Tag: Time
Ukrainian naval officers train at the Icelandic Coast Guard
Iceland is responsible for training Ukrainian naval officers on board the Icelandic Coast Guard vessel. Officers received practical training in maritime research, surveillance and maritime operations such as search and rescue. This training is part of a NATO training project and the Icelandic Coast Guard is responsible for its implementation in cooperation with the defense…
Tips for beginners: How to adjust the mirrors correctly
Driving a car requires not only the ability to steer, accelerate and brake. It also requires the ability to effectively use your mirrors to navigate and maneuver the car. Correctly adjusting your car's mirrors is a blind decision to minimize the angles and give you a complete overview of the traffic around you. This article…
Adam Taal – on Tensta, gangster rap and Beyoncé's kebab
17 years ago he broke through big, with the album It's a Tensta thing and the hit My cool. He won a Grammy for Dance/Hip/Soul of the Year, and was predicted an international career. And he has toured in 35 countries and been a liaison to artists such as Rihanna and Jay-Z, but at the…
Tired soldiers and weapons drought: Ukraine's fight against the clock
Sveriges Radio's Ukraine correspondent Lubna El-Shanti takes us to those who are standing there on the battle line. To Bogdan, who has fought all his adult life, to the drone patrol that appears in the dark of night and calls itself vampires, and to the artillery soldier who dreams of one day swimming in the…
The losers of the Russian presidential election
It is not the first time that a president has been elected while Russia is at war. How does the ongoing Russian invasion war in Ukraine affect the situation when the country goes to the polls this weekend? “Who stands up is really unimportant” Hear about the game behind the Russian election, what the pre-calculated…
HS: Winter weather interrupts the relatively warm beginning of March
Although snowfall is not rare in March, the change in weather can seem dramatic, because a new spring temperature record (7.1°C) was measured in Kaarina, Finland, on Tuesday. The first signs of change can be seen early on Wednesday. According to Foreca's forecasts, the mercury can drop as much as 10 degrees below freezing at…
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…
Helsinki-Vantaa Airport was crowned the best in Europe for its customer experience
The ASQ Award, which is determined by an annual survey covering 400 airports in 95 countries, celebrates excellence in airport service quality. “We are extremely grateful for this award and proud that our efforts to provide a first-class customer experience have received international recognition. The result of this year's ASQ survey is the best in…
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…
1.4 million visits to the annual tax return website since Friday
Waiting times to log in to TastSelv ran up for several hours at the weekend, ahead of the official opening of the tax assessment website on Monday. In addition, Europe has doubled its arms imports in the past four years, Denmark's plans to establish its own arms factory are becoming more expensive than expected, and…
Dance band profile Monica Forsberg invites you to a schlager cavalcade
Monica Forsberg has written herself into Melodifestival heaven forever. On her CV, she also has countless lyrics for dance bands. Now she invites us to join in as she plays her favorite dance tunes. Hear her hit special in P4 Dans. Young Monica Forsberg had completely different career plans, but in her free time she…
Työliitto buys a personal newspaper ad for Orpo: “Petteri, isn't it time to agree?”
With the two-week political strike overshadowed, the Central Confederation of Finnish Trade Unions (SAK) has presented a public appeal to Prime Minister Petteri Orpo to find common ground.
