Tag: Sipoo
Finland's public health index reveals regional differences in disability and illness
The national health index, which gives a comprehensive picture of disability and the prevalence of diseases in different regions, shows that health challenges vary significantly by municipality and within welfare regions. The index compares municipalities with a base score of 100, and higher scores indicate a higher number of disability benefits or illness. The recent…
Finnish students win bronze and honorable mentions in international chemistry competitions
The talented individuals who received recognition were Nikolas Juhava from Ressun upper secondary school, Paulus Pöykkö from Oulun Laanilan upper secondary school, Aino Koskinen from Järvenpään upper secondary school, and Severi Sulander from Töölön secondary school upper secondary school. While the gold medals at NChO were claimed by Sweden and the host country, Denmark, Tanska,…
The Finnish Immigration Service is closing several reception centers and reducing bed capacity
Currently, approximately 46,000 people are registered as customers in the reception system. Of these, approximately 37 percent live in private apartments and 13 percent in municipalities following the municipal accommodation model. Most of the customers registered in the system have fled Ukraine. After the closure of these reception centers, there will be a total of…
The majority of district heating companies are increasing their prices, according to Omakotiliito’s comparison
Omakotilito’s report shows that there are different pricing differences in the monthly payments for district heating. The fixed monthly fee based on power capacity (power) ranges from 22.68 euros to 117.60 euros. Of the companies that participated in the survey, 59 have increased their fixed monthly fee based on power capacity, one has decreased it…
Tuesday’s papers: Top of the party, Lukashenko complains and "treasure house"
A plot of land in Sipoo, which some believe contains a medieval treasure, went on the market last weekend.
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 court in Helsinki handles the child abduction trial behind closed doors
The criminal trial of the man suspected of kidnapping a nine-year-old boy in Helsinki began on Wednesday behind closed doors in the city’s district court. A 54-year-old man is accused of kidnapping and aggravated theft. The man is suspected of kidnapping a child in the capital’s Kulosaari in April. According to the police’s information at…
The prosecutor filed charges against the suspect of kidnapping a 9-year-old
The prosecutor in Helsinki has filed charges against a 54-year-old man who is accused of the attempted kidnapping of a nine-year-old child in the capital’s Kulosaari in April. The trial at the Helsinki District Court will be held in two weeks, and the suspect is currently in police custody. The abduction took place on the…
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,…
Friday leaves: Dark horse, living dead and core news
Speculation around Finland’s 2024 presidential election is accelerating, and the media is increasingly reporting on potential candidates for the post. An Evening News According to the report, the Governor of the Bank of Finland Olli Rehn (Center) and the Minister of Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto (Greens) are still in mind when it comes to changing…
Friday’s newspapers: Declaration of defense, traffic problems and cunning prisoner
As Finland examines its defense options in a changed security environment, one of the biggest questions has been whether Finland will be protected from Russian invasion during a possible NATO search process. Ilta-Sanomat wrote that the United States would certainly help both Finland and Sweden through the difficulties in the forthcoming NATO search process. This…
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…
Helsinki City Plan 2016 supplemented with four general plans
Local master plans complement the town plan. They are being prepared for the Länsiväylä and Viikinranta-Lahdenväylä areas, as well as for Östersundom and Vartiosaari. Design areas The local master plan identifies the key community structure of the area and focuses on issues relevant to the urban structure, such as housing, the location of jobs and…
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…
In Finland, the number of Covid cases is increasing among children
Schools and municipalities currently have varying practices in reporting students ’Covid infections and covid exposure. Helsingin Sanomat reported on Wednesday about infections detected at a school in Sipoonlahti, where the school or municipality did not initially report exposure in accordance with its own policy. Information about intra-school infections initially spread in a Whatsapp group chat…
Two died, three were seriously injured in Kokkola, Sipoo
One person was killed and three were seriously injured when a van carrying six people fell off the road late Friday in Kokkola on the west coast of Finland. According to the Ostrobothnian Police Department, the accident occurred when a van from Central Ostrobothnia, Kannus, slipped from the road into 28 ditches, felling several trees.…
Finland’s new population forecast highlights three fascinating trends
According to the forecast, in as many as five or six municipalities, especially in former industrial areas and small rural areas, the population will decline – quite a few more than 25 percent. Regionally, the population grows only in Pirkanmaa, Southwest Finland, the islands of Uusimaa and Åland, for example in areas such as Vantaa,…
Helsinki loser, winner of Tampere internal migration in Finland in January-March
Internal migration losses were recorded in the Finnish capital in 199 in the first quarter of 2020 and 279 in 2019. According to preliminary data, the number of people moving from the rest of the country to the city between January and March remained close to the previous year’s level of 6,535. The loss for…
Gyms and other leisure services in southern Finland may reopen within borders
The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and the Regional State Administrative Agency of Southern Finland (Avi) have resolved a dispute over whether gyms and other leisure services can be open if they have a maximum of 10 people at a time. Gyms, group exercise facilities, public saunas, spa facilities, dance facilities, amusement parks, zoo…
Wednesday Magazines: Unusual Coronavirus Symptoms, Better Masks, Rural Broadband
When the government expects to update the advice on the use of masks later this week, experts from the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH) suggest that the so-called FFP class protection may not be necessary in all cases, reports Helsingin sanomat newspaper. In recent days, several European countries including Germany have authorized the use…
Police: The gang hid EUR 20 million worth of drugs among flowers imported to Finland
Finnish police say they found a massive smuggling operation that brought drugs from the Netherlands to Finland that were hidden in batches of flowers. According to law enforcement agencies, between mid-2018 and May last year, there were 17 drug shipments. They estimate the street value of the drug at more than 20 million euros. Two…
Minister: Distance education increased the number of early school leavers
Distance learning during the coronavirus epidemic last spring increased the number of early school leavers, according to the Minister of Education Li Andersson (Left). In Saturday’s Yle Ykkösaamu discussion program, Andersson said that about 4,000 students collect recurring long-term school deviations each year. "The coronavirus and long distance learning in the spring have probably affected…
There are returnees in Finland
So far, almost 40 per cent of new Helsinki residents are Finns returning from abroad this year. In Nurmijärvi, Savonlinna, Sipoo, Kirkkonummi, Jämsä and Järvenpää, Finns experience the most return, according to Statistics Finland. In some of these areas, the number of new residents doubled or tripled during the spring and summer compared to the…
