Tag: Pandemic
The saving rate of Finnish households has been at a new low since 2006
The savings rate had reached its highest level since the turn of the millennium (9.7%) in the second quarter of 2020, when spending opportunities were limited by, for example, event, outdoor and travel restrictions. “Few bought so much consumer electronics that it took all of their savings” Pasi Kuoppamäkisaid Danske Bank’s chief economist to Helsingin […]
Parisa Liljestrand (M): I am uncompromising about “arm’s length distance”
One of the things that the Government has highlighted as particularly important in cultural policy is the principle of an arm’s length distance between politics and the content of culture. A general definition of arm’s length is that politics sets the framework with money and organization, but does not interfere with the content and artistic […]
Close to a fifth suffer from long-term effects of COVID in Denmark
Hand sanitizer sales drop pre-pandemic levelsNevertheless, life is more or less normalized for the rest of the population, who are rarely reminded of the pandemic within the Danish borders. The masks and elbow greetings have disappeared, handshakes and hugs are back, and hand sanitizer is no longer sold in the shops. According to both Coop […]
Return of Chinese tourists to Iceland
As reported by RĂšV, starting March 15, the Chinese government decided to allow the sale of cross-border group tours to an additional 40 countries, including Iceland. The move is part of the easing of restrictions in China following the introduction of a travel ban caused by the pandemic. Sales of flights to and from China […]
Customs reports a 46% increase in tax revenue in 2022
According to Tom Fermi, the head of Customs’ customer relations and tax collection, in 2022 the share of customs duties in the entire tax base was approximately EUR 297 million, which is EUR 92 million more than in 2021. The increase was mainly due to increased imports. tariff. The European Union received 223 million euros […]
Finnish customs’ reports are at their peak in terms of regulatory crimes and drug seizures for violation of anti-Russian sanctions
The social effects of Customs’ crime prevention have exceeded 100 million euros, and most of the violations are related to sanctions against Russia and Belarus. Supervisory director Hannu Sinkkonen said that the number of violations of regulations has increased significantly, and last year more than 300 cases were taken into preliminary investigation. Sinkkonen also stated […]
A new study shows that women suffer from chronic stress more often than men in the Nordic countries
According to the study, the biggest difference between men and women experiencing chronic stress was in Sweden, where 50% of women and only 36% of men experienced long-term stress. In Denmark, both men and women experienced the least amount of stress, but there was still a clear difference between the sexes. The study found that […]
Gender equality "300 years away": Chief of the UN
He also recalled cases where women’s rights were taken away and said that in Afghanistan, women have been erased from public life. He also stated that in many other places women’s sexual and reproductive rights were revoked. “In some countries, girls going to school are at risk of abduction and abuse. In others, the police […]
Screen time on the rise: Finnish youth spend late evenings in front of screens
The study also showed that boys and men spent more time on computers and gaming than girls and women, while girls and women were more active on social media. In addition, social media has become increasingly popular among all age groups, as almost everyone under 45 uses social media and 85% of those over 65 […]
HS: Finnish young people invest more than ever before, even more than Swedes
According to the magazine, young Finns are therefore more active investors than their Swedish peers. Lasse CorinAktia’s Chief Economist, estimates that the increase in the number of young people investing suggests that investments in improving people’s financial skills and competence are bearing fruit. “Young people clearly understand the importance and possibilities of investing as part […]
Post-pandemic trend: Almost half of Finns dream of moving to the countryside
This corresponds to approximately one million adult Finns. On the other hand, four out of ten respondents prefer to live in the city. According to the survey, young people are also interested in moving to the countryside, 46 percent of them would like to move to the countryside. However, work was considered to be the […]
Social workers experienced depression during the pandemic, says the study
Those who experienced more pandemic-related stressors, such as health problems, increased caregiving responsibilities, domestic violence, family stress from childbirth, and work-life balance stress, experienced more mental health problems. compared to those who were not as affected by the hardships associated with the pandemic. “Like doctors, nurses, and other allied health care providers, social workers are […]
Annah Björk – two years with postcovid
For many of us, the corona pandemic is a thing of the past, but not for Annah Björk. Every day for two years she has had a fever, breathing difficulties and body pains. Life with post-covid stands in stark contrast to how she lived until Christmas 2020. For 20 years, music and fashion journalist Annah […]
Danske Bank updates its investment outlook: Stocks and bonds are weighted neutral
The increase in the neutral weight of stocks is due to the fact that the darkest clouds in the market have disappeared. Kivipelto, however, advises stock investors to be cautious about geographical diversification. “We are overweight in emerging markets. In addition, we still have a neutral weight on US and Japanese stocks. Regarding Europe, we […]
A sharp rise in psychiatric diagnoses among young people after the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic
The nationwide registry study examined the use of specialized medical care by all 0-17-year-olds living in Finland from January 2017 to September 2021. The researchers analyzed diagnoses of psychiatric and neurocognitive disorders in specialized medical care according to gender, age, and place of residence. . In the study, the number of diagnoses received by children […]
Finns visit Southern Europe at pre-pandemic levels
All in all, last fall, international leisure travel was still about 20 percent below the level seen before Covid spread to the industry.