Landlords' demands undermine tenants' standard of living
The profitability requirements of landlords in the Icelandic rental market are approximately ten times higher than those who invest in the general stock market. This demand for profitability occurs despite the fact that returns in the housing market are much higher than in the stock market. In recent years, the profitability of renting apartments in…
Weather: Spring in Finland is delayed due to constant frost
Foreca meteorologist, Anna Latvala, comments on the situation in a weather blog, where it is stated that although warm days in spring may be few and far between, a rapid rise in temperatures can still occur as the season progresses. However, this does not rule out increasing the cold, as even southern Finland may experience…
The bears of the Helsinki Zoo experience an exceptionally short hibernation
This disrupted hibernation period comes after a particularly long winter, with the spring sunshine now encouraging bears to spend more time outside. The zoo's bears had settled into hibernation in late October, but the younger bear began to make his presence known by knocking on the door of his winter den in early December. Although…
Water taxis could connect the capital area
Creating a network of water taxis in the capital could significantly shorten travel times and provide new attractions for residents and tourists. Pálmar Harðarson, the owner of Þingvangur, who commissioned the architect to design such a network, draws attention to this and calls for a response from the planning authorities who can further develop these…
Non-Western immigrant women gain a foothold in the labor market
On Women's Day, there is good news for women who have normally had difficulty finding work. They are now succeeding much better, especially in healthcare. At the same time, the number of people on social benefits is at a record low The full version of this article is only available to subscribers. Already a subscriber,…
This is how Sweden contributes if a NATO country is attacked
Sweden starts on Friday as a full member of NATO and with that has left over 200 years of non-alignment behind. Now Sweden has NATO's defense guarantees at the same time that the country must help other NATO countries if they are attacked. Has membership increased or decreased the risk of Sweden being drawn into…
Innovative thermal energy storage: Tulikivi and Polar Night Energy power Loviisa's green transition
whose heating power is 1 MW and which can store up to 100 MWh of thermal energy. This storage potential covers nearly a month's heat demand in the summer and a week's demand in the winter in Pornai, which shows the durability and efficiency of the system. Sand has traditionally been the material for such…
Mini Market reminds you that tomorrow is Women's Day!
In the past, on March 8, ladies received carnations, tights or coffee packages, but fortunately, the Polish People's Day traditions have become forgotten. Modern women expect creative, original and unique gifts. Dear Gentlemen, We know that an idea for a gift is sometimes a challenge, but don't worry – Mini Market stores are waiting for…
PowerLunch with contemporary painter Apolonia Sokol
For the uninitiated, it is fair to say that the life and work of the Franco-Polish portrait painter Apolonia Sokol has so far been far from common. From battling cancer as a child and growing up poor in a theater in Paris, to navigating the art world and brushing shoulders with the famous (and infamous,…
Personnel agencies poach doctors from the Finnish public sector
Companies offering temporary labor have recruited doctors from the public sector and sold their time back to the same employers at a higher price.
Today, the new verdict is handed down in the snipe case – additional evidence has been added
In three hours, there will be new news about the highly publicized so-called “snip case”. A man in his 50s was first sentenced to prison for child rape. He was later acquitted in the Court of Appeal, which thought it was unclear what the girl meant by the word snipe. But now a new judgment…
Joie de vivre in Karlavagnen with Charbel Gabro
“On an evening like this you feel life itself,” says uncle Nilsson in Madicken, and certainly you can recognize yourself. Time stops and you get the chance to be in the moment, in the breath, with a beating heart and a big smile on your face. In Karlavaggen Tuesday, we talk about the moments when…
An unusual light phenomenon over Mývatn
Yesterday evening, an unusual light could be seen in the sky over Lake Mývatn. It was most likely caused by the launch of the Falcon-9 rocket. The launch took place from Cape Canaveral in Florida on Sunday at 3.53 Icelandic time. The rocket of Elon Musk's SpaceX company includes three US astronauts and one Russian…
The number of work accidents increased slightly in Finland in 2023
The frequency of occupational accidents also increased slightly to 25.9 accidents per million working hours, while it was 25.5 in 2022, which means an increase of 1.6 percent. This frequency helps to contextualize the number of occupational accidents in relation to the amount of work performed, which gives a clearer idea of possible changes in…
Protest in parliament
Birgir Ármannsson, the speaker of the Icelandic Parliament, had to adjourn the parliament due to protests from a man who apparently threatened to jump from the gallery at the same time as Justice Minister Guðrún Hafsteinsdóttir was presenting a new law on asylum seekers. Ásmundur Friðriksson, an MP from the Independence Party, shared a recording…
Finland has been without growth for more than four years, the economist points out
Economic data are more muted than expected and call into question the 0.7 percent growth forecast made by the Ministry of Finance for this year. Jukka Appelqvistchief economist of the Chamber of Commerce. “At the end of the year, GDP fell below the peak seen before the start of the coronavirus pandemic in 2019. We…
The difficult search for truth in war
One version of the sequence of events:After a long wait, thousands of starving people have gathered around aid convoys just south of Gaza City, with food and supplies. Many rush towards the trucks to get some of the flour, and then it happens: According to witnesses on the spot, Israeli soldiers open fire on the…