Tag: The Capital Region
Construction in the capital region will shrink significantly this year
These findings are reported in the Rakli economic outlook report of the Suomen Kiinteistönomistaja- ja Rakennusasiakkat ry. Finland’s economic growth forecasts will remain unchanged in 2023 The most recent forecasts for Finland’s GDP for the year 2023 show a steady growth rate. However, the first quarter went better than expected. The forecasts for 2024 remain […]
Moving towards small rental apartments in housing construction in Helsinki, Tampere and the capital region
During the last 20 years, the size of the apartments in Helsinki has decreased. Housing construction in Finland is still mainly concentrated in Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa and Tampere. These cities accounted for approximately 43 percent of the residential floor area built in the entire country between 2015 and 2021. The annual volume of housing construction […]
Change in housing trends: Smaller apartments and the decrease in housing
When the publication is published on June 1, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. on the website of the city of Helsinki, Vaattovaara and Vuori will give their exact views on their findings at the same day’s press conference. In the housing construction of Helsinki and Tampere, a record number of smaller apartments, mainly studios and studios, […]
The capital region’s greenhouse gas emissions increased in 2022 as a result of district heating production
Emissions increased in all municipalities The Helsinki region’s environmental services (HSY) annually calculates the capital region’s greenhouse gas emissions. In 2022, the region’s greenhouse gas emissions increased by almost 10% compared to the previous year and totaled approximately 4.44 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2 equivalent). Emissions increased in every municipality in the capital […]
Vantaa accepted the proposal to become Finland’s fourth tram city
The 19.3-kilometer and 27-stop line is designed to complement public transportation in the capital region by providing connections not only to the airport via Mellunmäki, but also to the ring road and the Helsinki metro. Proponents have argued that the line will increase the appeal and status of the eastern neighborhoods along the line and […]
Report: "Room for improvement" how Helsinki restaurants track and label meat
In the study, 63 restaurants in the capital region were evaluated regarding the labeling and tracking of meat products.
Finland’s largest landlord company is planning 10% rent increases
The City of Helsinki housing company Heka owns around 50,000 rental apartments in the capital region.
Climate change is already clearly visible in the climate of the capital region
In addition, there have been more hot days, especially inland. The report also predicts that in a “fairly likely” future emissions scenario, the temperature in the Helsinki region may rise by 2.5-3 degrees Celsius in the years 1981-2010 and 2040-2069. Due to the mild winter climate, there will probably be less snow, while in the […]
Sunny, warm weekend in Copenhagen
The strong winds of the last few days subside, and Copenhageners’ eyes widen at the prospect of sunny, calm days – perfect weather for sitting out on the balcony and relaxing or going to the park. From today, five days of 20+ degree sunshine beckon the Danish capital. Temperatures will peak at the weekend, with […]
Housing prices in Finland fell by 5.8% in March, boosted by a 6.6% drop in large cities
Apartment prices fell the most in Vantaa, by 8.6 percent and in Tampere by 7.6 percent. In Turku, on the other hand, prices fell the least, only 2.4 percent from the previous year. Anu RämöA senior statistician at Statistics Finland, pointed out that the price development is in line with what was seen in January-February: […]
The growth of Finnish student loans will slow down in 2022
Several factors have influenced the increase in the number of student loan borrowers in recent years. These include the changing nature of the student aid system, which has become more loan-centric, and incentives such as student loan relief, a low-interest environment and promising employment opportunities for graduates. However, changes in the economy and the labor […]
How a 12-year-old prize winner got a revolutionary idea when he saw the tumble dryer
At the age of 12, even Leonardo da Vinci probably still saw the world in terms of how much candy he could stuff in his mouth. But Pavan Venkatraman, student at the Bernadotte School in the Capital Region of Hellerup, is no ordinary 12-year-old. One day the world of tumble dryers fell under his critical […]
Staff sacked for prying into Conservative leader’s private life
Conservative leader Søren Pape Poulsen was among 477 citizens in Viborg that two expelled municipal employees poked, it has been confirmed. The two Viborg Municipality employees were dismissed at the end of March for accessing citizens’ private data. Furthermore, two more employees received a warning, reports Viborg Stift’s Folkeblad. The unjustified search of the public’s […]
Icelanders arrested in connection with a murder in Hafnarfjörður
The man who died yesterday in a fight in the parking lot of the Fjarðarkaup store was of Polish descent. “There were multiple stab wounds,” says Grímur Grímsson, head of the central police department in the capital region, when asked about the number of stab wounds. The nationality of the victim and suspects was revealed […]
Apartment rents are rising in Finland, but most outside the capital region
The biggest rent increases were seen in Hämeenlinna, Oulu and Rovaniemi.