HS: The housing market has slowed down strongly in Tampere, Turku
The Tampere newspaper pointed out in its report that the number of new apartment sales was also affected by the fact that some of the houses completed last year had already been sold in 2021. A total of 4,377 new apartments were completed in Tampere in 2022, of which 3,487 are vacant apartments. Markku RiihimäkiThe […]
Bulgaria is second in the EU in the number of people killed on the roads
Romania and Bulgaria report the highest number of victims in road accidents in the EU in relation to the size of the population, according to data from the European Commission. The countries’ overall ranking by number of deaths has not changed significantly compared to the period before the pandemic – in 2022, the roads were […]
Recession gives rise to gambling addiction in Sweden, says government authority
STOCKHOLM, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) — There are signs that gambling addiction is becoming a growing problem in Sweden due to the recession, the Public Health Agency said on Monday. – There is a risk that more and more people will have a gambling problem and that the consequences (of their addiction) will become worse, says […]
The acute crisis phase is over, says Finnair
The number of passengers transported by the airline increased by almost 61 percent to 2.5 million, which increased the passenger utilization rate to 72 percent. Topi MannerCEO of Finnair on Wednesday said the airline is leaving behind the acute three-year phase of the crisis and continues to recover. “This is another important step in the […]
Right now: The government and FHM are holding a press conference about the pandemic situation
The government and the Public Health Agency are holding a press conference on measures linked to the corona pandemic. Taking part is Social Affairs Minister Jakob Forssmed together with the Public Health Agency’s Director General Karin Tegmark Wisell. Hear Ekot’s live broadcast with Sverige Radio science commentator Ulrika BjörkstĂ©n and Magnus GisslĂ©n, professor of infectious […]
Working from home attracts people from big cities to the suburbs
A survey of 12,000 German people conducted in the fall of 2022 found that 38 percent of those leaving large cities moved to the suburbs and 30 percent to smaller cities with a population of 100,000 to 500,000. Only 9 percent moved to small cities and 5 percent to the countryside. These results show that, […]
Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon resigns
It is an immeasurable privilege – one that has sustained and inspired me in good times and in the darkest of my hardest days,” Sturgeon said in a statement released today. “Given the nature and scope of the challenges facing the country, I feel a duty first and foremost to our country – to ensure […]
China’s coach Shui is eyeing last eighth place in the 2023 Women’s World Cup
BEIJING, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) — Chinese national team head coach Shui Qingxia has set her sights on reaching the last eight for the Steel Roses at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand in July. In the 2019 World Cup in France, the Chinese team entered the last sixteen. “This time, […]
Expats, immigrants, internationals, non-Danes… we salute you all
It’s crazy that we haven’t had an ‘Expat of the Year’ before. One of the problems is the word ‘expat’. A lot of people don’t like it. Expats are foreigners who know that one day they will return to their home country, but many move to Denmark who are open to the idea of ​​staying […]
Finnish museums see a spike in visitors after the pandemic
About 2.5 million more people visited Finnish museums last year than in 2021. The five most popular museums were all in Helsinki.
