Tag: Kotka
Eighty years ago, 150 Soviet bombers tried to destroy Kotka – but failed
During World War II, Kotka was one of the worst bombed cities in Finland.
A pro-Russian hacker group takes responsibility for DoS attacks on the websites of Finnish cities
Helsinki, Tampere, Jyväskylä, Kotka, Lahti, Vaasa, Pori, Kuopio, Espoo and Turku have all reported being the target of denial-of-service attacks in the past two days.
Stora Enso is cutting a thousand jobs to restore profitability
The redundancies are planned to take place primarily in the first half of this year, following a series of local negotiations that will be launched as soon as the country-specific plans are drawn up. The cost savings, on the other hand, will be realized during the next year. The program is expected to improve long-term…
Extensive strikes disrupt Finnish train and local traffic, affect the energy sector
The strike covers 2.2. shifts start at 12:01 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. The effects of the strike are strongly felt in the capital region, where metro and tram services are suspended. In addition, the tram service in Tampere will stop during the strike and the bus service in Helsinki and Turku will be affected due…
The historic Kotka sawmill will close by the end of the year
The more than 150-year-old sawmill will leave 64 workers jobless when it closes its doors in a few months.
How musk oxen have fought back in the Russian Arctic
Large and formidable musk oxen are some of the oldest animals on our planet. They came to Siberia and Eurasia 3.5 million years ago, having descended from the Himalayan mountains, and gradually moved further north of the continent. About 190,000 years ago, they crossed the Bering Isthmus into North America and settled in Alaska and…
More protests against racism and government policies around Finland this weekend
The marches were organized in Tampere, Lappeenranta, Kotka and Kouvola, and a similar event is planned for Jyväskylä on Sunday.
Stora Enso closes the Kotka factory and cuts 240 employees
The forestry company’s restructuring plans are expected to reduce its global workforce by 1,150 employees.
Government strengthens competitiveness of export industry by halving fairway fees permanently from 2025
This amendment aims to stabilize the fairway fees, maintaining the level set since 2015. The permanent halving will be implemented in two phases to avoid unnecessary bureaucracy and overlapping preparations. The initial phase will temporarily reduce the fairway fees from 2024 to 2027. In the second phase, the temporary reduction will be lifted, and the…
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…
More than 60 million euros in EU funding for Finnish transport projects
The selection of projects to be financed was made by CEF’s transport program committee on June 21, 2023. The European Commission aims to support projects with high planning and implementation readiness, ensuring the efficient use of the allocated resources. CEF’s transport program finances projects related to the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T). TEN-T aims to connect…
Suomen Stora Enso is considering extensive personnel cuts
The measures would lead to the dismissal of 600 jobs, of which 250 at the Sunila factory in Kotka. The company announced that it will also start negotiations in its group operations to lay off around 300 employees. Negotiations for its packaging materials division, meanwhile, are largely complete and are set to cut around 250…
There will be more charging points for electric cars in Helsinki
Vaasankatu 2 Rauhankatu 17 Josafatinkatu 9 Eerikinkatu 6 Angel Square Ruoholahti (M) Merikatu 27 Kotkankatu 4 Haaga market Round house Ullankatu 3 Johannestie Sinebrychoffinkatu Kanavaranta 15 Merikasarminkatu 7 Alvar Aalto katu 1 Customs duty Hakamäenkuja 2 The new charging stations offer a wider network of charging points around Helsinki, which facilitates the daily use of…
The historic investment in the battery cell factory will create thousands of jobs in Kotka
“We are currently talking about Finland’s largest project project in the battery industry” Matti HietanenCEO of the Finnish Mineral Group, states For YLE on Wednesday. It is to primarily produce battery cells for electric vehicles, which will support the rapid spread of electric vehicles and the resulting growth of the battery value chain in Europe.…
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…
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…