More than half a million square meters of prime office space is empty in the capital region
Of the 4.2 million office spaces in these areas, 528,000 square meters were vacant. The lowest vacancy rates in the first quarter of this year were in Pasila and Keilaniemi. The average vacancy rate was 4.5 percent in Pasila and 8 percent in Keilaniemi. The highest vacancy rate was in Pitäjänmäki, where every fourth office […]
Epilepsy attacks put a significant burden on emergency services in the capital region, according to the study
Epileptic seizures are a common reason for 911 calls and emergency room visits. The study combined information from emergency services, hospital emergency departments, and hospital treatments in the capital region and nearby municipalities for suspected epilepsy attacks in people over 16 years of age. A unique body of information has been collected over the course […]
A quarter of the small and medium-sized companies hiring summer workers in the capital region
Atte Rytkönen-Sandberg, lawyer and Finnish Entrepreneurs’ expert, recommends that employers carefully and clearly document their obligations regarding summer employees. Yrittäjägalup’s research also found that many employers ask for advice on contractual matters, working hours and salary levels. Companies are also exploring how best to hire and retain younger workers, taking into account their unique needs […]
Humelgaard hums and whines about tougher knife crime sanctions in Denmark
Minister of Justice, Peter Humelgaard, has decided to go as a legal thug in his attempts to fight knife crime. reports DR. He has been criticized for proposing tougher sentences for those involved in knife attacks under the assumption that “tougher sentences work”. Those opposed to the amendments say tougher sentences don’t actually work and […]
Tampere was chosen as the most attractive city in Finland for the third year in a row
Kari Väisänena senior expert from the reputation consulting agency T-Media, which conducted the survey, told YLE on Wednesday that Tampere received excellent points for location and economic vitality, and beat other cities also in terms of reputation, administrative and decision-making. to make culture. – The impressions that Tampere is working together towards a common goal […]
Get to know the nature of the capital region on 130 free guided tours
These tours appeal to everyone who wants to get to know the nature of the city and its surrounding areas. Guided nature tours start in April with bird watching and end in November with a trip to witness the arctic darkness. In between there are family trips with snack breaks, trips in national parks and […]
Foreign-owned companies account for more than a quarter of Helsinki’s total turnover, a recent study reveals
About 41% of foreign-owned companies in Finland operate in Helsinki and about 71% in the capital region. The report also states that only 3% of the more than 100,000 companies in the Helsinki region were foreign-owned in 2021. However, these companies employed approximately 26% of the region’s private sector workforce. The combined turnover of foreign-owned […]
HS: The labor shortage is getting worse in the capital region
“The kind of labor that is in demand is not available, and the demand for labor was at a consistently high level,” said. Heikki Räisänenresearch director at the Ministry of Economy and Labour. For example, there were an average of 1,817 nursing home jobs last year, while there were 1,220 suitable unemployed job seekers. Almost […]
The high level of street dust affects the air quality in the capital region
Breathing in street dust is harmful to everyone, and it affects the general comfort of the population. Street dust consists mostly of fine asphalt and sand particles, which are used for road treatment. Studded tires are a significant source of dust particles because they are ground off on asphalt. Traffic and wind raise dust and […]
Denmark is still among the leading countries for knowledge jobs
Are you stalling?But the clouds may gather ahead. Denmark is one of just three countries (Iceland and Greece are the others) that experienced negative growth compared to 2014. According to the report, the Danes need to implement policy and reduce costs in order to maintain their position at the forefront of the knowledge nations. “The […]
Finns’ interest in climate action is waning, says a study
Another sign of waning public interest in climate action is that the share of people who think action to curb climate change is urgently needed has fallen from 83 percent to 72 percent during the election season. Kantar Public collected a survey from 1,043 people from different parts of the country on behalf of the […]