It’s February: Let there be light!
The third verse of Genesis, and no, we’re not talking about the first time Phil Collins and Peter Gabriel harmonized on stage, included the immortal line: “Let there be light!” At some point on the third day of February, a similar command is issued. And the fourth, and the fifth, and for three more weeks, […]
Finland suspends issuing visas to Thai berry pickers due to human smuggling
The embassy was told to stop issuing visas in November 2022. – The Ministry of Economic Affairs has prepared a proposal to amend the seasonal worker regulation so that the picking of natural products requires the conclusion of an employment contract. press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. – The public consultation of the […]
Three years after the first Covid diagnosis, Finland is looking for silver linings in the pandemic
Along with deaths and prolonged illnesses, the pandemic has brought positive changes to Finnish society, experts say.
The Design Museum celebrates its 150th anniversary with a program featuring today’s top names in design
Show Kusta Saksi: In the Borderlands contains a wide selection of his textile artworks made with the jacquard weaving technique between 2013 and 2023. Several large works commissioned for the exhibition are also on display. The borderland exhibition explores the moments between reality and illusion, which are the starting point for several of Saks’s works. […]
The number of visitors to Finland’s national parks is falling from the peak of the pandemic
National park visits continued to increase compared to the years before the Covid pandemic.
HS: The general plan is an obstacle to converting offices into apartments in the center of Helsinki
Converting the office into apartments would therefore require the city to create a corresponding amount of business space elsewhere in the center. “We want to preserve the downtown area. If one property owner is given the opportunity to convert the Business Space into residential use, the next property owner will soon demand it as well,” […]
In Germany, 180,000 more people died during the Covid years than normally expected
In the age group over 80, the excess mortality was 640 per 100,000 people, and in the age group 60–79 92. In the two youngest age groups, the relative excess mortality was much lower, 12 and 1, respectively. “What’s surprising is that excess mortality accelerated again in 2022,” says Ragnitz. There were approximately 39,000 deaths […]
Finland’s air travel industry is recovering, but far from the pre-Covid level
The only airport with more passengers than before the pandemic was Kuusamo, a popular tourist destination in the north.
Long-term covid effects affect women in particular, according to Danish
The Corona pandemic is not over for many Danes. According to a study co-authored by Region Central Jutland and Aarhus University Hospital, 448 patients are still being treated for long-term COVID complications at the city’s largest hospital. More than 75 percent are women aged 30-70. The majority report being plagued by mental fatigue and it […]
YLE: Finland is behind other Nordic countries in the recovery of tourism
Slow recovery is explained by unfamiliarity. “Only 20 percent of the respondents belonging to the target groups of our target market stated that they knew something about Finland. In Great Britain and the United States, familiarity was only 10 percent. Kristiina HietasaariThe director of Visit Finland told YLE on Wednesday. Finland also did not make […]
China Introduces IceBurial Technology Amid Rising Covid Deaths
Peking [China]Jan 20 (ANI): Amid rising death toll in China due to covid-19, IceBurial technology has been introduced, alleged inconvenient truths by Jennifer Zeng covering first-hand information and unique insights about China and the Chinese Communist Party. “This type of burial has been carried out in Wuhan City on an experimental basis. Corpses can be […]
Almost 100,000 more calls were made to Mielinterveyssuomi’s MIELI crisis line than the previous year
“Russia’s war of aggression, the coronavirus pandemic and other ongoing crises are taking a toll on people. Low-threshold services, such as the Crisis Hotline, now fill the service gap of public services. People living in Finland should invest more in the psychological resources”, says Sanna VesikansaMIELI Mielenterveys Finland’s crisis operations manager. The most common reason […]
Tourism will return to pre-pandemic levels in some areas in 2023
Depending, among other things, on the extent of the economic recession, the continued recovery of tourism in the Asia-Pacific region, and the development of Russia’s aggression in Ukraine. All areas will be restored More than 900 million tourists traveled internationally in 2022 – double the number in 2021, though still 63% of pre-pandemic levels, according […]
Just say it like it is: All work and no play makes Jens a boring boy
As workplaces had to close temporarily during the pandemic, some workers have found it a pleasure to work from home. But for others, extroverts like myself, it’s been a miserable affair. I love the buzz of an office, and although I’m still busy online (I have clients all over Denmark and abroad), I crave face-to-face […]
The decline in Helsinki apartment prices will continue until the end of 2023, says an economist
In the rest of the capital region, apartment prices continued to rise. Espoo and Kauniainen rose by 1.9 percent to 4,176 euros per square meter and Vantaa by 2.4 percent to 3,212 euros per square meter. In Espoo and Kauniainen, however, apartment prices fell by 1.8 percent in July-August. Juhana BrotherusThe chief economist of the […]
Report: Schools lack a unified approach to managing student absences
Although absenteeism increased during the Covid pandemic for other reasons, such as cold symptoms, the increase in absenteeism is nothing new.
