Tag: Population

  • Famine in Gaza is spreading – sea corridor from Cyprus to help the population

    Famine in Gaza is spreading – sea corridor from Cyprus to help the population

    The famine in Gaza seems to be getting worse with each passing day. According to the UN, a quarter of Gaza's population, over half a million people, is on the verge of starvation. Several children are said to have already died of starvation, according to Unicef, among others. An attempt to remedy the situation begins…

  • The bridge that will save the civilian population of Gaza from starvation

    The bridge that will save the civilian population of Gaza from starvation

    The huge gangway will stretch 550 meters straight out from the shore in Gaza so that ships can easily unload food and supplies. The US is responsible for the construction itself and the EU and a number of other countries are to assist with logistics and supplies to be able to channel large amounts of…

  • Report: Finland's prison population increased slightly last year

    Report: Finland's prison population increased slightly last year

    The number of people doing community service also increased in 2023.

  • Israel's three goals in the war against Hamas – that's how it went

    Israel's three goals in the war against Hamas – that's how it went

    After the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, Israel launched an intensive military campaign against Gaza. Israel has said the goal of the offensive is to crush Hamas, bring back the hostages and ensure Israel cannot be attacked again from Gaza. Middle East Correspondent Cecilia Uddén tells the consequences of the attack for Israel, Hamas…

  • Espoo is planning 2 new metro lines;  the population exceeds half a million

    Espoo is planning 2 new metro lines; the population exceeds half a million

    Finland's second largest city is preparing for rapid population growth in the coming decades.

  • The expert: These are the consequences when fewer children are born in Sweden

    The expert: These are the consequences when fewer children are born in Sweden

    10,555,448 – that's how many inhabitants we had in Sweden in November last year, according to Statistics Norway, Statistics Sweden. During Thursday morning, new statistics on the country's population are presented and part of the statistics is that the birth rate curve is falling. Glenn Sandström, Associate Professor of Demographic History at Umeå University, joins…

  • A record number of companies were closed in the Helsinki region in 2023

    A record number of companies were closed in the Helsinki region in 2023

    Especially in the retail sector, there have been a significant number of closures in the past two years, and more businesses in the Helsinki region have closed than started from January 2022 to September 2023. Although bankruptcies and corporate reorganizations are often used as indicators of economic downturns, Marko Silen, head of the Helsinki Region…

  • Cecilia Uddén updates you on the situation in Rafah

    Cecilia Uddén updates you on the situation in Rafah

    Over a million Palestinians have had the border town of Rafah as a refuge from fighting and airstrikes. Now the fear of a possible Israeli ground offensive is spreading and the population is being asked to flee again. But how likely is a full-scale ground offensive? And to which place should people be evacuated? Cecilia…

  • Get updated with Lunchecot

    Get updated with Lunchecot

    The US has a new attack against the Huthi rebels last night. In ten years, Sweden may have the most people in prison in the EU in terms of population. No more heated bidding for sports broadcasting rights – still unclear where the Champions League will be broadcast.

  • The falcon population in Iceland is constantly decreasing

    The falcon population in Iceland is constantly decreasing

    “This has been the case for the last 3-4 years,” says Ólafur Karl Nielsen, a bird scientist at the Institute of Natural History, of the steady decline in falcon populations. He added that the situation requires close monitoring because the population in 2023 was much smaller than previously predicted. Research on the size of the…

  • Necessary expenses will dominate the budgets of Finnish households in 2022

    Necessary expenses will dominate the budgets of Finnish households in 2022

    Estimated per consumption unit, childless couples had the highest expenditures of all household types. In contrast, one-person households spent the least both in absolute terms and per unit of consumption. The main expenditure categories of Finnish households were housing and energy, transport and food and non-alcoholic beverages. Tuomas ParikkaStatistics Finland's senior statistician, emphasizes the dominance…