Apartment prices have returned to the pre-pandemic level, says OP’s economist
Among Finland’s largest cities, prices fell the most in Oulu, Helsinki and Vantaa, and the least in Tampere and Turku. “As expected, the fall in apartment prices continued in January. The decline has now wiped out the gains made during the coronavirus pandemic, and the decline is likely to continue in the coming months. tweeted […]
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 […]
Finnish customs and police uncover a marijuana smuggling operation from abroad
The investigation, which began in the late summer of 2022, led to the seizure of almost 40 kilograms of marijuana and approximately 95,000 euros in cash. The cash is believed to be partly criminal proceeds from marijuana already in circulation and partly to pay for a new import batch. The organization is suspected of having […]
It’s a snowstorm, Hjørring!
Tomorrow may be a good day to work at home – especially if you live in northern Jutland, as high winds and heavy snowfall will most likely cause a blizzard in the region. In Aalborg, the snowfall is expected e.g. to start around 17.00 on Monday evening, but the wind strength will be modest until […]
An agreement with the bus drivers has been found, bus traffic will return to normal
“The strikes will end immediately. We have agreed that the return to work will take place as soon as possible, but no later than Monday morning on the first shift”, he stated for the broadcasting company in the dying minutes of the day. Kokko described the end result as a reasonable compromise from the drivers’ […]
Nordea: Housing prices in the Helsinki region are down 10% from last year’s peak
In the rest of the country, house prices are expected to drop seven percent from the peak in 2022. Expectations in the capital region and other regions differ mainly because the rise in interest rates is expected to discourage home buyers, especially in residential areas. loans are higher than the national average, such as in […]
Kiinteistömaailma reports positive signs of recovery in the Finnish housing market
Although the national sales figures are still clearly below the usual level for February, positive signs have been seen in the capital region, according to Kiinteistömaailma CEO Risto Kyhälä. In February of last year, Kiinteistömaailma sold or rented 978 properties in addition to 221 rental properties. Although there is still a long way to go […]
RIP Great Prayer Day… now another holiday is under attack
The Danish Parliament voted earlier this week to abolish Great Prayer Day as a public holiday – a day off that Denmark has had for around 350 years. Now Copenhageners may risk losing another public holiday following the news that the city’s employment and integration mayor, Jens-Kristian Lütken, has proposed cutting May 1 (Labour Day) […]
Local Round-Up: Gay men benefit from ‘mom groups’ that are just as welcoming to men
Since 1 September last year, Copenhagen Municipality has been experimenting with a new kind of parent group in Copenhagen called ‘Parent Groups’. Many maternity groups are of the opinion that they are mostly welcoming to new mothers who want advice from more experienced parents, but the Parenting Groups emphasize being equally welcoming to men. Copenhagen […]
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 […]
The first electric ambulance drives on the road in Denmark
More respect for the environmentThe ambulance is a Mercedes-Benz e-Vito Tourer L3. A little bit smaller than the original Falck cars, it has a range of approximately 233 kilometers on a single charge and can go up to 160 km/h. The car can increase its battery level from 10 to 80 percent in just 35 […]
The strike threatens to disrupt bus traffic in cities across Finland from Wednesday
AKT and the Confederation of Road Transport Employers (ALT) did not reach an agreement on the bus drivers’ conditions on Monday. According to the national mediator, the two labor market organizations will meet again on Tuesday to try to resolve their differences. Anu Pajavaara. Harri PasanenAKP’s advocacy director, considered yesterday, while the negotiations were still […]
A car in the ocean. The driver was found in Nauthólsvík
It is now known who was behind the wheel of the vehicle found this morning in Skerjafjörður. The person driving the car drove into the water this morning, according to Ásmundur Rúnar Gylfason, the deputy chief of police in the capital region. In an interview with mbl.is, Ásmundur reported that the driver found was very […]
YLE publishes a search engine for schools that arouses criticism