Finland is trying to limit the tourist visas granted to Russians, Haavisto tells Helsingin Sanomat
One option, he added, is to favor certain types of visas over others by limiting the time it takes to apply for tourist visas. “The idea is that we would limit the application time for tourist visas and we could prioritize visas that are useful, but not for tourism to Finland,” he explained to the […]
Huge increase in demand for stoves as Russia cuts gas supply to Europe
While Russia continues to reduce its gas supplies to Germany, the stove market is facing an unprecedented increase in demand, both from customers in Denmark and Germany. “Our stoves are worth their weight in gold right now,” says Anders Kajgaard, factory manager at the North Jutland stove manufacturer Rais, to Nordjuyske. Labor shortageGermany has always […]
Control XX: More women admitted to IT programmes
Compared to 2019, the number of women admitted to university IT programs in Denmark has increased by 13 percentage points this year, which means that a total of 32 percent of new students studying IT are women. This year’s admission numbers were not compared to 2020 or 2021 due to expansions in admissions programs during […]
Ex-USWNT star Hope Solo pleads guilty to DWI charge
Former U.S. women’s national team goalkeeper Hope Solo received a 24-month suspended sentence Monday in Winston-Salem, NC, after pleading guilty to charges of driving while impaired. The case stems from a March incident in which Solo was arrested in Winston-Salem when she was reportedly found passed out in the driver’s seat of her car with […]
Europe engulfed by a new covid-19 wave, says ECDC expert
STOCKHOLM, July 20 (Xinhua) – Europe is engulfed by a new covid-19 wave as the number of new infections has tripled in six weeks, the Stockholm-based European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said on Wednesday. The wave is mainly driven by the Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5, which account for 80 percent of […]
Map of tourist deaths in Iceland
Kristján Hlynur IngĂłlfsson has spent the last two years creating a map that shows, based on the number of tourist deaths in Iceland, dangerous areas in Iceland. The southern and south-western part of the country is the greatest threat. Kristján Hlynur told VĂsir that he addressed the topic during the COVID-19 pandemic. It then began […]
European aviation chaos is crushing confidence in flying
The recent disruption in passenger schedules is clearly visible in the rise in partial cancellations and changes to bookings. Between May 30 and July 10, it has nearly tripled from 13 percent before the pandemic (in 2019) to 36 percent this summer. The collapse of last-minute bookings and the increase in cancellations and changes is […]
Eva survey: Trust in politicians has increased after the pandemic years
The majority of Finns are satisfied with how power is distributed in the country, the handling of the Covid pandemic and the war in Ukraine, which increase people’s trust in politicians, according to a recent opinion poll by the Elinkeinoelämä forum. Fin). Research results published on Tuesday show that attitudes towards politicians improved during the […]
Finnair predicts a third year of losses, promises a new strategy
The national airline Finnair predicts that this year will be its third consecutive year of significant losses. On Tuesday, the company reported comparable operating losses of around 84 million euros in April-June, compared to 151 million euros a year earlier. It was worse than the analyst panel predicted, reports the financial newspaper Kauppalehti. It cites […]
Traffic picks up at Russian border crossings
Southeastern Finland’s border crossings have reported a slight increase in traffic over the weekend as Russia waived Covid restrictions. Since Friday, the number of crossings has increased by about 10 percent. On both Saturday and Sunday, around 7,000-8,000 people crossed the border from Russia to Finland. About 80 percent of those who crossed were Russian […]
Tour operators report strong demand for last-minute summer package tours
The recent cool, wet weather has caused many Finns to seek escapes to sunnier climates. Tour operators say this summer’s remaining supply is tight due to high demand as travel restrictions are eased. They report that there are only a few departures left for southern destinations at the end of July. "This summer, the demand […]
Price increases affect construction projects
The rapid growth in the market and the disruptions of supply related to the pandemic have led to a significant increase in the price of building materials. Gylfi GĂslason, CEO of executive company Jáverk, says contractors have never seen such increases in the industry. Economic disruptions abroad have a huge impact on all projects. At […]
Boost for camping: 300 new shelters on the way!
