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In the Finnish labor market dispute, the stakes rise when employers plan to suspend salary payments
The decision means that payments can also be suspended at workplaces outside the strike if they have to stop their production due to, for example, disruptions in raw material deliveries. “This is our interpretation,” Ruohoniemi said. Jyri HäkämiesCEO of EK, confirmed interpretation at YLE A-studio on Tuesday. “In layman's terms, you could say that work…
The diesel shortage caused by the strike threatens to disrupt public transport in Finland
The fuel stocks in the depots are expected to be completely exhausted by the weekend, when only electric buses will remain in traffic. Koiviston Auto operates about a third of the local buses of Helsinki Region Transport (HSL). Mikkola said that Neste, Koiviston Auto's only fuel supplier, has informed the company that no more diesel…
STT: No positive decisions on asylum applications on the eastern border
Finland's eastern border will remain closed until April 14.
Finland's employment remains strong despite the increase in unemployment
This simultaneous increase in both employment and unemployment means an increase in the labor force, which effectively offsets the harmful effects of growing unemployment on total employment. The trend of the employment rate of 20-64 year olds was 77.5%, while the more traditional employment rate of 15-64 year olds was 73.1%. Although there was a…
STT: No new crossings at the southeast border of Finland
All land border crossings between Finland and Russia are closed until mid-February.
The weather changes dramatically when the cold weather leaves Finland
“It will be around -5 to -15 degrees throughout the country on Monday,” he commented to the news agency. The weather is expected to change more clearly in the evening with the arrival of a moist front from the west. “Westerly winds will intensify with the arrival of a moist front. Warmer air comes from…
In the Uusimaa region, unemployment is increasing sharply due to the struggle in the labor market
The whole country reflects this worrying development, where the number of unemployed has increased by 7.8 percent and the number of laid off by 87.8 percent. The situation is particularly serious among young people. There are 7,390 unemployed jobseekers under the age of 25 in Uusimaa, which is 17.6% more than the previous year, and…
Customs: Thousands of drones were exported from Finland to Russia
Customs authorities have also investigated the transport of anti-drone technology worth more than 350,000 euros through Russia to Kazakhstan. The transfer of technology would have required a permit for the export of defense equipment, but the exporter had not applied for a permit. Customs suspects that one of the companies has been tasked with acquiring…
Throwing away textiles will soon be banned, Orthodox Christmas in wartime, Welfare crimes can still be stopped
HOUR 1 The war in Gaza ………… There will be a stop throughout the EU to throw away clothes and other textiles, everything must be recycled In Bangladesh, democracy is being challenged in this weekend's presidential election The winter everyday life of a Norrland car hauler Columnist Ulrika Knutson The panel with Olov Abrahamsson NSD,…
Employment fell, unemployment increased in Finland in October
77.4 percent of the country’s 20–64-year-olds were employed, which is 1.5 percentage points less than the previous year. The number of unemployed increased by 28,000 to approximately 190,000 between October 2022 and October 2023. As the economic recession complicates the employment situation until interest rates start to fall, the worst for the employment situation is…
The number of asylum seekers on Finland’s eastern border continues to grow
The daily number of arrivals was 39 on Monday and 55 on Tuesday. “It seems the number is growing and will continue to grow” Jukka Lukkarideputy commander in the border guard district of Southeast Finland, analyzed For YLE on Wednesday. STT wrote on Wednesday about an asylum seeker who said that the police offered him…
VATT: Cheap gasoline weakens Finland’s emission targets
The government’s plans undermine the goals for reducing traffic carbon dioxide emissions, reports the news agency STT.
Hundreds of Finns move to Norway every year
More and more Finns are now moving to Norway instead of Sweden in search of better earning opportunities, reports news agency STT on Saturday.
Aaltola claims that he has been offered visibility in exchange for advertising space purchases
“The media call to ask if we have the resources to buy advertising space. They point out quite clearly that it would also bring other visibility in the magazine or on the channel. Of course [it isn’t done] explicitly but implying that such a connection is possible,” he said, declining to specify which outlets have…
Finland stands by Ukraine, the foreign minister assures
Valtonen and his colleagues from the bloc of 27 countries sat with the president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Monday, EU support for Ukraine, EU-Ukraine relations and Ukraine’s membership path will be discussed. It was the first such meeting to be held in a third country, a point both EU…
STT: A Swedish gang is suspected of smuggling drugs into Finland
Authorities believe the incident is related to the seizure of a large number of weapons in Sweden last spring.
