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Bored or burnt out? The study reveals surprising reasons for workplace dissatisfaction
A survey of Finnish and British workers revealed that 40-50% of them regularly feel bored at work. “Long-term boredom is a sign of a bad mood that requires treatment,” explains the assistant professor. Lotta Harju from Emlyon Business School. Contrary to popular belief, boredom at work is often not caused by a lack of tasks,…
Students celebrate Independence Day in a traditional torchlight procession
“The student torchlight procession brings us, the students of the capital region, together year after year. In addition to the independence celebration, we remember the students who built the way for us,” said Nea HakalaChairman of the student union of the University of Helsinki. The torchlight procession started at 16:00 at the Heroes' Cross monument…
Friday papers: State funerals, health threats, low-level nostalgia
The state funeral of former president and Nobel laureate Martti Ahtisaari will be held in Helsinki on Friday.
The suburban guy who became a Nobel laureate
Indiana Jones in Egypt Svante Pääbo knew very early on that he wanted to devote himself to the history of mankind, even though at first he thought he would be like Indiana Jones in Egypt. And he always had the support of his mother, who encouraged him to go his own way. By surreptitiously, in…
The Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi receives the Nobel Peace Prize
Human rights activist Narges Mohammadi is imprisoned for her fight for women’s rights in Iran. Now she has been awarded this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. “The award makes me resilient and hopeful,” says Mohammadi. “Women, Life, Liberty.” This is how Nobel Committee chairman Berit Reiss-Andersen began her award speech, referring to the slogan Iranian women…
NOBELDRAMA 2023: There you are by Jon Fosse
For just over 20 years, Sweden’s Radio Drama has produced Nobel dramas – audio dramas written based on a work by this year’s Nobel laureate in literature. This year’s Nobel drama is a classic story about the Man who vacillates between the Wife and the Mistress. It first aired on 17 May 2004. There You…
The Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded for work in revealing the secrets of electrons
Nobel Prize in Physics 2023 has been assigned to a trio of researchers for pioneering tools used to study the world of electrons. Electrons are subatomic particles that play a role in many phenomena we see every day, from electricity to magnetism. This year’s three Nobel laureates in physics demonstrated a way to create extremely…
Vetenskapsradion In depth about the Nobel laureates
The 2023 edition of the Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded. It was Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’Huillier, active at Lund University since 1992, who were awarded the prize for their discovery of electrons in flash lighting. Hear Vetenskapsradion Deep in the player.
Right now: Nobel laureates for physiology or medicine are presented
Today, the person who will receive the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine is presented. In 2022, Svante Pääbo was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his mapping of the Neanderthal genome. Listen to the broadcast in the player above.
Government strengthens competitiveness of export industry by halving fairway fees permanently from 2025
This amendment aims to stabilize the fairway fees, maintaining the level set since 2015. The permanent halving will be implemented in two phases to avoid unnecessary bureaucracy and overlapping preparations. The initial phase will temporarily reduce the fairway fees from 2024 to 2027. In the second phase, the temporary reduction will be lifted, and the…
Desecration of the Koran despicable, provocative: Hamas
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Hamas resistance movement condemned the recent desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden as a heinous and provocative act, saying the Swedish government violated divine laws and values by allowing it. – World news – Izzat al-Rishq, a member of the Palestinian movement’s political bureau, made the statement on Friday, a…
The US dollar rises amid increases in consumer sentiment
NEW YORK, July 14 (Xinhua) — The U.S. dollar ticked up on Friday as U.S. consumer sentiment soared to the highest level since September 2021. The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, rose 0.15 percent to 99.9184 in late trade. The consumer sentiment index tracked by the University of Michigan rose…
The US dollar falls below the 100 mark as inflation slows
NEW YORK, July 13 (Xinhua) — The U.S. dollar suffered significant losses on Thursday, falling below the 100 mark for the first time since April 2022, as the U.S. producer price index (PPI) for June showed that U.S. inflation was cooling. The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, fell 0.75 percent…
Iran calls on OIC to meet on insulting Koran
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s foreign minister called on the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to hold a crisis meeting on a recent sacrilegious move against the Holy Quran in Sweden. – Politics news – In a phone call on Friday, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and OIC Secretary General Hissein Brahim Taha discussed the sacrificial burning…
Entrepreneurs: Workplace reforms bring happy news
Now this discrimination will end thanks to the long-fought changes advocated by entrepreneurs,” says Janne Makkuladirector, Entrepreneurs Finland (Suomen Yrittäjät). “The focus of the program is strongly on promoting employment. It will take time before the decisions change to improve employment opportunities. That is why it is important to bring these reforms to parliament at…
More than 9,000 Afghans submit an asylum application to the EU every month
In publishing its monthly report on Thursday, the European Census Bureau said that in February alone, 76,500 people applied for asylum in the EU, which represents a 40 percent increase compared to last year. The EU has added that based on available statistics, the number of first asylum applications in February last year was 54,370.…
Íslendingur – how to obtain Icelandic citizenship
If you have lived in Iceland for seven consecutive years or even less, if you are married to or live with an Icelander, you may be interested in Icelandic citizenship. Formerly would-be citizens had to attend this bureaucratic abyss known as Útlendingastófnun in person, but the process has now been digitized (with ÚTL still needing…
More and more working people receive housing allowance in Finland
The earnings deduction was introduced in 2015 as part of the comprehensive reform of general housing allowance. As a result of the reduction in earnings, general housing allowance has increasingly become a means of support for working people. Housing benefit recipients’ share of income rose from 24% to 39% between 2015 and 2019, when students…
Malian director awarded Carrosse d’Or in Cannes
The Carrosse d’Or will be awarded to Malian filmmaker Souleymane Cisse on May 17 in Cannes, at the opening of the Directors’ Fortnight, the Society of Film Directors announced this week. The Carrosse d’Or – referring to a film by Jean Renoir – celebrates filmmakers for “the innovative qualities of their work, for their audacity…
Kenyan students, Laurea agree payment plan after Uasin Gishu delays
Students’ study places were closed by the end of March if tuition fees were not paid.