Honkonen, on the other hand, questioned the ethics of publishing the search engine. Helsingin Sanomat on Sunday reported that researchers have both welcomed the debate the publication sparked and condemned its racist nature. Emilia PalonenA senior researcher in political science at the University of Helsinki said that the way the ministers have criticized the public […]
Up the alternative alley: A diamond in the rough
This farm is a beautiful green oasis and one of my favorite places for a day out in the Copenhagen area. Baked goods On arrival in Grennesminde, I usually start my visit in the cozy café right at the entrance to the farm area. Nestled amongst the charmingly mismatched furniture of the old greenhouse, fantastic […]
A fire in a nursing home in Reykjavík
According to RÚV, the capital region fire brigade was called to a fire at Vatnagarðar 18 in Reykjavík. According to Jóhann Viggó Jónsson, the duty officer of the fire department, firefighters were able to enter the burning building and successfully evacuate five people. The fire broke out in a room in Betra líf, a transitional […]
Households in the capital region were urged to keep garbage at home during the strike
If the trash cans are full, HSY suggested households put trash and recyclables on the balcony or in the warehouse until the planned seven-day strike is over.
The situation in the schools of the capital region is worrying, the police tell HS
The police quite often get tips about possible drug dealing in schools, but the raid was carried out based on exceptionally solid information, he told the newspaper. The police, he emphasized, rarely decide to raid a school with barking dogs and do so only after careful consideration. “If we suspect there are drugs in a […]
Finnish housing prices fell by 2.5% in December, sales fell by 38%
Although the decline was especially strong for smaller apartments, the phenomenon did not only concern them. The decrease is due to rapidly rising energy prices, reference interest rates and the cost of living in general. Finland’s most popular mortgage reference rate, Euribor 12, has risen to 3.3 percent, after last year started almost half a […]
Sweden’s prime minister likens gang violence to domestic terrorism
STOCKHOLM, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) — The escalating gang violence in Sweden is tantamount to domestic terrorism, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said here on Monday. His comment came after a wave of attacks, which last year killed 61 according to police statistics, flared up since the turn of the year, Sweden’s Television (SVT) reported on Monday. […]
Fluorescence, your name is woman! Men are more likely to cycle without lights
Women are better than men – half the population already knew that. Or rather, they are less reckless, less selfish, less likely to cause a head-on bicycle collision on a moonless night in Christiania and less likely to consider 49 kroner for a set of bicycle lights daylight robbery at midnight in the center of […]
Guardians praise the early childhood education and preschool education in the capital region
This is evident from the results of the joint municipal survey. Espoo, Helsinki, Kauniainen and Vantaa organized a survey for the guardians of children in municipal and private early childhood education and pre-school education between October 26 and November 9, 2022. The survey was aimed at all guardians of children in early childhood education or […]
The trains come to a standstill across Zealand
If you had hoped to take the train somewhere in Copenhagen and Zealand today, you could perhaps try alternative transport routes. At the moment there is no S trains in the capital region and regional traffic has also come to a standstill all over Zealand. The problem will also affect lines in other parts of […]
The new metro line from Matinkylä to Kivenlahti opens on December 3
The metro was expanded from Ruoholahti to Matinkylä with eight new stations in 2017, when the first phase of the Länsimetro was completed. Since then, the work has continued on the west side of Matinkylä. – The construction schedules and costs of the metro extension were kept in accordance with the decisions of the Espoo […]
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 […]
Improper disposal of medicines is a serious problem in the capital region
According to a recent study, almost a third (28%) of the residents of the capital region do not return unused or expired medicines to the pharmacy. The study also shows that women take their medical waste to the pharmacy much more often than men. A total of 1,002 people between the ages of 16 and […]
Train delays are expected throughout Finland due to the power outage on the Helsinki line
An electrical fault in the railway practically stopped the trains in the capital region on Monday morning.
