Tag: Porvoo
The Albert Edelfelt exhibition returns home from Paris and Gothenburg
The Ateneum exhibition presents Albert Edelfelt as an international influence Albert Edelfelt (1854–1905) was socially gifted and understood the importance of networks early in his career. He spoke several languages and mixed easily with people from different social classes. Edelfelt traveled in Europe and the Nordic countries and lived most of his life in Paris. […]
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 court fined the directors of the afternoon club for the drowning of the 7-year-old
The two defendants in the case were instructors of the afternoon club in Porvoo, who had organized a swimming lesson where the child drowned in November 2020.
The trial begins for two accused in the death of a child in a swimming pool
The two suspects in the case were the instructors of the afternoon club in Porvoo, who had organized the swimming lesson where the 7-year-old drowned in November 2020.
The Finnish Immigration Service will establish new reception centers on October 24
There are currently a total of 86 reception centers in Finland, their branches and service points in private residences, as well as 8 reception units for minors. About 42,000 people are currently registered as customers in the reception system. About 50 percent of them live in a private apartment and 10 percent live in municipalities […]
The police give a warning "particularly dangerous" drug in Porvoo
The Southern Finland police suspect that a particularly dangerous drug is circulating in the Porvoo area. The substance appears to have been illegally sold in tablet form as a benzodiazepine and ecstasy, police said in a statement. "But since the true composition of the substance is unknown, it poses a particular danger to life and […]
Finland suspects two Russian fighter planes of violating Finnish airspace
Two Russian MiG-31 fighter jets are suspected of violating Finnish airspace in the Gulf of Finland on the southern coast on Thursday morning, the Ministry of Defense stated in its press release. The suspected violation took place around 9:40 a.m. near the city of Porvoo and lasted about two minutes, the ministry’s communications manager Kristian […]
The grandchild gave the resident medicine in the nursing home
A resident of a nursing home in Porvoo recently called his granddaughter and asked her to deliver his medicine when the center was understaffed. There has been a shortage of nursing work in Finland this summer, but the problem will continue this fall. Fanny Läckström told Yle that he recently received a panicked call from […]
FMI: July was relatively warm and rainy, especially in Finnish Lapland
The mercury rose above 25°C on a total of 16 days in July, which is typically the warmest month in Finland. Both Porvoo’s Harabacka and Heinola’s Asemantaus hit the threshold no less than 10 times. The highest temperature of the month – 32.3°C – was measured on July 1 in Pellonpää, Oulu. The lowest temperature, […]
50 Finnish firefighters are going to Greece to put out forest fires
Dozens of firefighters from Finland are leaving for Greece to help extinguish wildfires. About 50 firefighters from Finnish regular and volunteer fire departments will go on the trip. The Finnish delegation is led by the Itä-Uusimaa emergency service located in Porvoo. The first group of Finnish rescue personnel will leave at the beginning of August, […]
The EU grants 135 million euros to Finnish fuel giant Neste for a chemical recycling project
Finnish fuel and renewable technology company Neste will receive a grant of up to 135 million euros from the EU’s innovation fund to finance the company’s chemical recycling project at its Porvoo refinery, the company announced on Wednesday. Liquid invites trouble "Pulse" (Pre-treatment and improvement of liquefied plastic waste to expand the circular economy), the […]
The 5 best cities to visit during the summer
Helsinki Helsinki is the capital of Finland and the most underrated city in Europe. Some call it the “new Paris”. In the summer, Helsinki can be a wonderful destination, as the weather is milder than in the rest of the country. Helsinki has something for everyone, from visiting museums and cathedrals to traveling by ferry […]
The Helsinki energy company is building a 400 million euro tunnel with seawater to heat apartments
The pumps, which are not included in the cost estimate of EUR 400 million, are capable of generating district heating from cold seawater of up to 2 ° C. The actual construction phase is predicted to last about five years, so the facility could start using the heat of seawater in the production of regional […]
Finnish Lapland benefited from internal migration for the first time since the early 1960s
“Lapland is a good example. It recorded migration gains, but many other regions have managed to reduce net migration losses during the coronavirus pandemic. The main explanation is the migration from the Helsinki metropolitan area to the provinces, ”MDI’s leading expert Timo Aro told me YLE on Friday. The largest migration gain increased in Pirkanmaa, […]
Mother’s Day Demos in the capital calm
Several demonstrations on Ukraine took place in the center of Helsinki on Sunday. Protesters, many of them Russians living in Finland, took to the streets in the Kaisaniemi and Kamppi districts of the capital to protest Russia’s attack on Ukraine. Protesters in Kaisaniemi Park.Esa Koivuranta / Yle Protesters also opposed Victory Day celebrations scheduled for […]
HS: Finland is preparing for a possible suspension of gas supplies from Russia