Finnish researchers emphasize differentiation and diversity in Finnish elementary schools
Researchers attribute this to increasing segregation between schools and students. The book argues that basic education has a wider role than just improving academic results, as it is essential to building a better future society. However, there are no simple solutions to stop the current trend of differentiation, but long-term structural changes at the local…
The suburban guy who became a Nobel laureate
Indiana Jones in Egypt Svante Pääbo knew very early on that he wanted to devote himself to the history of mankind, even though at first he thought he would be like Indiana Jones in Egypt. And he always had the support of his mother, who encouraged him to go his own way. By surreptitiously, in…
There are no plans to create an Icelandic army
Foreign Minister Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir told mbl.is that the time has not yet come to create an armed force in Iceland and the topic is not discussed in the government. But the government talks a lot about defense, especially after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In Saturday’s Morgunblaðið, former defense bureau chief Arnór Sigurjónsson…
EU nation sees bankruptcies rise – Bloomberg
The number of insolvencies in Sweden has increased as consumption declines, the outlet reports Bankruptcies in Sweden soared for a seventh straight month in February, amid falling household consumption and growing pressure on construction companies from an ongoing crisis in the housing market, Bloomberg reported this week. A sharp slump in Sweden’s real estate sector…
The EU nation sees the number of bankruptcies increasing in Bloomberg
The number of insolvencies in Sweden has increased as consumption declines, the outlet reports Bankruptcies in Sweden soared for a seventh straight month in February, amid falling household consumption and growing pressure on construction companies from an ongoing crisis in the housing market, Bloomberg reported this week. A sharp slump in Sweden’s real estate sector…
YLE: Kenyan students in Finland may lose their right to study due to unpaid tuition fees
The due date of the last collection letter was 28 February 2023. Ari SivulaTAMK’s vice-rector told public radio yesterday that the payment has not been received. “We need to find someone to foot the bill. Education is not free,” he said, confirming that non-payment of fees would prevent students from continuing their studies. “We will…
The government’s conviction about the new bill will make it possible for companies to recruit foreign labor more easily
A new government proposal to make it easier for Danish companies to recruit foreign labor was presented to the Danish Parliament on Tuesday. Economy Minister Troels Lund Poulsen is optimistic that the new law will give the country the boost it needs to overcome what is expected to be a difficult year – conversely at…
The government’s conviction about the new bill will make it possible for companies to recruit foreign labor more easily
A new government proposal to make it easier for Danish companies to recruit foreign labor was presented to the Danish Parliament on Tuesday. Economy Minister Troels Lund Poulsen is optimistic that the new law will give the country the boost it needs to overcome what is expected to be a difficult year – conversely at…
Russia remains a lucrative market for Carlsberg despite the exit promise
No sales until mid-2023According to Carlsberg, it will not officially be out of Russia until mid-2023, according to the company’s expectations. This is despite the fact that the Danish brewing giant said back in March 2022 that it would be out within a year. “We will take the necessary time to complete the separation and…
Iceland’s population is fast approaching 400,000
According to an announcement published on the website of the Icelandic Bureau of Statistics, the number of Icelandic citizens increased by 2,570 in the fourth quarter of last year. The communiqué states that at the end of the fourth quarter of 2022, Iceland had a total population of 387,800. This group included 199,840 men, 187,840…
The largest earthquake in the Herðubreið area from the beginning of the measurements
A series of earthquakes have been going on since Friday night north of Mount Herðubreið. In total, there were three earthquakes with a magnitude above three degrees, the largest of which was magnitude 4, which is the largest earthquake recorded at this location since the beginning of the measurements. More than 100 tremors have been…