The war in Ukraine puts the continuation of the eastern railway in Finland into question
The Finnish Transport Agency The Finnish Transport Agency estimated a couple of years ago that the connection would cost around 1.7 billion euros. According to YLE, the estimate is probably too optimistic in light of the recent price increase. The infrastructure project is justified as a way to develop connections between the capital region and […]
Half of Finns have changed their everyday life because of inflation, according to HS research
More than four out of ten (42%) respondents answered that they have not resorted to any of the options to protect themselves against inflation. Almost a third (32%) of the respondents stated that they had reduced their mobility to mitigate the effects of inflation. Just over a quarter (26%) of respondents reported cutting back on […]
“The real estate market is likely to change”
The increase in interest rates means that households’ access to capital will significantly decrease and fewer people will be able to buy a flat. The percentage of flats sold above the target price dropped in May, and then the average selling time of flats in the capital region increased from 35 days to 46 days. […]
The nurses union files a report with the police about unpaid wages
The social and health trade union Tehy has filed a criminal complaint with the police regarding unpaid wages to members of the City of Helsinki. The trade union stated in its press release that the salary problems have continued for months and have affected several thousand employees in the capital region. A particular problem has […]
The capital region says goodbye due to the heat wave on Monday
“Looks like we’re getting a respite from the heat and hopefully some rain,” he commented. Today is the last day in Uusimaa so far with temperatures over 25 degrees. The forecast promises 20–25 degrees for Tuesday and 18–20 degrees for Wednesday. Showers are forecast to start at times from Tuesday and more often, and a […]
Can your children swim, cycle and walk? Then they must give it a TRI!
Around Denmark, hundreds of people are getting their lycra and goggles out of storage in time for the many sporting events planned during the summer: cycling, swimming, running… you name it, there is something that falls into any taste (and abilities!). For those who want to try a little of each, the Ironman and triathlon […]
Science Round-Up: Hybrid work is the future, and companies will benefit from it, the study claims
While many companies insist that employees return to the office full time is a new one examination from Aarhus University suggests that a mix of personal work and telework is better for business. According to the study, which was conducted in collaboration with researchers from Germany and Sweden, hybrid work plans have encouraged innovation and […]
Danish news overview: The Capital Region has increased by 11 percent over the last 10 years
The population of the Capital Region grew from 1,214 to 1,346 million between 2012 and 2022 – a marked jump of 11 percent in line with corresponding increases in the urban areas Aarhus (up 33,000 to 285,000), Odense (up 12,000 to 181,000) and Aalborg up 15,000 to 120,000) . However, Denmark’s population increased by only […]
The gender differences in education are getting bigger
Regional differencesGeography also plays a role, and there are marked differences in the number of higher education received depending on the area of the country people live in. In Region Zealand, only 35.8 per cent of men and 53.5 per cent of women have completed higher education – the lowest proportion in the country. In […]
Slow but ominous start to the birch pollen season in Denmark
The birch pollen season, which has officially started in Denmark, often picks up newcomers to the country, as the number is particularly high in southern Scandinavia and often affects people who have never before suffered from any kind of hay fever. Heat usually aggravates the situationToday’s count at 13.00 on just 11 particles per. cubic […]
Luca knows how: The Copenhagen chain penetrates the European top 50 pizza list
Four of the contributions in the top ten of The 50 best pizzas in European annual list prepared by Big 7 Travelare Neapolitan, and so is a Danish arrival on the rankings. There are three stores of Pizzeria Luca in the capital region, which has been in 35th place on this year’s list: Gammel Strand […]