An appealing aspect of camping in Denmark is that you do not need a tent. Instead, you can live in a shelter: a covered outdoor area, often dug into the ground and timbered, or a custom-built wooden structure. The country has about 750 of them. But all too often – especially during the natural craze […]
The vast majority of Finns approve of the government’s foreign and security policy, it turns out
The majority of Finns approve of the current government’s foreign and security policy, according to a survey conducted by the Municipal Development Foundation (KAKS). About 63 percent of the respondents liked the government’s foreign, security and defense policy "Very good" or "pretty good". When asked about the management of the Covid pandemic, 58 percent thought […]
India takes the lead: take the lotus position, Denmark!
The 8th International Yoga Day (# IDY2022) was celebrated in several cities on June 21st. They included Copenhagen, Aalborg, Aarhus, Vejle, Vedbæk, Birkerød and Sønderborg. Local yoga groups and the Indian diaspora joined forces for many events supervised by the Indian Embassy in iconic places such as Copenhagen’s Nyhavn and RĂĄdhuspladen as well as Frederiksberg […]
Finns are looking for cheap gas in Russia when the border opens
The re-opening of the border between Russia and Finland on July 1 has increased Finns’ refueling trips to the eastern neighbor. The ongoing war in Ukraine has not stopped drivers from looking for cheaper gasoline and diesel, as fuel prices have risen well over 2 euros per liter in the past year. The average price […]
Airlines will survive the recovery of tourism after the pandemic
Traveling within the country Traveling in Finland during the pandemic has been interesting. The country has been praised for managing the pandemic, so travel within the country has remained relatively unchanged. I recently took a trip from Helsinki to Lapland, and while there were some changes in airport procedures, overall it was a seamless experience. […]
The tax authorities will collect 42 billion euros in the first half of 2022
The Finnish tax authority has collected approximately 42 billion euros in taxes during the first six months of this year, which is more than 9 percent more than at the same time last year. In a press release, the agency stated that the increase in the state treasury’s income is mainly due to increased economic […]
Finnish consumers are unprecedentedly pessimistic about the economy
The 990 responses collected to the survey show that people’s expectations for themselves and the national economy in the next 12 months were very pessimistic, first more than ever since 1995. The respondents also assessed their own current economic situation clearly pessimistically. Consumers also found the time to buy durable goods to be the cheapest […]
Health care costs continue to rise in municipalities
Finland’s healthcare costs have been rising for years, and there is no end in sight, according to the basic healthcare cost comparison conducted by the Association of Municipalities (AFLRA) in June. The report showed that healthcare costs rose significantly last year compared to 2020, especially in big cities. Costs per inhabitant rose the most in […]
Imports and exports of goods also apply to individuals crossing the Finnish-Russian border
Both imports to Finland and exports to Russia are restricted The entry restrictions that were in force at Finland’s external borders due to the coronavirus pandemic will be lifted on June 30, and from July 1, the health security situation will return to the pre-pandemic situation. However, the EU’s sanctions against Russia affect customs operations, […]
Tomorrow is the day when Roskilde Festival can finally celebrate its 50th anniversary! But for its founders, Year One still feels like yesterday
The Roskilde Festival, originally known as the Sound Festival, should first have been a one-off concert in 1971 to promote and bring mainstream music to Roskilde province. Now, in 2022, the music festival is finally celebrating its 50th anniversary edition after the pandemic. Created by two high school students, Jesper Switzer and Mogens Sandfærd, with […]
Early summer festivals attract a record audience
After two summer Covid restrictions, Finnish festivals have garnered a record number of participants this summer. The Ministry of Culture and Science announced earlier this month its initiative to promote the event industry by removing virtually all restrictions on Covid. At early summer festivals, the crowds have increased sharply. The Sideway Festival in Helsinki was […]
YLE: Many real estate investors are taking a break in Finland
