Tag: Vuosaari
Helsinki is preparing to sell more buildings for housing and tourism
The sale process of the approved ones is expected to start in 2024. This is in addition to the approximately 30 other sales already decided by the committee, several of which are in the final stages. In accordance with its property strategy, Helsinki aims to get rid of properties that are not needed for its…
The population of Helsinki is expected to exceed 700,000 in 2027
The Finnish capital is predicted to add 8,200 inhabitants in 2024 and to continue its growth by almost 7,000 inhabitants from 2025. This year, the population is expected to grow by more than 10,000 based on preliminary data from January to October. The growth in the forecast period is mainly due to migration gains, especially…
Helsinki's population is expected to exceed 700,000 by 2027 with fluctuating growth
Main points in Helsinki's population development Population milestones: At the end of 2022, the population of Helsinki was 664,028. The city is expected to exceed 700,000 inhabitants in 2027, reach 722,000 inhabitants by 2040, and approach 906,000 by the end of the forecast period in 2060. Growth drivers: The primary drivers of population growth are…
The maritime Helsinki event offers discounts, cruises, kayaking and exhibitions – as well as a rare opportunity to see a submarine’s encryption device
Traditionally, the event was a one-day event focused on the opening of the boating season. This year, however, the event has been expanded to cover an even wider selection of maritime services and experiences. “There is so much happening in the sea and on the islands, from cultural activities to sports and food. The beauty…
Gangs have become more common in Helsinki, the police say
The forces have been linked to, among other things, drug, violence and traffic crimes. The activity of such gangs has increased, especially in the capital, and the police receive reports of key members almost daily. Such activity may have gone unnoticed by the general public Mark HeinikariDetective Chief of the Helsinki Police Department. He revealed…
Helsinki’s Chinese New Year celebration is crowned by a dance procession on Keskuskatu
Helsinki’s Chinese New Year brings a little joy to the dark time of the year and invites citizens to enjoy the day’s traditional program. The festival event will take place on Saturday, January 21, on Keskuskatu, between Kaivokatu and Aleksanterinkatu, ice sculpture performances from 10 am to 3 pm and dragon and lion dance from…
NBI suspects the gang of smuggling 200 kilos of cocaine to Finland
The Central Criminal Police (NBI) has completed a preliminary investigation into the smuggling of more than 200 kilograms of cocaine into the country. According to NBI, the drugs arrived in the port of Helsinki in Vuosaari in March in a cargo container loaded with red wine bottles. Police said they managed to seize 37 pounds…
The interactive work of artist Pearla Pigao was completed at Vuosaari High School
Discoterium consists of eight round, hand-woven textiles. Textile patterns are based on audio files that have been translated into visual format using graphics software weaving instructions. Together, the tissues form a visual translation of the first eight tones of the chromatic scale. Four of these textiles act as instruments. Pearla Pigao has a background in…
Prosecutors are complaining about Aarnio’s release
Prosecutors plan to ask the Supreme Court to overturn the acquittal of the dismissed drug police Jari Aarnio the 2003 assassination. Aarnio was charged with a former criminal boss Keijo Vilhunen. Prosecutors had demanded life imprisonment for both men, but the Court of Appeal released both in February. There is no appeal against Vilhunen’s acquittal.…
Finnish companies will withdraw from Russia as the Ukrainian conflict continues to shake the stock market
Several Finnish companies have suspended their operations in Russia due to the occupation of Ukraine. Nokia announced on Tuesday that it would stop deliveries to Russia. According to a Reuters report, the Finnish telecommunications company said the transfer was a way to comply with sanctions imposed on the country. Helen, an energy company owned by…
Dozens of free events and activities for children and young people are organized in Helsinki during the winter holidays
The entire winter holiday offer has been compiled into a new youth.helsinki website, which will be used in the future to communicate all the services the city offers to young people. This year, the winter break is February 21-27. In Helsinki. There are dozens of ways to spend a holiday in Helsinki, both indoors and…
Helsinki authorities are struggling with the extra snow
Heavy snowfall last weekend combined Valtteri A snowstorm that landed on the ground the previous Saturday has resulted in a large amount of snow accumulating in the metropolitan area. City officials had cleared more than 34,000 truckloads of streets by Monday. Last week, a maximum of 5,000 truckloads of snow were removed per day. Although…
The Court of Appeal overturned Aarnio’s murder sentence
The Helsinki Court of Appeal has overturned the conviction Jari Aarnio his role in the 2003 assassination. The Helsinki District Court previously ruled that Aarnio had prior knowledge of the Swedish-Turkish contract murder Volgan Ãœnsal but did nothing to prevent the crime. The court sentenced Aarnio, the former head of the drug unit of the…
