths increased to 228. Kotka police sergeant Sanna Aatola said his job makes drug abuse a part of everyday life. More than 20 […]
The activity of ticks is increasing in the south, fading after Midsummer in the Oulu region
During the spring and early summer, more than 36,000 tick observations have been reported to the University of Turku. Punkkilive website. These point to particularly high concentrations of parasitic spiders on the south coast, as well as many observations from the Oulu region. "The predominant species in Oulu is taiga, which makes up about 98 […]
Finland’s last Lenin monument removed from Streets of southern city
A statue of a Russian leader Vladimir Ilyich Lenin will be removed from the Streets of the city of Kotka in southeastern Finland, and relocated to a museum, following a decision by the city council on Monday evening. The removal means that no large Monuments to the Russian Revolutionary and politician will be present on […]
HS: More than EUR 80 million in Russian assets frozen in Finland
“We don’t want to see vandalism of wagons or people breaking into machine yards, causing accidents,” he explained. Eljas KoistinenCommercial Director of VR Transport. Helsingin Sanomat emphasized on Saturday that the stopped wagons could become a 20-kilometer-long train, about 20 times longer than Finland’s longest freight trains. According to Koistinen, the number of wagons is […]
HS: Finland has confiscated more than 80 million euros in Russian assets
The Finnish authorities have frozen assets worth more than 80 million euros due to sanctions imposed on Russia, Helsingin Sanomat said on Sunday. The property was owned by Russian individuals and entities subject to EU sanctions following an attack on Ukraine almost three months ago. More than 1,000 individuals and 80 communities have been frozen […]
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 […]
What Russia looked like in 1982
The early 1980s was the period known as the Era of Stagnation, or as Leonid Brezhnev called it – real socialism. The Soviet leader who had ruled for almost two decades eventually died that year, setting the country on the path to the period of change known as Perestroika. The Soviet leader, the general secretary […]
Customs have seized 21 pleasure boats, possibly owned by oligarchs
Rakshit told YLE that customs authorities are currently investigating whether the yachts belong to individuals or companies that are subject to sanctions by the 27-nation bloc over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. If officials receive confirmation of ownership, the Yacht will be confiscated by the Authority. According to Customs, one yacht in Finland has already been […]
Prosecutors filed charges against neo-Nazi members "Towards freedom" group
Helsinki District Prosecutor has charged five neo-Nazi people with ethnic incitement "Towards freedom" group. Helsinki District Prosecutor Maija Päivinen The charges are related in Tampere and Turku two years ago on 26-27. January, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, events. Päivinen pointed out "Towards freedom" has participated in events around the country, including Helsinki, Jyväskylä, Pori, Kotka, […]
The expert calls for a change in schools’ attitudes towards multilingual students
According to the interpreter of language and culture and the early childhood educator, multilingualism is a valuable resource Nadezda Kärmeniemi. However, he says that children who speak more than one mother tongue get into different attitudes in schools across Finland. Polyglot children usually learn new languages faster than monolingual ones and have better abilities to […]
Thursday’s newspapers: The future of telework, Åland returns Covid tests, children in trucks
Earlier this week, it was reported that the Finnish government intends to end its national telework recommendation before March. Jyväskylän Central Finland It is reported in the morning papers that, according to a recent opinion poll, 55 per cent of Finns who worked remotely during the coronavirus pandemic would like to continue working remotely either […]
UPM favors Rotterdam over a billion-euro biofuel refinery instead of Kotka
The Finnish forestry company UPM has announced that plans to build a new-generation biofuel refinery in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam are progressing. "Work continues in Rotterdam, where the operating environment is more favorable for the biofuels business," managing director Jussi Pesonen wrote a opinion the company’s result for 2021 will be announced. Another […]
The University of Oulu announces a 6G partnership with Jion
efficient manufacturing, new personal smart device environments and experiences such as city computers and autonomous traffic settings. “The University of Oulu and Jio Estonia OU announced a collaboration. The collaboration will help create a solid foundation for exploring 6G and other opportunities in the world,” the University of Oulu said in a press release. According […]
HS: Dozens of Finnish municipalities lowered, 16 raised tax rates in 2022
The largest municipalities that specified their tax rates were Kotka in Kymenlaakso and Nurmes, a locality of about 9,500 inhabitants in Eastern Finland. Taivassalo, with a population of 2,000 in Southwest Finland, introduced the largest tax cuts, reducing the tax rate from 20.5 per cent to 19.5 per cent. Of the large municipalities, the largest […]
Nursing schools are struggling to attract applicants, without filling thousands of places