“In the old world, tenants took the apartment they happened to get. Now tenants can look at several apartments and choose the one that suits them best; The landlord has to do more work to rent out his apartment. ” Joonas Oravaan investor in several real estate portfolios, YLE summed up on Thursday. Finnish Broadcasting […]
According to the UNHCR, global resettlement needs for refugees will increase sharply next year
The increase is due to the humanitarian impact of the pandemic, the many protracted refugee situations and the emergence of new refugee situations over the past year. Most of the needs in 2023 will come from asylum countries on the African continent; about 662,012 refugees staying there are estimated to be in need of resettlement. […]
What was eaten in Finland in 2021?
According to preliminary calculations, the total consumption of grain was about 84 kilograms per capita in 2021. The total consumption has increased over the last two years, largely due to the increase in the consumption of oats and wheat. Last year, 45.4 kilograms of wheat and 10.2 kilograms of oats were consumed. Consumption of rye […]
For every 50 cents, Tivoli now sees a dollar
It seems that Tivoli may have underestimated the Danish people’s overwhelming desire to go out again, now that the COVID-19 pandemic is in the rearview mirror. First of all, it went wrong over Friday Rock. Far more showed up than expected, causing disruption at the amusement park perimeter. There was even damage to some of […]
The Ministry of Finance warns of a recession
The Ministry of Finance released a weaker economic review on Friday, warning of more than previously expected slowing economic growth and accelerating inflation. It estimates that Finland’s GDP will grow by 1.4 per cent this year, but will slow over the next two years. The ministry forecasts growth of just 1.1 per cent next year […]
Questionnaire: Students need more support for mental health and other problems
Solving the problems of pupils and students during the past academic year more often required extensive multi-professional cooperation in student care services. This is according to a survey published by the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) and the National Board of Education on Wednesday. More than 1,300 nurses, curators, psychologists and doctors working […]
Finns’ confidence in the media continues to grow
Finland ranks first in media reliability compared to 46 other countries in the Reuters Institute’s annual digital news report. Finland has been included in this report since 2014 and is funded by the Media Research Foundation. According to this year’s survey, 75 per cent of Finns said they trust the news they follow, which is […]
The slowdown in freight traffic will cause Customs to suspend recruitment at Russian border crossings
Customs has suspended the hiring of new workers at Russian border crossings, the agency said Tuesday. Due to the effects of the coronary virus pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, border traffic between Finland and its eastern neighbor is currently limited, which reduces the need for border control and customs personnel. There were open […]
The S Group will close a dozen restaurants in the Helsinki metropolitan area during the busy summer season
The S Group, a giant in the retail and catering industry, will close about a dozen restaurants in the Helsinki metropolitan area during the summer, citing labor shortages, the company announced on Monday. The staff shortage is so severe that some of the company’s restaurants are traditionally closed during the busy summer season. The company […]
Power of political savages, the front in Kharkiv, festival summer
Party-free Amineh Kakabaveh was in focus when she made the decision in the no-confidence vote against the Minister of Justice Morgon Johansson at the beginning of the week. That a single non-partisan member of parliament would gain so much power in Sweden’s Riksdag is a unique event. So how good is the system of non-partisan […]
Finland’s 41st National Park opens to Eastern Lapland
Finland’s 41st National Park was officially opened in Salla, Eastern Lapland, on Saturday. The conversion of the nature reserve into a national park is projected to double the number of visitors to the wilderness area near the eastern border. The wilderness area of ​​about 100 square kilometers is characterized by mountain and mountain views, gorges, […]
SAS gets Denmark postponed in the wake of nightmare suckers
Some strings attached A broad majority in the Folketing today not only agreed to forgive DKK 3.5 billion in debt to SAS, but also to increase Denmark’s ownership share in the airline from around 21.8 per cent to up to 30 per cent. However, the government has demanded that SAS find other investors to support […]
