Tag: Time
Free Icelandic language courses for children in Blabla-skó
Sponsored article For the first time in Iceland, the City of Reykjavik pays for Icelandic language courses and school support offered by the Blabla-skóli Academy for children from Poland, Ukraine and Venezuela! Free language courses for children are a big step in education and exceptional help! From January 2023, Icelandic language courses for children in […]
Snow, dangerous driving is forecast for Monday
More than 20 centimeters of snow can fall in some places in Finland. In addition to difficult driving conditions, the sea and the coast have strong winds and high waves.
Caroline Farberger – finally living as who she is
She lived at a furious pace and reached the top echelons of business. Degree from both Chalmers and the Gothenburg School of Economics, course test at the cadet school and managerial career. But all the time there was a friction there inside her, ever since childhood. Something she didn’t want to admit, least of all […]
The holocaust in the family
Genia and Israel have survived the Holocaust. In the 60s, they moved into the Stockholm suburb of Kärrtorp and started a family. But with their sons Josef and Daniel, they never talk about what they have been through. When there is shooting on TV, Genia runs away. It reminds of the war, she explains. Josef […]
Historically, a lot of people died in Finland and few people were born in 2022
The number of deaths was particularly high in January (5,864) and December (5,820), but low in June (4,519). Life expectancy for newborn boys fell by 0.5 years to 78.6 years and for girls by 0.6 years to 83.8 years in 2022, which is a new low since 2017 and 2013. According to Statistics Finland, such […]
Icelandair introduces scheduled flights to Crete
Icelandair has announced a new destination which is Crete, Greece. The flight from Keflavík airport to Chania airport in Crete will be once a week, on Fridays. Icelandair previously flew to Crete on charter flights, and now scheduled flights will be offered for the first time. The first flight is scheduled for May 26, 2023 […]
456: The government’s first 100 days
The right-wing extremist Rasmus Paludan’s Koran burning angered Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who blocked Sweden’s path into NATO even more. How does Prime Minister Kristersson intend to navigate this storm, and could it even be that NATO membership slips out of his hands? At the same time, the government is celebrating 100 days in […]
A cavalcade of memories
The very first time Louise and Thomas met was actually live! And there was an immediate fight. We offer clips from this, and from various occasions when they have tested things such as donating blood and exercising at a high intensity while broadcasting the radio. The question is also whether any of their attempts to […]
Prosecutor: Kulmun’s former adviser "thought the government tab was open"
The prosecutors say that the special advisor paid the Ministry of Finance approximately 13,700 euros for the communications training of Katri Kulmuni, who was the Minister of Finance at the time. Kulmuni is not charged with any crimes.
We believe they are ready: USA for Sweden, Finland for NATO candidacy
“The issue of Sweden and Finland is not a bilateral issue. We have been very clear in public, and we have also been very clear in private about our views on Finland and Sweden’s NATO membership candidates. We believe they are ready, we believe they are ready. should be added to the world’s strongest defense […]
Savola: Finland participates in the international supply of tanks to Ukraine
“Finland’s contribution cannot be too great in light of our defense capabilities. We are not yet a member of NATO, and we cannot compromise on our own defense, Savola said. He estimates that Finland could offer training and maintenance services to Ukraine in addition to tanks. Although decisions on the details of the support package […]
Thursday’s papers: Panda-monium, Tampere welcomes train upgrades and more expensive cups of coffee
The head of Ähtäri Zoo says that it might be time to throw in the towel on its expensive panda project.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs rejected the idea of a security adviser to the prime minister
The prime minister’s office raised the idea of establishing the position a couple of weeks ago, saying that the advisor and the special unit they lead would strengthen the agency’s capabilities to assist the prime minister in security policy issues within his own field. As required by NATO membership. The advisor was supposed to be […]
Controversial immigration bill returns to parliament’s agenda
After the Christmas and New Year’s break, the parliament again started to discuss the immigration law, which was presented by the Minister of Justice, Jón Gunnarsson. Discussions on the bill are expected to continue for some time, as it has been the subject of many parliamentary debates before. Last autumn, the bill was presented and […]
Controversial immigration bill returns to parliament’s agenda
After the Christmas and New Year’s break, the parliament again started to discuss the immigration law, which was presented by the Minister of Justice, Jón Gunnarsson. Discussions on the bill are expected to continue for some time, as it has been the subject of many parliamentary debates before. Last autumn, the bill was presented and […]
“Tasers should not be used often in this country”
The head of the Police Academy, Ólafur Örn Bragason, expects that the stun guns that will be introduced to the police will not be used too often or less than ten times a year in this country. Ólafur Örn, admitted that we have a lot of training ahead of us in the use of this […]
The tangle of documents is beginning to resemble a farce
US President Joe Biden invited the FBI to search his home in their search for more classified documents – which they found. At the same time, secret documents have also been discovered at the home of Trump’s former vice president Mike Pence. With the 2024 presidential primaries a year away, we ask how these revelations […]
Almost half of the Danish retailers expect to raise prices over the next three months – survey
Do you ever get the feeling that there are no bargains in the supermarkets in January because they went over-the-top in the build-up to Christmas? Discount butter to spread on duck, discount butter for a dollop of Risalamande, discount butter to mix with cinnamon for countless portions of porridge while watching the Christmas calendar – […]