  • The population of Helsinki is expected to exceed 700,000 in 2027

    The population of Helsinki is expected to exceed 700,000 in 2027

    The Finnish capital is predicted to add 8,200 inhabitants in 2024 and to continue its growth by almost 7,000 inhabitants from 2025. This year, the population is expected to grow by more than 10,000 based on preliminary data from January to October. The growth in the forecast period is mainly due to migration gains, especially…

  • This is how the military junta loses its grip on Myanmar

    This is how the military junta loses its grip on Myanmar

    When the military took power in Myanmar in a coup d'état in 2021, the population went out of their houses to protest. The military responded by shooting down the protesters. Hear Axel Kronholm, Southeast Asia correspondent, tell about how ordinary Burmese are fighting the dictatorship. Former office workers and teachers who fled into the country's…

  • The quality of education is increasing in Helsinki, but it varies from place to place

    The quality of education is increasing in Helsinki, but it varies from place to place

    Versatile training in Helsinki Although the number of residents without basic education has decreased in all districts of Helsinki, the increase in the level of higher education is stronger in some areas. The change is particularly clear in the 25-44 age group, where fewer now only have secondary education as their highest qualification. Younger generations…

  • The population of Finland is over 5.6 million

    The population of Finland is over 5.6 million

    The number of inhabitants exceeded 5.6 million in October of this year.

  • Finland's wolverine population increases by 12%

    Finland's wolverine population increases by 12%

    Since the 1990s, the wolverine population has increased tenfold.

  • An automated first name change process launched in Finland to guarantee efficient service

    An automated first name change process launched in Finland to guarantee efficient service

    This automatic method, introduced in accordance with the regulations that came into effect on May 1, eliminates the need for manual processing by the clerk. Instead, the decision is made by automatic data processing, speeding up the client's request and improving the efficiency of the agency's processing. This system is part of a broader effort…

  • Fewer people in the National Church

    Fewer people in the National Church

    The number of people registered in the National Church (Þjóðkirkja) has been decreasing regularly over the years. According to the National Register census from December last year, a total of 225,902 people were registered in Þjóðkirkja. Year by year, this number decreased by 1,567. In 2019, 65.2% of the population belonged to the National Church,…

  • Its shopping center celebrates Christmas with the local community

    Its shopping center celebrates Christmas with the local community

    The ice rink offers people of all ages the opportunity to enjoy skating either independently or through the skating school organized by the Myllypuro figure skating club. Minna Kaansalothe club’s coordinator, emphasizes the inclusivity and joy of the sport and states that the magic of Christmas can be seen both in the skating school and…

  • Finland will raise the annual drug cost ceiling to 626.94 euros in 2024

    Finland will raise the annual drug cost ceiling to 626.94 euros in 2024

    After reaching this threshold, customers are entitled to additional compensation, which significantly reduces their own costs to a deductible of only 2.50 euros per product purchase to be reimbursed. The goal of this policy is to ensure that drug costs remain affordable for everyone. The decision to raise the limit for 2024 comes after a…

  • Free access to learn Icelandic with the LingQ app

    Free access to learn Icelandic with the LingQ app

    We recently celebrated Icelandic Language Day. On this occasion, the language learning application LingQ, developed by polyglot Steve Kaufmann, made the Icelandic language available for free to students around the world. Icelandic is a language spoken by one of the smallest populations in the world. It is spoken by approximately 350,000 people worldwide, including approximately…

  • Iceland provides additional financial assistance to civilians in the Gaza Strip

    Iceland provides additional financial assistance to civilians in the Gaza Strip

    The Minister of Foreign Affairs announced additional assistance for the civilian population in the Gaza Strip in the amount of ISK 100 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and the International Criminal Court (ICC). “The humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip is deteriorating and…

  • A higher danger level has been declared due to increasing seismic activity

    A higher danger level has been declared due to increasing seismic activity

    The increased number of strong tremors recorded today (the strongest so far, with a magnitude of 5.2, occurred at 5:30 p.m.) may lead to an eruption. The aviation color code has been changed to orange. The National Police Commander, in consultation with the Suðurnes Police Commander, announces the level of danger to the population due…