What if Denmark came under attack: No one is in control of the condition of the nation’s bunkers
The Danish Emergency Management Agency recently called for a new overview of the number of bunkers in each of Denmark’s 98 municipalities in light of the war in Ukraine. In the meantime, DR has made its own survey, which has received responses from about three quarters of the municipalities. Some, it turned out, have enough […]
Summary of local news: Bilingual students do better in school
There are signs that bilingual children are closing the gap for their ethnic-Danish peers. The difference in grades between monolingual and bilingual pupils who finish primary school when most pupils are 15 or 16 years old has, according to the City of Copenhagen’s figures, shrunk from 1.8 in 2017 to 1.4 today. This may in […]
Do not ignore her! Storm Nora will bring gusts of hurricane force to Denmark on Friday night
Move Malik aside because Storm Nora is on her way to us. Last night – the remnants of a storm called Dudley in Britain – was just the act of warming up, because Nora seems to be causing chaos when it sweeps in over Denmark during Friday night. It has been christened Eunice in the […]
Thor owns Thursday, but first Wednesday gets wet!
DMI’s national weather forecast has confirmed that two storm surges are on their way to Denmark this week, which brings stormy winds to the country on Thursday and then Saturday. 27 percent chance of a storm The first wave will pass northwest of Scotland on Wednesday night, before hitting Denmark’s east coast on Thursday – […]
Local Round-Up: City Institutions Still Determined to Honor Crown Princess Mary’s 50th Birthday
Plans to celebrate Crown Princess Mary’s 50th birthday on February 5 have been canceled due to the corona, but that has not deterred any capital institutions from marking the occasion. Elephant and castle On February 2, Mary has been invited to take the first sod for a new enclosure for Australian animals in Copenhagen Zoo, […]
Baby samples will no longer be collected from the nose
From now on, children eight years of age and younger do not need to have their nose collected when performing a PCR test. Instead, material will be taken from the throat or mouth. This is confirmed by Ingibjörg Salóme Steindórsdóttir, Project Manager for Testing for the Capital Region. Ingibjörg says the results aren’t that reliable, […]
In the capital region, dogs get sick and cough
Dozens of reports have been received by the Food Agency in recent days about coughing dogs. Members of the Hundasamfélagið group also report this condition on Facebook. Vets advise guardians to isolate sick dogs. “Kennel cough is a known respiratory disease in dogs and can have many causes – both viruses and bacteria. The most […]
Known font? Yes! Probably factual? Yes! False findings? Yes! False flyer? Yes!
The font is well known, the logos and graphics are the same: a flyer in your mailbox like several you have previously received from the Danish Health and Medicines Authority with advice on corona. But this one has a different tone. “How many jabs will you end up having?” it raises questions next to a […]
Valley of Life: Everything I Wish for Christmas
Danish life science is flourishing! In the Capital Region and Region Zealand alone, more than 40,000 people are now employed in the life science industry. In the upstairs If we include the Swedish half of the Danish-Swedish Medicon Valley region, the number is close to 50,000. About 25 Danish and seven Swedish life science companies […]
There will be no classes in schools and recreation centers on Monday
There will be no school and recreational activities in the capital region on Monday, January 3. In a statement of the capital’s Civil Defense Committee it was written that due to the rapid spread of the COVID-19 virus and the increase in the number of infections, school and recreational classes will be canceled. This applies […]
Vaccination Action Stations: Do not forget that GPs and pharmacies are also jabbing the public!
Call your doctor Another route to vaccination could also be through your own physician. From Hellerup and Hvidovre to Frederiksberg and Farum, general practitioners across the Capital Region offer the corona plug. You can check out list of doctors offering the service here.