Orpo urges the counties to improve services, reiterates its commitment to labor market reforms
For example, elderly care services are almost in crisis. “Especially in home support services there are elderly people who are in a worse position than before. I can assure you that we will do everything we can to ensure that the elderly receive all the care they need.” Doctors working in employment offices were also…
The Finnish government is aiming for a billion euro pension reform
The reform’s goal of one billion euros corresponds to both the predicted need to increase pension contributions and what was discussed in the labor market organizations. “I think the goal is realistic,” the prime minister said. Helsingin Sanomat on Wednesday wrote that the goal can be interpreted as a concession by the government, as the…
Vantaa will not give in to the government’s pressure to cut social and healthcare spending
Its budget for this year is 62 million euros in deficit. Provincial decision-makers are scheduled to discuss the reform program later this fall, which is expected to slightly reduce the deficit. However, Aronkytö emphasized to the newspaper that the program is not a series of spending cuts, but a real development program, the effects of…
Three Finnish companies are added to the US trade blacklist
Most of the companies are Russian or Chinese, but the new entries also include companies registered in Germany and Finland. Two of the Finnish companies, Luminor and Siberica, were added to the trade’s blacklist about two weeks ago, but the latest update also includes a company called Evolog, According to Helsingin Sanomat. The list includes…
Ground offensive launched against Gaza, 25 years since the Backfire, and the battle for Avdijivka
One o’clock Israeli ground troops have entered Gaza and the bombing of Hamas targets in the area is intensifying. Hear the Middle East Correspondent Johan-Mathias Sommarström, Peter HaldénUniversity of Defense, Bitte Hammargren, Middle East analyst at the Institute for Foreign Policy, Aaron Lund Total Defense Research Institute (FOI) and Mia HeidenbergMSF. His entire family was…
Anxiety about the Finnish construction industry grows after Jukkatalo’s bankruptcy
“We had a solid order book, which we had to deliver to consumers at a price at which the projects were unprofitable for us”, Jukkatalo CEO Ilkka Sydänmetsä comment to STT.’ According to Helsingin Sanomat, bankruptcy proceedings were initiated against approximately 270 construction companies in the first six and a half months of the year.…
Purra: Finns Party ministers have no need to actively repent for past writings
“We handle our responsibilities in the manner required of ministers as the second major party in the government and comply with the government programme.” Minister of Education Anna-Maja Henriksson (SFP) on Wednesday stated on YLE A-studio that she expects Purra and Rydman to demonstrate a willingness to change, take concrete action and show genuine remorse…
Eager USWNT resets: ‘We’re playing for these pressure cookers’
(Photo credit: Jenna Watson-USA TODAY Sports) Women’s World Cup mainstays Brazil and Germany packed their bags as the elimination rounds arrive with the defending champion United States still standing. A scoreless draw with Portugal sparked criticism at home and abroad of the USWNT not playing to its usual dominant standard. It was the firsttime since…
Russian embassy staff in Helsinki flees in large numbers after spy expulsion
While Finland expelled nine embassy staff in June over espionage concerns, an exceptional number more have left Helsinki this summer according to a report by the Finnish News Agency STT.
Heads of OP, Nokia voice concern about effects of racism discussion
“We have to make sure that the children of families moving from abroad are able to attend school and that spouses can find work easily.” Increasing work-based immigration, he stressed, is very important for the future of Finland. “Many industrial sectors need more labour, which is why work-based immigration must be increased broadly. We’ll also…
Putin and the chocolate factory – that’s how the boycott works
Hear Ekonomikots Johan Anderberg tell us about when the boycott emerged as a phenomenon – and how our choices as consumers can have both foreseen and unforeseen consequences. Host: Robin Olin Guest: Johan Anderberg, reporter at Ekonomiekot Producers: Karl Kadhammar, Marina Nilsson Malmström With audio from: SVT, Aftonbladet, AP, BBC News, Reuters, TV4, SkyNews Australia,…
STT: The new government will limit unemployment benefits, sick days
The new government is planning major reforms of working life. The goal is to reduce earnings-related unemployment insurance after two months and make the employee’s first sick day unpaid, unless otherwise stipulated in the contract.
STT: The temperature may rise to 30 degrees in some parts of Finland on Thursday
“It may be that it counts down to the decimals whether we reach the 30 degree mark or not.” Ari-Juhani Punkkatold the Finnish news agency. A cold front follows the northern parts of the country, which may keep the temperature below 10 degrees. The smoke from the Canadian forest fires is gradually leaving Finland. Considering…