Gazprom, a Russian state-owned natural gas producer, has stated that compliance with the conditions is a precondition for resuming gas supplies, citing its recent decision to suspend supplies to Bulgaria and Poland. Gasum, the importer and distributor of natural gas owned by the Finnish state, has been asked to provide a response to the payment […]
HS: Imports of Russian crude oil to Finland may stop in July
Company reported earlier this month that it has received one of the last remaining oil cargoes from Russia in the port of Kilpilahti in Porvoo, where it operates Finland’s only crude oil refinery. It says about 85 percent of Russia’s crude oil has been replaced with other grades under existing supply contracts and technical capabilities. […]
Marin: Finland needs weeks or months instead of years to cut off energy relations with Russia
He added that the Ministry of Economy and Labor is one of a handful of ministries working to ensure that the transition is achieved quickly. Although the European Union has resorted to unprecedented sanctions to force Russia to end the war of aggression in Ukraine, the sanctions only targeted the country’s most important source of […]
The Russian plane is suspected of violating Finnish airspace
A Russian state naval plane is suspected of violating Finnish airspace in the Gulf of Finland off Porvoo on Friday morning. According to the Department of Defense, the suspected airspace violation of IL-96-300 lasted three minutes. The Ministry’s communications office told Yle that this was the first violation in Finland this year. The last previous […]
The study reveals regional pay gaps in social and health care
Employees of social and health care in the public sector in Eastern Uusimaa are the best paid in Finland, says the state’s incubator. On Friday, VATT’s Economic Research Institute published its report on regional pay gaps in the social and health care sector. The researchers found significant differences in the pay of workers across the […]
Finns reserve iodine tablets
The attack on Ukraine has affected domestic pharmaceutical sales. Demand for strong iodine has been higher than usual in the pharmacy chain Yliopiston Apteekki, which has stores all over Finland. Strong iodine is only intended for use in a crisis situation, such as a nuclear incident. Iodine tablets from Joensuu’s New Pharmacy ran out on […]
The Runeberg Award goes to Quynh Tran’s debut novel
This year’s Runeberg Prize was awarded Quynh Tran, Author of Pietarsaari, from his work Skugga och svalka (English translation Shadow and Coolness). The book reflects his own background and tells the story of a Vietnamese family in the coastal city of Ostrobothnia. Tran himself grew up in Pietarsaari, where his family moved from Vietnam in […]
Insulation regulations related to Covid-19 scrapped in parts of Finland
“The omicron variant causes a significant number of infections even before the onset of symptoms, and due to the delay in access to sample collection, most of the additional infections have already occurred after the test results have been reported to the infectious physicians,” reads. joint press release Published by the City of Helsinki. “In […]
Several regions of Finland are ending official quarantine
The hospital districts of Pirkanmaa and Central Finland, as well as the City of Helsinki, have announced that they will abandon official quarantine for coronavirus-positive persons. The HUS areas where the new protocol will be introduced in stages are Espoo, Hyvinkää, Järvenpää, Kauniainen, Kerava, Mäntsälä, Nurmijärvi, Pornainen, Porvoo, Sipoo, Tuusula and Vantaa. The same practice […]
Yle’s election compass: Most candidates are in favor of free contraception for those under 25 years of age
The majority of candidates in the provincial elections who responded to Yle’s election compass are in favor of offering free contraception to young people under the age of 25 in their own territory. About three in four respondents gave the idea a green light and said they either fully or somewhat agreed with free contraception. […]
The quarantine and testing rules of schools have been criticized in Finland
“It is not possible to quarantine categories” Teija PuhtoChief Physician for Infectious Diseases at Oulu University Hospital, stated To Helsingin Sanomat. “You should basically call the parent of every child to do so. Anyone who tests positive gets a call right now, but that too takes 10 days. If you had to call 30 others […]
Helsinki will ease the quarantine requirement, ending most of the exposure tracing
The City of Helsinki and 11 other municipalities in Uusimaa have announced changes in the practices related to the tracing and quarantine of persons exposed to the coronavirus. In a statement issued on Monday, the city noted that exposure to the virus is only tracked in city-owned homes, health care facilities and health care units […]
Porvoo police shooters, the prosecutor drops the complaint’s efforts; Sentences of 15 years are valid
The long prison sentences of two Swedish brothers convicted of being shot by police in 2019 are still in force because the accused and the prosecutor withdrew their application to the Helsinki Court of Appeal. Richard Granholm and his brother Raymond GranholmFinns with a Finnish background were each sentenced to 15 years in prison in […]
Wednesday’s newspapers: Tunnel voting, dark November and a fair game of football
Helsingin sanomat newspaper write that the fate of the controversial new traffic tunnel in the Helsinki Sörnäinen area will be decided at a city council meeting on Wednesday evening. The HS called the members of the council to get an idea of how the vote could go, and found that a majority was going to […]
Friday’s newspapers: From pandemic to endemic, Porvoo tragedy and late autumn storm