Corona Round-Up: Over 7,000 new infections amid a rise in Omicron cases
Two worrying statistics have emerged today regarding the spread of coronavirus. New daily record First, there have been a record number of daily infections. About 7,146 cases were confirmed within 24 hours up to Monday lunchtime – over 4,000 more than announced on Sunday. The increase is due to a large number of tests, over […]
Police action to counteract the intoxication of drivers
Police in the capital region have put roadblocks on Hringbraut in Reykjavik tonight. Each driver has been tested with a breathalyzer there. Árni Friðleifsson, the chief safety officer of the capital area traffic department, said that unfortunately only minutes had passed since the first drunk driver was caught driving. This year, more than 800 drivers […]
Flying doctors: Hundreds of general practitioners respond to the Capital Region’s May Day to get help to vaccinate children
Pfizer’s approval of young children was accelerated by the European Medical Association, the European Commission and The National Board of Health the health authority within a few days, but now the operation of vaccinating children aged 5-11 years has stopped in Greater Copenhagen. The Capital Region, which is overwhelmed by the demand that has led […]
War on corona: setbacks begin with increased vaccination capacity and suspension of health guarantee
It’s a flurry of activity out there where the whole country is apparently struggling to make sure we do not have to follow people like Holland and Austria into a lockdown before Christmas. It is “full turbo” with the effort to give the nation a third vaccination plug, is the battle cry from newly elected […]
The highest number of COVID-19 infections since the end of 2020
The level of influence is still low Additional SSI numbers revealed that the proportion of new cases among people who have been vaccinated is also increasing. That 38,587 infections among vaccinated people have led to 1,231 hospitalizations and 158 deaths. Overall, 0.93 percent of those fully vaccinated have been infected. “The epidemic is growing nationally. […]
Local elections 2021: Good health for the regions!
There are less than a week left until the regional elections on 16 November. The criteria for eligibility are identical to the municipal election, so the majority of foreigners can vote. These elections, which are held every four years, are an opportunity for Danish citizens and international citizens to shape their regions for the better. […]
Local elections 2021: Kristine kicks up dust in Gentofte and regionally
Kristine Kryger Inlet: Gentofte (local) and Copenhagen (regional) Party: Radicals Age: 42 Thanks to her life studying and working abroad, Kristine Kryger is no stranger to international communities. In addition to running locally in Gentofte, she is also on the ballot for the regional elections, so the good news is that everyone can vote for […]
Local elections 2021: Tireless fight against corruption, and make the voices of international members heard
Frederiksberg councilor David Munis Zepernick is running for re-election after a successful election campaign in 2017. The issues that are close to the Radical Left politician’s mind reflect his legacy (through his mother he is a quarter African), his volunteer work (mainly as chairman of the Safe and Alive Foundation, an organization that works to […]
Local Elections 2021: Go Westh for Your Local and Regional Health Solution
Vibeke Westh Inlet: Frederiksberg (local) and Copenhagen (regional) Party: Social Democracy Age: 58 When it comes to prioritizing healthcare, few candidates can match Vibeke Westh. The former head of the Nurses’ Organization in Copenhagen, Westh, has long been a champion of health in the city – and abroad via UNICEF and WHO. On the ballot […]
Local elections 2021: To catch up with the new green party on the campaign track
In the heart of Valby’s Kulturhus, the community group Sustainable Society flourishes. Between workshops and kitchen gardens, David Hirst, Kirstine Desian and Hannah Russell are preparing their program for their participation in the local elections in November. A stream of people In addition to their slogan, the party feels in line with values similar to […]
5,400 more can die of covid in Sweden by next summer, the study says
STOCKHOLM, November 11 (Xinhua) – As many as 5,400 Swedes can give in to covid-19 at the end of June next year, according to a new study released on Thursday. The study from the Stockholm Region aimed to estimate the risk of mortality in covid-19 when the restrictions have been lifted and the spread of […]
Fatal road accident
A man in his thirties died Wednesday in a road accident in Hvalfjarðarvegur in western Iceland. He was a passenger in a vehicle whose driver lost control of the vehicle and pulled off the road opposite Félagsgarður, in Kjósagreppur. The driver of the vehicle was seriously injured and is currently in the intensive care unit […]
The mouse that roared: Local candidate in Copenhagen receives China!