Helsinki Airport warns "historic" passenger numbers, long queues on Friday
Helsinki-Vantaa Airport authorities are waiting "exceptionally high" The number of passengers passing through the airport on Friday, the peak is forecast to be between 2pm and 6pm. Airport Development Director Sami Kiiskinen told Yle that the largest number of passengers in Helsinki-Vantaa’s history will reach peak times, even exceeding the 2019 record level. "For example, […]
SAS ve continues: 1,000 pilots threaten to strike
Denmark to the rescue?The pilots are unhappy with the airline’s plans to cut costs to survive, and long-term negotiations between the two parties have broken down. The pilots have therefore announced that they intend to strike no earlier than 24 June, unless an agreement can be reached with SAS’s management. SAS Scandinavia accounts for the […]
Nationwide delays in police licensing services
The global situation and the slowdown in the coronary virus pandemic have increased the demand for travel documents in particular, congesting police licensing services. Efforts have been made to alleviate the ongoing problem throughout the spring, for example by hiring additional staff. Despite these efforts, queuing times are still long and the time taken to […]
HS: Rents in Finland may jump this year due to a common clause in the leases
Contracts may also include a clause linking the increase to the consumer price index and setting a minimum annual increase. Anne ViitaThe Chief Operating Officer of Suomen Tenants told Helsingin Sanomat on Monday that in the latter case, the minimum increase is typically about three percent. Some leases stipulate that the rent must be reviewed […]
World Bank lowers global growth forecast for 2022 to 2.9 per cent, warns of risk of stagflation
According to the report, this increases the risk of stagflation, which could have detrimental consequences for both middle-income and low-income economies. According to the report, global economic growth is expected to slow from 5.7 per cent in 2021 to 2.9 per cent in 2022 and hover at around 1523-2024. Growth in advanced economies is projected […]
A nationwide campaign in Finland encourages passengers to return to public transport
The campaign is a response to the collapse in passenger numbers during the COVID-19 pandemic. It encourages passengers to return to public transport and thereby meet people and attend events. Its core message is, “We’re waiting for you!” The campaign will appear on several different communication channels – online, radio and social media. The campaign […]
The Ministry of Culture presents a strategy to make the event sector more efficient
The Ministry of Culture intends to present a significant strategy for the event sector to boost the industry and bring more jobs to the country. Finland would have more events than it does now, Minister of Science and Culture Petri Honkonen told Yle on Tuesday, adding that the country needs it "set more ambitious goals" […]
Reports from border guards are increasing of the arrival of people blocked at the Russian border in Finland
This year, the Finnish border authorities have blocked several hundred people from entering Russia from Russia, and the number has increased considerably since Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Just before the attack, in January-February, only a few dozen people were banned from entering the country’s southeastern border. But since then, the Border Guard has turned […]
Finland greets the Defense Forces on the official flag day, with a military parade
The Defense Forces Flag Day will be celebrated on Saturday in a military parade in Helsinki. The parade will be attended by about 1,600 participants – from the Finnish Army, Navy and Air Force, the National Defense College, the Finnish Border Guard and veterans – as well as more than 40 military vehicles and 14 […]
The school ends in the summer, as the ceremonies celebrate the end of the school year in Finland
Schools across Finland will host the closing ceremony of the school year on Saturday, a tradition that was broken by the Covid pandemic last year and in 2020 in many parts of the country. At the event, hundreds of thousands of children and their families will attend their schools on special Saturday mornings to celebrate […]
Conrad the Contrarian: The small towns in Denmark
Most of my job is to perform stand-up comedy shows for people privately in their home or business, and many of them are far out in the country. My life as a stand-up comedian takes me to some small towns, and believe me, there are plenty of them in Denmark. Roadtrip to the dark sideThese […]