The award-winning freestyle footballer seeks to inspire young Muslim women
Freestyle football skills of Helsinki residents Lubna Omar have attracted thousands of followers to social media, and the 18-year-old high school student hopes her success will inspire other Muslim women to follow their dreams. Freestyle football is a combination of football tricks, dance, acrobatics and music, and Omar’s effortless artistic mastery earned him a place…
The Helsinki Biennale attracted 145,000 visitors to Vallisaari
The works were placed on Vallisaari and around Helsinki, for example on Senate Square, HAM Helsinki Art Museum, Vuosaari, Helsinki Central Library in Oodi and Töölönlahti Bay. The events and exhibitions of the program inspired by the Helsinki Biennale also attracted visitors. The program included art and cultural events inspired by the Biennale, organized by…
Forecast: Helsinki ‘s population will rise to 700,000 in 2028
Pekka Vuori, Helsinki City Executive Office expert, said According to Helsingin Sanomat, the increase in capital is expected to be due in particular to areas that have developed significantly. For example, Kalasatama and Pasila are forecast to grow by 16,000 and 13,800 inhabitants, which corresponds to almost a third of Helsinki’s growth. Other emerging areas…
Ex-con opens a rage room in Helsinki
Twenty-four years old Jasmin Vertanen says hitting scrapped household appliances is a good way for him to release the anger caused by coronavirus restrictions. But not everyone agrees that this is the best way to deal with silenced emotions. In rage rooms, customers pay for the crushing of broken appliances. Hate rooms have emerged around…
The Hanasaari coal plant in Helsinki will be closed almost two years ahead of schedule
The plant was originally scheduled to be decommissioned by the end of 2024. The decision will have a significant impact on Finland’s emission reduction targets. Mayor of Helsinki Jan Vapaavuori (NCP) stressed on Tuesday press release the plant has been the country’s third largest emitter of carbon dioxide, accounting for about two percent of the…
Helsinki will close the coal-fired power plant 2 years in advance
The energy company Helen, owned by the City of Helsinki, has announced its intention to close the coal-fired power plant in 2023, two years earlier than originally planned. The company announced that it had decided to close the plant ahead of schedule due to rising carbon tax costs. The closure of Hanasaari is expected to…
An international criminal gang accuses more than 20 million euros of hidden drug shipments in houseplants
The trial of large-scale drugs will begin on Wednesday in the Helsinki District Court, when nearly 30 defendants are accused of importing illegal drugs into Finland by hiding them in consignments of flowers and houseplants. A preliminary investigation by the police revealed evidence that between mid-2018 and May last year, 17 drug trafficking took place…
HUS boss: prioritizes high prevalence areas for Covid vaccine
Managing Director of Helsinki University Hospital District (HUS) Juha Tuominen wants the order of prioritization of coronavirus vaccinations to be re-evaluated in Finland. According to Tuominen, those living in areas with a higher prevalence of the virus should be included in the risk groups. According to Tuominen, there are regions and socio-economic groups in Finland…
APN election edition: Maria Ohisalo
Interviews with the party leader continued this week with the Finnish Green chairman, Maria Ohisalo. After the controversial report on the effects of home care support on the employment rates of immigrant women, we asked about women who move to Finland and would like to work but do not get reasonable opportunities due to discrimination…
Police: The gang hid EUR 20 million worth of drugs among flowers imported to Finland
Finnish police say they found a massive smuggling operation that brought drugs from the Netherlands to Finland that were hidden in batches of flowers. According to law enforcement agencies, between mid-2018 and May last year, there were 17 drug shipments. They estimate the street value of the drug at more than 20 million euros. Two…
"It’s like those residents don’t deserve better" – Suburban representatives say that under-representation has real-life implications
Two-thirds of Helsinki’s city councilors live in the capital’s wealthiest neighborhoods in the city center, and fewer, according to non-exclusive suburban representatives, can have a detrimental effect on decision-making. Veronika Honkasalo, a member of the Council of the Left Alliance from the Park north of the city, says his collapsed local train station is a…
Former police officer Jari Aarnio convicted in court of the 2003 murder
Konna’s former head of the drug group Jari Aarnio appeared before the Helsinki District Court on Monday morning to prosecute the end of the murder of a Swedish and Turkish citizen in 2003. According to the prosecutor, Aarnio had advance knowledge of the planned killer of Volga Ãœnsal and reported the plot to the Swedish…
YLE: 1,700 exposed to coronavirus during the first few weeks of school in the Helsinki metropolitan area
Helsinki Media Art High School and Vuosaari High School will move to distance learning for the next two weeks after 37 students and four staff members were exposed to the coronavirus. press release given by the city on Sunday. The decision was made in part in an effort to ensure that ongoing matriculation examinations can…