Helsingin sanomat newspaper write that as the number of Covid infections increases "alarmingly" – including the peak of Thursday’s pandemic – we may have a long winter, but there is light at the end of the tunnel. In the most read article in the magazine on Friday morning Tuomas Aivelo, A research doctor in viral […]
Political parties recruit candidates "of all" election
Finland’s main parties are stepping up their efforts to recruit as many candidates as possible after the county council elections in just over two months. Voters will go on January 23, 2022 to vote for members of the Provincial Assembly who are responsible for providing social and health services. See Yle News’ very simple election […]
The government supports the establishment of a project company for the eastern railway connection
The Ministry of Transport and Communications may sign the founding documents and subscribe for shares in a limited company to be established on behalf of the state. The Finnish state has committed to recapitalize the company in accordance with the terms of the shareholder agreement. The company’s task would be to plan and finance the […]
Some Finnish companies see a profit, others continued to make a loss in the third quarter
This week, Finnish companies announced their third-quarter results, with some seeing profits and others suffering losses. Postal The adjusted operating profit of the state postal company Posti weakened to EUR 14 million in July-September, from almost EUR 17 million in the third quarter of last year. At the same time, its turnover increased by 1.9 […]
The autumn storm hit Finland on Friday
A strong autumn storm that swept much of Finland on Friday and has strong winds, rain, sleet and snow, which is expected to continue on Saturday. From mid-Friday, the strongest winds blew to the southern seaside town of Porvoo, where the wind speed increased by 30.1 m / s. Weather conditions have called for warnings […]
Monday’s newspapers: Finland’s relations with Russia, work from a holiday destination and hobby funding
President Sauli Niinistö has said that there are many "worrying developments" relative to Russia, reports the business newspaper Economic life. Speaking at a meeting at FIIA, the President stated that Finland must monitor whether the door to Finland’s NATO membership is open according to the TE. "The relationship between the European Union and Russia has […]
Helsinki’s goal is to be carbon neutral in 2030 instead of 2035
The target does not include emissions from, for example, food consumption by local residents and air travel. Much depends on Helen, an energy plant owned by the City of Helsinki. When the power plant replaced coal with natural gas and increased the use of excessive heat from sources such as wastewater, the city has seen […]
The award-winning freestyle footballer seeks to inspire young Muslim women
Freestyle football skills of Helsinki residents Lubna Omar have attracted thousands of followers to social media, and the 18-year-old high school student hopes her success will inspire other Muslim women to follow their dreams. Freestyle football is a combination of football tricks, dance, acrobatics and music, and Omar’s effortless artistic mastery earned him a place […]
Police were shot in Hämeenlinna
The police were shot dead on Friday night in the southern part of Hämeenlinna. Häme police said in a press release that the incident took place at about 11.30 pm when the police answered the call. In response, they said: "Police used service weapons to stop a dangerous person". Police said the operation was still […]
Some Finnish EU -Covid certificates require spelling corrections, incorrect dates
Many residents around Finland have begun to notice errors in their digital EU Covid certificates, which are available on the MyKanta.fi public healthcare platform. In Helsinki, mistakes include a misspelled name or date of birth, according to the city’s social services and health care communications manager. Jaana Juutilainen-Saari. He said Helsinki residents who find errors […]
July was the hottest month on earth ever, the U.S. agency says
As per NOAAIt was the hottest July ever in Asia and the second hottest in Europe (after July 2018), with temperatures in excess of 45 ℃ in Italy and Spain, for example. However, data show that this was not only an exceptionally warm July, but the hottest month on Earth since accounting began 142 years […]
August as the month of destiny
But August1991 was also a dramatic month: in a week, thirty years have passed since the failed Moscow coup. It could have changed the course of history. Instead, Yeltsin banned the Communist Party, Estonia became independent, and Ukraine left the disintegrating Soviet Union. The Balkan wars also started in August, first out was Serbia against […]
FMI: It was an “exceptionally” warm July in Finland
According to the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI), July was exceptionally warm in Finland this year. Temperature readings above 25 degrees were measured a total of 24 days per month, which is eight days more than the July average. To meet the requirements of “heat waves” in Finland (locally known as helleraja), the temperature must be […]
The next steps towards carbon-neutral traffic in Finland
We need a wide range of measures to make the future of transport sustainable. We need to reduce the need to move, promote cycling and walking, improve rail transport both within and between cities, and streamline public transport. All these measures reduce the need for private cars. Rail transport is a low-carbon mode of transport […]
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 […]
"Event guarantee" now here, but what does that mean?