Friday Magazines: Oversized classrooms, foreign chefs and coffee expenses
At the end of the school year, Helsingin sanomat newspaper sheds light on the large group sizes in the metropolitan area, where primary school teachers can have classes of up to 30 students. Juho VehviläinenThe teacher of Finnish (S2) said that he was particularly concerned about the swelling of groups learning Finnish. According to HS, […]
The recommendation for the fourth vaccine expanded in Finland
Mika SalminenTHL’s director of health security, described the decision as significant because many people aged 70-79 suffer from chronic diseases that increase the risk of infection. Helsingin Sanomat asked Salminen why the fourth dose is not recommended for all age groups. “These people benefit most clearly from the fourth dose,” he replied. “When it comes […]
Aktia’s financial forecast: The time for strong growth is behind us
In Aktia’s economic forecast published today, chief economist Lasse Corin forecasts that economic growth will slow to 1.6 per cent this year and a modest 0.9 per cent next year. “The coronavirus pandemic and its economic effects have been left behind, Russia’s attack on Ukraine plunged into a new era of global economic uncertainty,” says […]
HS: A new sub-variant of omikron could lead to a wave of infection in the summer
“Since mid-May, its share has started to grow clearly and the trend points to a clear increase,” he commented. The sub-variant can be detected directly by a standard polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test. It is believed to have caused about eight percent of the infections found in the area last week. Lehtonen expects BA.5 to […]
Housing prices rose, although sales volumes in Finland fell in April from last year
Juho KeskinenAn economist at the Finnish Mortgage Association (Hypo) said that market activity remained surprisingly strong despite Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine. – The mood has calmed down and the high activity observed during the coronavirus crisis is clearly behind us. But sales are still higher than it was three years before the pandemic, […]
Niinistö will move to the summer cottage on Friday, hosting panel discussions next week
President Sauli Niinistö and his wife Jenni Haukio move to the official summer residence of the president on Friday at Kultaranta. In the summer, the president will work mainly from Kultaranta, his office was told on Wednesday. Niinistö will host from 12 to 13 June. an annual series of current panel discussions at the residency. […]
The Economist is demanding 5 percent wage increases to curb accelerating inflation
Consumer prices have started to rise as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and together with inflation, the purchasing power of Finns is falling. Euro area inflation accelerated to a record 8.1 per cent in May from a year earlier, following inflation peaks in March and April at 7.5 and 7.4 per cent, respectively. […]
Covid is easing, the shortage of health care personnel continues
Health authorities in Finland expect new cases of Covid to decline during the summer, but experts remain concerned about the ability of hospitals to cope in the coming months. The number of coronavirus patients in hospital has declined recently, less in intensive care than ever since last summer. Chief Medical Officer of HUS, Veli-Matti Ulandertold […]
Finland may have given up face masks too early, Lindén says
“But I would have liked the mask to continue to be used at least until May.” The National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) abandoned its extensive mask recommendation in mid-April. According to LindĂ©n, the decision was sudden and surprising. “It almost immediately stopped using the mask,” he told the newspaper. LindĂ©n has seen a […]
Swedish driver Ericsson gives Ganassi another Indy 500 win
Indianapolis, Indiana – Marcus Ericsson had to leave Formula One to become a global superstar – a goal achieved on Sunday when the Swedish driver won the Indianapolis 500. Ericsson took control of Sunday’s race late and had it under control for Chip Ganassi Racing until a crash by teammate Jimmie Johnson with four laps […]
Despite a strong labor market, demand for food aid is growing
Food queues have lengthened, although employment has risen to record levels since the pandemic subsided, the STT news agency reported on Sunday. By Reetta Nickproject manager Foodaid.fi rising service prices are causing problems for households with insufficient incomes to cover spending. Foodaid, run by a non-church agency, provides information on food aid events and local […]