  • A higher danger level has been declared due to increasing seismic activity

    The increased number of strong tremors recorded today (the strongest so far, with a magnitude of 5.2, occurred at 5:30 p.m.) may lead to an eruption. The aviation color code has been changed to orange. The National Police Commander, in consultation with the Suðurnes Police Commander, announces the level of danger to the population due…

  • Finns want a president familiar with foreign policy: EVA survey

    Finns want a president familiar with foreign policy: EVA survey

    An equally significant 93% believe that the next president should have a deep understanding of and focus on international politics, as a foreign relations professional. In addition, 89% of respondents want a president who is a leader of values, who sparks public debate on critical issues and promotes them through his moral authority. The study,…

  • Proposal to ban puffin hunting

    Proposal to ban puffin hunting

    The Suðurland Nature Conservation Agency proposes suspending puffin hunting in a new report. The population has been below the sustainable development limit for a long time and the outlook is poor. The agency’s report said average puffin population growth has likely been below the sustainable limit since 1995. Forecasts assume that even if hunting is…

  • Helsinki’s effort to work-based immigration shows promising results

    Helsinki’s effort to work-based immigration shows promising results

    It also took into account the progress of the integration program for immigrants in Helsinki. Positive progress was observed in all the priority objectives of these programmes. Among the measures, the city has launched targeted campaigns with the particular aim of attracting foreign professionals to sectors suffering from labor shortages. International House Helsinki’s offering has…

  • No restriction on ptarmigan hunting this season

    No restriction on ptarmigan hunting this season

    The grouse hunting season has started and will last until November 21. Hunting is permitted every day except Wednesday and Thursday, with no set limits on the number of grouse hunters can shoot. A grouse hunter from Egilsstaðir told RÚV that the weather conditions were difficult on the first day of the hunt. Although the…

  • Awaiting Israel’s ground offensive

    Awaiting Israel’s ground offensive

    Hour 1: Hear our correspondent Cecilia Uddén, Bitte Hammargren, Foreign Policy Institute and Karin Aggegård, political scientist at Lund University. Civilians affected in the war between Hamas and Israel have been heard on the radio this week. Parliamentary elections in Poland Indigenous Australians subject to referendum Chronicle by Ulrika Knutson The panel Hour 2: Hear…

  • The Nordics stand out from carbon tax attitudes throughout Europe

    The Nordics stand out from carbon tax attitudes throughout Europe

    Jukka Sivonen, Master of Social Sciences, examined climate policy attitudes and related factors in Europe in his doctoral research at the University of Turku. Analyzing European population survey data collected in 2016–2017, Sivonen found that residents of the Nordic countries supported carbon taxation more than elsewhere in Europe. A key factor in this increased support…

  • It is more difficult for foreigners to find a job in Iceland

    It is more difficult for foreigners to find a job in Iceland

    As RÚV reports, foreigners currently make up almost 50% of the unemployed in Iceland, while they only make up 15-20% of the population. “This shows that foreigners in Iceland face additional obstacles when looking for a job,” says Katrín Ólafsdóttir, assistant professor of economics at Reykjavik University. The overrepresentation of immigrants in the unemployment register…

  • Climbing the stairs every day: A simple step to heart health

    Climbing the stairs every day: A simple step to heart health

    The Tulane study, which used data collected from 450,000 adults from the UK Biobank, assessed participants’ susceptibility to cardiovascular disease based on family history, established risk factors and genetic predisposition. The researchers also asked the participants about their life habits and the frequency of stair climbing, and the median follow-up time was 12.5 years. The…

  • WWF calls for restrictions on most herring

    WWF calls for restrictions on most herring

    The main herring populations in the Baltic Sea have fallen below the target level, which is an alarming sign of changes in the marine ecosystem, according to WWF Finland.