On Wednesday of this week, the government announced a € 230.86 million support package for culture, the arts, sports and events, including € 85 million for a so-called event guarantee. The funds are intended to help event organizers who are in difficult situations due to the uncertainty caused by the coronavirus epidemic. The guarantee covers […]
13 years in prison for an online drug trafficking manager
The multi-million euro e-commerce director was sentenced on Thursday to 13 years in prison for several aggravated drug offenses. The man had started selling drugs on the dark Silk Road site or on Silk Road in 2014. His main partner was sentenced to six years and six months in prison for several drug offenses. Several […]
Neste chooses Rotterdam instead of Porvoo for a new refinery
“Based on thorough research and calculations, the total cost of investment is significantly lower in Rotterdam,” he said. press release. The cost differences were due to the press release, in particular logistics costs, site-specific construction costs and the availability of low-carbon hydrogen. The selection criteria also included factors such as the existing infrastructure, the market […]
Neste chooses Rotterdam instead of Porvoo for a EUR 1 billion refinery
Most state-owned oil company Neste has announced plans to build a new renewable fuel plant in Rotterdam, saying it would be cheaper to build in the Dutch port city than in Porvoo. "Based on in-depth studies and calculations, the total cost of the investment is significantly lower in Rotterdam. Our decision is based on ensuring […]
Oil spill near Neste refinery in Porvoo, size and source unclear
A limited oil spill was detected on Saturday in Kilpilahti harbor, next to Neste Oil’s refinery in Porvoo, about 40 km east of Helsinki. The Eastern Uusimaa Rescue Service began collecting oil from the port on Sunday. According to officials, the oil spill seemed to be confined around the tanker to be docked in the […]
Confusion of cold weather and KFC arrives in Finland: Today’s news tour
Exceptionally cold weather leads to dangerous driving conditions in Finland According to the Finnish Meteorological Institute, current temperatures are exceptionally low this time of year, and mercury is expected to drop by -20 to -35 ℃ on Wednesday in many parts of the country. Heavy snowfall on Tuesday led to reduced visibility and dangerous driving […]
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 […]
Growing population, new railway and record-breaking TV viewing: Today’s news
At the same time, a new report by market research company Finnpanel has revealed that the pandemic caused Finns to watch more television than ever before, and news channels watched significantly more viewers. Finland’s population is growing New figures for the year Statistics Finland show significant growth in the country’s population in 2020. Last year, […]
Tuesday’s magazines: AstraZeneca vaccine for most in Finland, less passports, more snow, microplastics on the beaches
Finland’s largest daily Helsingin Sanomat reports that most healthy working-age Finns receive a vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford Mika Rämet, Director of the Vaccine Research Center, University of Tampere. AstraZeneca has promised to produce three billion doses of the vaccine this year. That would be enough to vaccinate 1.5 billion people. […]
Gallery: Christmas lights bring joy in a darker winter than usual
The Christmas season in Helsinki traditionally begins with the long-awaited light-lighting ceremony along Aleksanterinkatu. This year, the ceremony was held on November 22nd. (Journal image) Flashing lights are hung over the bell tower of the main train station. (Heikki Saukkomaa / Lehtikuva) The locals gather around the Christmas tree on Senate Square in the center […]
The Finnish Independence Day gala has been celebrated in many ways and in many places
The Independence Day dance, which usually brings thousands of guests to the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, has been the most watched media event of the year in Finland for decades. The story continues after the picture President Sauli Niinistö and the first woman Jenni Haukio danced with the 2019 ball.AOP Guests have ranged from ordinary […]
Neste will reduce 370 jobs by closing the refinery in Naantali, southwestern Finland
The Finnish oil refining company announced that it would primarily offer its employees new jobs, related training and, if necessary, relocation support. Employees whose employment contracts have been terminated are offered retirement plans and targeted support packages that include start-up grants to support training or entrepreneurship. Read more: Closure of Neste refinery in Naantali, 470, […]
Neste closes Naantali refinery, 370 lose their jobs
