Tag: Turku
There is no train in Luuna for most of the summer due to track works
The track improvements will interrupt train traffic between Turku and Helsinki for more than a month next summer.
Restaurant Helsingin Palace is at the top of Finland's 50 best restaurants for the fifth year in a row
Located in Helsinki's Eteläsatama, the Palace Restaurant is known for its exceptional dining experience, which has now received additional recognition with the “Best Atmosphere” award. The list includes Ravintola Grön, which ranks close to second, and BasBas, based in Helsinki, which showcase the capital's strong presence in the Finnish culinary landscape. Turku's top restaurant Kaskis…
The Turku police are investigating dozens of threatening placards
Notes containing various threats have been left in private mailboxes across Turku.
Experts question the arguments of Finnish ministers to curb political strikes
“When we use Sweden as an example, which we follow in many respects, political strikes have practically been limited to two or three hours,” he comment For YLE in February. Minister of Economy Will Rydman (PS), on the other hand, is one of several members of the government who have argued that the industrial peace…
Bad weather and strikes test the patience of commuters in southern Finland
“You have to be extra careful. Traffic can be particularly difficult during the local traffic rush hour at eight o'clock [this] in the morning,” he commented. Although snow may also fall in other parts of Finland on Wednesday, the heaviest snowfall is predicted to be in the southern and western parts, where 15 centimeters of…
More than 100,000 Finnish workers are on strike this week: a nationwide shutdown
The Finnish Confederation of Business and Industry EK estimates the costs of the strikes this week and the following week in December to be around one billion euros. Key industries include rail transport, which will be completely closed on Monday due to a strike by the railway union. There will also be disruptions in early…
Stubb defeated Haavisto in Finland's closest ever presidential election
The margin between the two candidates was just 98,663 votes, about 5,000 fewer than in years' runoffs. Esko Aho (Middle) and Tarja Halonen (SDP) in 2000. “I am calm, steady, humble, but at the same time extremely happy and grateful that Finns voted so much and I get to take on the duties of the…
Extensive strikes hit Finland: Major disruptions in traffic and public services are expected
Early childhood education facilities will be closed for two days, February 13-14, affecting both public and private institutions in Helsinki, Vantaa, Espoo and several other municipalities. This change is expected to close most of the daycare centers in the affected areas, and family day care providers and human resources provider Seure are directly involved in…
A pro-Russian hacker group takes responsibility for DoS attacks on the websites of Finnish cities
Helsinki, Tampere, Jyväskylä, Kotka, Lahti, Vaasa, Pori, Kuopio, Espoo and Turku have all reported being the target of denial-of-service attacks in the past two days.
The Court of Appeal acquitted a Sierra Leonean man accused of war crimes
The decision of the Court of Appeal of Turku confirmed the verdict given by the lower court in 2022.
Public transport will not be used on Friday, HSL states
Johannes Laitilacommunications specialist from the Helsinki region's transport (HSL) on Monday stated YLE that an estimated 10–15 percent of the area's bus traffic will be available on Friday. “You simply can't rely on public transport on a day like that,” he summed up in an interview with the public broadcasting company. “We can only apologize…
The number of members of youth gangs in Helsinki and Turku is smaller than in the Nordic countries
The study, which covered more than 9,000 13- to 17-year-olds from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, found that gang-affiliated youth are more likely to engage in property crime, violent crime and drug trafficking. Stockholm also had a higher proportion of young people who had close friends in gangs (16%) than Helsinki (9%) and Turku…
Stubb and Haavisto advance to the tight next round
The gap between the two candidates who moved to the second round of voting has not been this narrow since 1994, he says. Helsingin Sanomat's analysis. However, the winner of the first round has also won in the second round in all elections of the current electoral system. Jussi Halla-aho (PS) won 19.0 percent and…
Finnish presidential candidates – Li Andersson
Early life Before starting his political journey, he was raised in a non-political environment, where his introduction to left-wing ideologies did not come from cultural heritage but from a close circle of friends. Growing up in a Swedish-speaking household, Andersson's challenge was to master public speaking in Finnish when entering politics. His educational path served…
Extensive strikes disrupt Finnish train and local traffic, affect the energy sector
The strike covers 2.2. shifts start at 12:01 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. The effects of the strike are strongly felt in the capital region, where metro and tram services are suspended. In addition, the tram service in Tampere will stop during the strike and the bus service in Helsinki and Turku will be affected due…
Major air traffic disruption in Finland: A two-day strike was announced on February 1-2
The upcoming strike will start on Thursday, February 1, 2024 at 12:01 a.m. and will continue until Friday, February 2, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. The strike must affect JHL members employed by Finavia or Airpro. The strike affects almost all major airports in Finland, with the exception of Halli and Utti. However, it is specified…
The increased popularity of non-religious ethics in Finnish schools
some smaller localities have growth of over 100%. The largest number of ET students are in the capital region, almost 30% in Helsinki and around 20% in Espoo and Vantaa. Other big cities, such as Tampere and Turku, are following closely, and the number of ET students has grown significantly. The trend is even more…
See: Finland brings Christmas peace to large crowds in Turku
Finland's timeless tradition of declaring Christmas peace at Turku's Old Market Square continues when the holiday season has officially begun.