Finnish polytechnics struggle to complete nursing courses, despite the fact that there is a well-documented shortage of health care professionals in the country. "When you think about the current picture of nursing, frankly, it’s scary. It doesn’t attract people, it drives them out of the industry," Katri Ryttyläinen-Korhonen, Xamkin ‘s head of education told Yle. […]
Work in Finnish ports came to a halt yesterday due to ACP solidarity
Steveco has port terminals in Helsinki and Kotka. Immonen emphasized to the news agency that the work stoppage was organized at a particularly difficult time, as there is already container congestion in the ports after the holidays and because there will not be a full working week next week due to the Epiphany. – It […]
A large Finnish port that converts wastewater from cargo ships into biogas
The conversion of cargo ship waste into biogas, which can be used as fuel for trucks, has been started in the port of Hamina-Kotka in southern Finland. Located in Kymenlaakso along the Gulf of Finland, the port is one of the busiest seaports in the country, receiving an average of 2,500 cargo vessels per year. […]
The pandemic is worsening in the Kemi-Tornio area and in Kymenlaakso; Health authorities are demanding new restrictions
Health authorities in southwestern Lapland said on Wednesday that the Covid situation in the West Ostrobothnia Hospital District has worsened and re-entered the community infection phase. The West Ostrobothnia Pandemic Working Group warned of the risk of overcrowding in medical facilities as infections increased. It stressed that even a large number of unvaccinated increases the […]
The Finnish Climate Change Panel calls for action to adapt to the effects of climate change
The report warns that future low-pressure systems will contain more moisture and increase rainfall, especially between October and February. “From the scenarios, we can conclude that rains pose great risks. Analyzes show more reliably that it is raining. For example, wind is not a risk that grows as much, ” Hilppa Gregow, Research Professor in […]
Monday Magazines: Income Transfers, More Help for Victims of Sexual Violence, Baby Names
Helsinki every day Helsingin sanomat newspaper writes that last year in Finland about 4.4 million people received benefits paid by Kela. This means that 80 percent of the population received some form of public financial support. This chapter recently came into discussion when Mikko Kautto, The CEO of the Finnish Center for Pensions, criticized the […]
The mysterious 18th century warship product was taken from the Gulf of Finland
At the weekend, a marine archaeologist from the Finnish Heritage Agency Minna Koivikko enjoyed one of the highlights of his career when he was given a lion’s head carved from wood from an 18th-century shipwreck. "It was the same feeling as holding your own baby in your hand. It’s like feeling like you’re really on […]
The Finnish Immigration Service reduces the capacity of the reception center while the number of new asylum seekers remains small
The number of new arrivals has also been low this year, with 356 new asylum applications lodged between January and June 2021. At the top of the list of new asylum seekers were citizens of Afghanistan, Iraq and Somalia. – As international travel has become easier since the spring, the number of asylum seekers has […]
Six candidates will take part in the basic Finnish leadership competition
Six basic Finnish members have nominated themselves as alternates Jussi Halla-aho as chairman of the party. The new leader will be decided at the party’s convention, which will be held on 13 and 14 August in Seinäjoki. The full list of candidates includes: Riikka Purra, Member of Parliament, First Vice-Chairman of the Party Sakari Park, […]
All young people from refugee camps in Greece will receive a residence permit in Kotka
Last July, almost 50 unaccompanied children were transferred from Greece to Finland as part of a program coordinated by the European Commission. 15 of them were placed in the Kotka juvenile hybrid unit on the south-east coast of Finland. The hybrid unit, established in Kotka a couple of years ago, is intended for minor asylum […]
Tuesday’s newspapers: Finnish party leadership, distance learning, defeat for Kotka-Owls in Finland
On Monday, the leader of the Finnish party of the opposition party, Member of Parliament Jussi Halla-aho, announced that he did not intend to run for office again at the party ‘s annual meeting in August – in fact, by resigning from his party’ s top position. Political scientist Petri Koallinen He told the University […]
Battery material plants are planned in both Kotka and Hamina
A subsidiary of the state-owned Finnish Minerals Group is planning to build two battery material plants in the cities of Hamina and Kotka, in the southeastern part of the country, in Kymenlaakso. The company, Finnish Battery Chemicals, signed preliminary agreements with the two cities on Wednesday for the location of major projects. Director of the […]
The Kotka owl hopes to rise as Finland prepares to meet Russia in St. Petersburg
Finland’s 1-0 victory over Denmark in their opening match of the European Championship final on Saturday has raised expectations that the team could advance to the playoffs. According to a data analyst Micah Blace McCurdy, Finland now has a 74 percent probability progress from the group stage while the number-breaking website Analyst presents Owls, or […]
STT: Swedish-language high schools prepare students best for undergraduate exams
According to the comparison of the news agency STT, Finnish academic high schools are usually of uniform quality. Since Finnish schools had their final degrees on Saturday, STT published an annual comparison, the purpose of which was to show which high schools can best prepare students for student exams. The news agency weighed 347 schools […]