The state-owned oil company Neste has announced that it will close the Naantali refinery by the end of March 2021. The company has announced 370 job cuts as part of the restructuring, compared to the previous estimate of 470. The company announced that it would offer pension and support packages to those whose employment had […]
Finland: Ready to declare a state of emergency – but not yet
The corona situation is serious in Finland, and especially in the Helsinki region, the country’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin emphasized at a recent press conference. If it deteriorates further, the government may announce a state of emergency. – The coronavirus situation has rapidly deteriorated in Finland, the number of cases of infection as well as […]
Prosecutors want a permanent ban on the United Brotherhood criminal group
The District Court of Eastern Uusimaa has initiated proceedings in which prosecutors and the Police Board seek to permanently close the United Brotherhood of Organized Crime (UB) and its subsidiary Bad Union. The alleged director of UB, Tero Holopainen, arrived at the first trial in Porvoo on Monday morning. Holopainen is awaiting conviction in another […]
A suspected unintentional killer in Porvoo drowns his death
The Eastern Uusimaa Police Department announced on Thursday that it was investigating the drowning of a seven-year-old boy in Porvoo from an unintentional killing. The boy drowned in a swimming pool in the city of Porvoo last Thursday when he participated in a supervised after-school program. At the time of the event, a group of […]
The brothers behind the police events in Porvoo were sentenced to 15 years in prison
Read more: Both police officers were released from hospital after being shot in Porvoo (September 4, 2019) Court arrests brothers suspected of police situation in Porvoo in southern Finland (30 August 2019) One of the shooters in Porvoo is a double Finnish-Swedish, confirms KRP (August 27, 2019) Duo held in Pirkanmaa suspected of shooting police […]
Swedish brothers receive a maximum prison sentence for police shooting
Eastern Uusimaa District Court has sentenced two Swedish brothers to 15 years in prison each on charges of attempted murder, aggravated assault and a number of other crimes. The verdict is the highest that a court in Finland can impose. Thirty years old Richard Nicholas Granholm, who has dual Finnish-Swedish citizenship, was convicted by the […]
The police investigated the child’s drowning death in the Porvoo swimming pool
The city of Porvoo mourns when a child drowned on Thursday while attending an after-school club at a local swimming pool. The child died despite resuscitation attempts. Mayor of Porvoo Jukka-Pekka Ujula told Yle that news of the child’s death has shocked city residents. "On behalf of the city, I would like to express my […]
Fuel company Neste is cutting up to 470 jobs, citing declining demand for oil
On Monday, Neste announced its intention to start co-operation negotiations in the petroleum products business, which will result in the loss of up to 470 jobs and save the company approximately EUR 50 million. The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the decline in demand for petroleum products, Neste said at a news conference, arguing that trends […]
Swedish brothers face trial for police shootings and are treated for 13 assassination attempts
The Eastern Uusimaa District Court has initiated proceedings against two Swedish men accused of shooting police and a number of other charges. The events that took place a little over a year ago included an ambush in Porvoo and a subsequent car yacht in Pirkanmaa. Two police officers were injured in the shooting. Brothers men […]
HS: Men suspected of shooting in Porvoo were charged with 13 assassination attempts
Read more: Both police officers were released from hospital after being shot in Porvoo (September 4, 2019) Brothers arrested on suspicion of shooting at police station in Porvoo, southern Finland (30 August 2019) They have also been charged with heavy robbery, preparation for heavy robbery, taking hostages, violent resistance to an official, eight crimes, firearms […]
The brothers face 13 assassination attempts in last summer’s police programs
The two brothers, who were suspected of being shot against the police last August, are facing a series of serious charges, 13 of which include attempted murder, which the Southern Finland Prosecutor’s Office filed with the District Court of Eastern Uusimaa on Tuesday. Those incidents happened exactly a year ago, on Sunday, August 25th. Suspects, […]
Aquatic micro-plastics, aquatic organisms all over Finland
Finnish aquatic animals, lake and seabeds, fish and molluscs have been contaminated with microplastics, according to a four-year research project recently decided by the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) and the University of Eastern Finland. “The smaller the microplastic studied, the higher concentrations were observed because the plastics continuously decompose into smaller particles in the environment,” […]