Postal, train and possibly bus traffic will stop in Finland on Thursday
“Since it is a short-term disruption, we estimate that Posti's services will return to normal quickly after the work stoppages,” he said. The strikes also affect VR's train traffic, Helsinki's tram and metro traffic, public transport services in Tampere and Turku, and the operation of Turku Airport. Helsingin Sanomat reported on Sunday that Liikenneliitto AKT…
Finland is preparing for a general strike on December 14
Broad impact on services: The strike is expected to significantly affect various public services, such as buses, meals at schools and kindergartens, cleaning of public spaces and sports facilities. In addition, members of JHL who work for Finavia at Turku Airport will join the strike, which increases the impact of the strike. Target train services…
The Finnish housing market will rise in November 2023: Prices and transactions on the rise
Save events: A total of 4,524 sales of old apartments were reported, which is 11.5% more than the previous year. Sales of new apartments, on the other hand, fell by 55.4%, and only 174 transactions were made. Regional differences: The most significant increase in transaction volumes was in large cities. The rise was led by…
Finland's large power plants will strike on December 14 in response to the government's policy
Included are Vantaa Energia's waste plant in Martinlaakso and Järvenpää's power plants, Fortum's electricity and heat cogeneration plant in Suomenoja, all locations of Tampereen Energia and Tampereen Vera Oy, the Naantali plant of Turku Region Energy Production and Oy Alholmens Kraft Ab's Pietarsaari power plant. . As a result of the strike, the turbines at…
The new cancer drug Beksmarilimab revives the immune response in tumors
Bexmarilimab works by stimulating macrophages, a type of white blood cell, in the tumor. These cells then alert other cancer-fighting cells to the presence of the tumor. Traditional cancer immunotherapies focus on enhancing the body's defense system and often target T cells. However, these treatments do not work for all patients, highlighting the need for…
The Turku court mitigates the sentence of the Burger King knife user
The crime was the 25-year-old man’s first criminal conviction in Finland.
A competitor is emerging for the Finnish state-owned railway company VR
Suomen Lähijunat has drawn up a plan for the provision of commuter rail services in large urban areas and regional services connecting municipal centers, estimating that the services will begin in 2025. The urban regions identified as possible service areas are Imatra, Jyväskylä, Kouvola, Kuopio, Mikkeli, Oulu, Tampere, Turku and Vaasa. According to the plan,…
Statistics: The fall in housing prices continued in Finland in October
Compared to the previous month, prices fell by 0.8 percent throughout the country. Prices fell the most in Oulu, where old apartments lost their value by an average of 11 percent in the 12 months before October 2023. In Turku, prices fell by 8.7 percent and in the capital region by 7.8 percent. Tampere proved…
Turku buys the former Russian consulate building
The price of the property is 1.6 million euros.
Award-winning customs dog Pepi uncovers drugs hidden in children’s toys
A Labrador retriever discovered a shipment containing 500 grams of amphetamine inside children’s toys. A matching shipment was found, two significant finds in total. Pep’s keen sense of smell led to another major discovery in June 2023. In the same warehouse, he sniffed out 600 grams of MDMA, a powerful drug cleverly hidden in a…
Finland’s best service dogs of 2023: Celebrating canine heroes in law enforcement and safety
These year’s best service dogs will be officially recognized at the award ceremony on 16 December 2023 at 15:15 in connection with the Dog Fair at the Helsinki Exhibition Centre. Pepi: The Customs Canine Prodigy Middleriver’s Gundexter, also known as “Pepi”, is an 8-year-old Labrador retriever who has been successful in detecting narcotics with the…
Turku’s Kauppatori is welcomed by a design Christmas sauna
The sauna designed by Space of Mind in collaboration with Studio Puisto Arkkitehtoimisto and Protos Demos is a proof of fine design and craftsmanship, which is made by hand in Haliko from untreated solid wood. It offers three finish options: larch, galvanized steel and tar felt, all sourced from local producers. Aleksi KoskelinThe managing director…
In a widely shared video, a man accuses Prime Minister Orpo "genocide"
The Turku cafe case has been viewed thousands of times since the Iranian state news agency IRNA reported it.