There’s David and Goliath, the classic movie ‘The Mouse that Roared’ from 1959, James Buster Douglas beat Mike Tyson and Foinavon, the brave British horse who won the world’s toughest race after every other rider was put off by the 23rd. fence. And now you can add Thomas Rohden, Radical local election candidate barely out […]
Danish news overview: Highest corona infection rate in 2021
Earlier this afternoon, it was confirmed that there have been 1,981 new corona infections in the last 24 hours – the highest number since January 4. In total, the positive cases were found among 95,775 samples – a positive percentage of 2.09, which is the highest rate in 2021. There are now 255 people hospitalized […]
Authorities are keeping an eye on new Delta mutation
Ves in the western suburbs Earlier this week, Heunicke said that it was imperative that more people in Denmark be vaccinated or landed could risk seeing restrictions initiated again. In particular, there are 11 municipalities in the Copenhagen region lagging behind in terms of vaccination rates. The national average for vaccination is around 75 percent, […]
Precipitation: Precipitation in the capital to escape southward precipitation, but tomorrow’s forecast looks bleak
You can imagine that Bishop Absalon, the founder of Copenhagen in 1167, knew something about the weather. “The East Coast, I tell you: the kings of England are not the pusher they once were. The Viking Age is over, ”he told his town planners. “Oh, and have you noticed how it rains less in this […]
Increasingly higher rents
According to a recent monthly report from the Economics Department of the Housing and Infrastructure Agency, around ten percent of Icelandic tenants spend more than 70% of their total net income on rent, and around a quarter spend more than half of their income on it. – ADVERTISEMENT – Ólafur Sindri Helgason, a senior economist […]
Autumn Holiday 2021: Discover your child’s inner Picasso
Forget the golden age you learn about in the history books, because the Danish autumn delivers every year. From the leaves on the ground to the landscapes that welcome you in the green areas of the capital, our vision is a constant source of inspiration. Express yourself! Accordingly, museums in the capital region hold workshops […]
FACTS: Almost 125,000 people are heart runners in Denmark
According to one of the researchers behind the study, this is because Denmark has many volunteer helpers. 124,444 people are registered as heart runners with TrygFonden. That equates to 2127 heart runners per 100,000 inhabitants. * 49,431 heart runners are registered in the Capital Region. * 30,755 heart runners are registered in the Central Jutland […]
Hospitals are under pressure from more acutely ill citizens
The Danish hospitals have had a busier August and September than usual with an unusually large number of acutely ill citizens. It shows new figures from Danish Regions, writes Politiken. For example, 43 percent more have called 112 in the Central Jutland Region compared to the same two months two years ago. In the North […]
The health platform is criticized for slowing down corona efforts
It writes Berlingske Friday. Nina Weis is a professor and chief physician at Hvidovre Hospital’s Infectious Diseases Department. She tells the newspaper that she and her colleagues in a current covid study must look up each individual patient in the Health Platform and manually enter the information in order to analyze it. She believes that […]
Grant for more people to solve 112 problems in the capital
A grant of ten million kroner must help solve the problems that have been with 112 calls in the Capital Region. A broad majority of the regional council agreed on Tuesday night. Berlingske has described how thousands of calls have been lost when emergency calls have been forwarded from Hovedstadens Akutberedskab to the region’s emergency […]
The government is accused of opposing the European Court of Justice
The EU has repeatedly ruled that the logging of the teledata of an entire country’s population is in breach of EU law. Denmark has, among other things, this type of registration. Therefore, Minister of Justice Nick Hækkerup (S) now wants a so-called targeted geographical logging, and it seems to be able to be quite comprehensive. […]