Plastic waste destroys the shores of Finland’s Baltic Sea
At first glance, the shore of Lehmäsaari near the city of Kotka on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland looks neat and tidy. However, a different truth is revealed by name Jouni Kelkka, of Keep the archipelago tidy (Keep the archipelago tidy walks along the beach watching the waves on the beach pour […]
OP economists forecast that house prices will rise by more than 3 per cent this year
The coronavirus pandemic and subsequent restrictions have had a negative impact on many sectors, but have a double impact on the housing market. Sales volumes have recovered from the collapse last spring, and business is booming. Despite the financial crisis, average prices have risen across the country. However, there are still signs of regional divergence […]
Amphetamine use at an all-time high in Finland
The latest study analyzed samples from 27 Finnish cities and their surrounding areas last year, and samples were followed in March from Helsinki, Espoo, Turku and Tampere. Amphetamine levels in samples taken from the capital and surrounding areas were equivalent to 1,000 milligrams per thousand inhabitants per day in March – a new record. In […]
Tuesday’s newspapers: Vaccine confidence, stimulus vote, storm warnings
Turku Turku Sanomat transports survey survey which shows that more than 80 percent of Finns believe that the benefits of coronavirus vaccines outweigh the possible negative effects. A survey commissioned by the EVA shows that a slightly lower proportion, 77 per cent, are convinced that vaccines are both safe and effective. The oldest respondents trusted […]
The court convicted five of the operation of illegal cannabis farms
The Kymenlaakso District Court has issued two custodial sentences and three probation certificates after a police investigation into a professional cannabis state that had been operating in the southeastern city of Kotka for about three years. Police estimate that the defendants generated more than one million euros in revenue from the illegal drug state. They […]
Kuier celebrates with a cake after a historic WNBA selection
The history of Finnish basketball was made on Thursday night, when I was 19 years old Awak Kuier chose Dallas Wings in the first round of the WNBA draft. She is now ranked as the first Finnish player to play in the leading women’s professional league, and she will be selected as the first in […]
Friday papers: SDP tickets in the poll, new restaurant rules, basketball history
Last voter poll commissioned daily newspaper Helsingin Sanomat shows that support for the Social Democratic Party has fallen below 20% for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. In the HS-Gallup poll in April, the Finnish party had the most voter support, 21.6 per cent. The Finnish party also ranked at the […]
33 jobs achieve zero accidents
“Of the 87 jobs rated 87 this year, 33 were able to reach the target of zero accidents. This figure is higher than ever before,” says Anna Melleri, VR Group’s Head of Risk Management, who chairs the steering group of the Zero Accident Forum. Safety-rated jobs also included a number of industrial jobs where production […]
The conductors’ demonstration will stop rail traffic between Kouvola, Kotka and Lahti
State Railways VR has replaced train traffic with buses on local routes between Kouvola, Kotka and Lahti after the Kouvola conductors stayed on Friday to protest the start of negotiations, which could lead to staff reductions. All commuter trains between Kouvola and the Port of Kotka will be replaced by buses. The journey by bus […]
Sputnik-jabs attracts some Finnish Russians to the east
Some Russian citizens living in Finland decide to go to their home country to receive coronavirus vaccinations. That was it Raisa Moukha and Yuri Gippoev, a retired couple living in the southern Finnish port city of Kotka, about halfway between the Russian border and Helsinki. The couple went to their home country to get the […]
Cities that introduce a framework for parking inspectors
Earlier this month, police announced that they would start using wearable cameras throughout Finland this spring. However, some municipal parking supervisors have been using them for years when Finland introduced limited use of body cameras in early 2018. Parkers in Vaasa and Jyväskylä have experienced less threatening incidents since they started using body cameras in […]
The new Kotka ferry terminal is scheduled to start
Construction of Kotka’s new passenger ferry terminal is expected to begin this spring in St. Petersburg, Russia. The final design of the terminal is still in progress, but construction work is expected to begin as early as May this year. The terminal, which also includes facilities for Customs and Border Guard officials, will be built […]
Eagle increases portion sizes for distance students
Package of crispbread, spreads and whole cucumber. These are some of the things that bring together the meals offered to high school students in the city of Southeast Kotka during their distance learning. The change follows feedback after the first week of distance learning, which suggested that meals lacked both portion size and side dishes. […]
University entrance exams on campus
This year’s university exams will be held in person at campuses and exam centers, at the industrial plant Unif has announced. Unifi, an organization representing Finnish universities, said that the experiments had been planned "taking into account the current pandemic situation and the necessary security arrangements." "We have estimated that conducting physical entrance exams is […]
Wednesday newspapers: curfew or not, election bulletins, restoration of the eagle owl
Finland’s largest circulation diary, Helsingin Sanomat, is one of the newspapers report comments prepared by the Prime Minister Sanna Marin (SDP) commercial broadcaster MTV on Tuesday night that the government will continue to prepare for possible curfews. According to Marin, the government is preparing for various options, including restrictions on outdoor activities. "I stress that […]
Here's what Finland's 3-week partial shutdown means in your region
Finland begins a three-week period of partial shutdown on Monday. The term used by authorities, sulkutila, is the Finnish equivalent of the words "shutdown" or "lockdown" used in many countries around the world. In Finland however, at least for the time being, there is no curfew in place and outdoor movement is not restricted. The […]
Finland begins 3-week shutdown: Here's what it means in your region
Finland begins a three-week period of partial shutdown on Monday. The term used by authorities, sulkutila, is the Finnish equivalent of the words "shutdown" or "lockdown" used in many countries around the world. In Finland however, at least for the time being, there is no curfew in place and outdoor movement is not restricted. The […]
There are no plans to prosecute a police officer with cell death
The Eastern Finland Police Department will not launch a preliminary criminal investigation into the death of a man in police custody last year, Friday announced. According to the department, there is no reason to suspect that a man has died a crime. A 30-year-old man died in custody at the Southeast Kotka City Police Station […]
Police begin investigating guard dog association training methods
The police departments of Eastern Uusimaa and Southwest Finland announced on Friday that they had started preliminary investigations into training methods for guard dogs. The notification comes after the Finnish Organization for Animal Rights Justice for Animals (Rights for Animals) released video footage captured with hidden cameras that revealed how guard dogs were subjected to […]
The ICU felt the strain as Covid patients moved from Helsinki to other areas
Helsinki hospitals have begun to feel the strain of the increased need for intensive care beds as the number of Covid-19 cases increases in the Helsinki metropolitan area. By Asko Järvinen, Chief Infectious Diseases at the University of Helsinki Hospital District (HUS), the number of Covid patients in HUS hospitals has doubled in a week. […]
Most of the bar opening hours were observed in southwestern and central Finland
Under current restrictions under the Communicable Diseases Act, restaurants and bars must stop selling alcoholic beverages at 10 p.m. The only exception is Northern Savonia in Eastern Finland, where drinking can continue until midnight. Since the beginning of October, there have been only 10 cases in Finland where restaurants or bars have been caught selling […]
The Board Committee illuminates the eastern railway connection through Porvoo and Kouvola
The Government’s Economic Policy Committee has approved a plan for the progress of a new train route across Southeast Finland, connecting the Helsinki-Russia border with Porvoo and the hinterland via Kouvola. An alternative route along the coast via Loviisa and Kotka now seems less likely, although the Kotka authorities have argued that the connection to […]
VR will launch joint ticket sales with local buses and taxis
State Railways VR is negotiating with various cities and municipalities to organize a joint traffic ticket application so that passengers can easily combine train journeys with bus or taxi journeys and even arrange a parking space or rent. In larger urban areas, the aim is to harmonize local bus and train timetables and provide one-way […]
In many parts of Finland there is zero hours of sunshine in December
In recent weeks, much of Finland has been characterized by dense, low-dependent clouds – meteorologists say the reason is due to inversion. "Normally the air cools when it rises in the atmosphere, but now we are in the opposite situation where the warmer air is higher," the meteorologist explained Antti Kokko From the Finnish Meteorological […]
Local politics, international turnout
Finnish municipal policy has a huge impact on everyday life, but most foreigners do not vote – even though the majority are justified. Ran Goren, An Israeli doctor in Turku found the situation confusing in 2017. "In the last round of local elections, I noticed that most international people just didn’t know much about Finnish […]
union "concerned" about the rise in social and health care developments
The use of short-term contract workers in the Finnish social and health care sector has increased in recent years, and some companies have reported rapid growth in recent years, according to an unofficial Yle survey. However, Tehy, an association representing social and health care professionals, said it was concerned about the trend and warned that […]
union "concerned" about the increase in gig workers in social and health care
The use of short-term contract workers in the Finnish social and health care sector has increased in recent years, and some companies have reported rapid growth in recent years, according to an unofficial Yle survey. However, Tehy, a trade union representing social and health care professionals, said it was concerned about the trend and warned […]
