Tag: Yle
Orpo presents the first details on strengthening the security of Finland's eastern border
If necessary, immigrants could be removed from the country by force. The paper's sources also said the bill would allow authorities to regionally suspend accepting asylum applications for a predetermined period of time, with possible exceptions for asylum seekers who are ill or likely to face serious problems upon returning to Russia. . The draft…
In the Finnish labor market dispute, the stakes rise when employers plan to suspend salary payments
The decision means that payments can also be suspended at workplaces outside the strike if they have to stop their production due to, for example, disruptions in raw material deliveries. “This is our interpretation,” Ruohoniemi said. Jyri HäkämiesCEO of EK, confirmed interpretation at YLE A-studio on Tuesday. “In layman's terms, you could say that work…
Yle rejects the demand to change the story about the Elokapina protests
The prosecutor claims that the woman who paid the climate protesters' fines should be punished for inciting criminal acts.
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 best land-lake lifestyle in the world
Something smells fishy and I couldn't be happier. On Wednesday 20 March, spring has officially arrived. You'll start seeing people stop in mid-stride to take in any sunbeam they come across and rejuvenate in real time like Superman. There will no longer be a need to wear a watch as each street will have its…
HS: The strikes force Finnair to increase refueling stops on long-haul flights
Mia ElorantaFinnair's director of communications told Helsingin Sanomat on Monday that the majority state-owned airline refuels aircraft operating on continental routes in destination countries. “This is an attempt to save fuel in Helsinki,” he added. The long-haul flights operated by the airline, on the other hand, make more refueling stops at airports in Europe. Eloranta…
Criminal negligence is suspected in a deadly hostel fire in Finnish Lapland
According to the police spokesperson, the preliminary investigation is challenging because most of the parties to the case are foreigners and have left Finland. “The fire that claimed the lives of three people and destroyed the hostel has troubled the police for a long time,” the release says. The Silver Fox hostel burned down in…
Yle's survey: NCP remains in the lead, the support of the Basic Finns falls
Basic Finns have lost support among voters, according to Yle's recent poll.
YLE: The recently announced strikes may last longer
“Let's just say we've naturally received all kinds of messages. We have received messages from various trade unions, members, the industry, and employees that now is the time to postpone, he said. Lindström added that the pressure to continue opposing the government's plans is enormous due to the fundamental importance of the issue at hand:…
Andersson will resign as the leader of the Left Alliance in the fall
He had previously announced that he would not seek re-election as chairman at the party meeting planned for November 2025. “If I were to continue as chairman until the regular party meeting, it would mean that I would be responsible for the municipal and provincial election campaigns in 2025. It would mean that the first…
IS: The police asked to investigate the income tax payments of the member of the European parliament of the Fundamental Finns
The police spokesperson refused to confirm to Yle whether the suspect in the investigation is MEP Teuvo Hakkarainen.
Friday's papers: Polyglot president, housing shortage and affinity for Finnish
The rhetorical style of the next president of Finland, Alexander Stubb, differs greatly from his predecessor.
The prosecutors demanded the maximum punishment for hacking Vastaamo
“That's why we don't think there's any reason to talk about anything other than the maximum penalty.” The broadcaster emphasized that the prosecutors are trying to draw attention to the unprecedented nature of the crime with several descriptions: a completely merciless, exceptionally cruel crime that shows complete disregard for the victims, and a crime that…
YLE: VR asks a lot of questions in the long-distance traffic disturbance report
Yleisradio reported last week that on Friday, February 9, locomotive drivers reported the noise and suspected track damage to the joint communication system of the drivers and Finntraffic. Unusually, the report disappeared from the system three days later and the damaged part was not found until four days later, on February 13. – Dozens of…
Basic Finns and Hakkarainen are at odds over the European Parliament candidacy
However, the populist right-wing party does not intend to appoint him as party secretary Harri Vuorenpää said Keskisuomainne earlier on Monday. He added that Hakkarainen has been aware of the plan not to nominate him as a candidate. “The justifications are an internal party matter that we do not share publicly,” he said to the…
The Swedish People's Party elects a new chairman
Henriksson, who has led the almost eternal youth coalition partner since 2016, said that the last couple of years have been difficult. He served as the country's justice minister in the government navigating through the coronavirus pandemic and led his party during the summer, which was dominated by difficult coalition negotiations with the Basic Finns.…
NATO countries refuse to support Macron's troops in Ukraine's claims
There are no plans for Western boots on the ground, several leaders have insisted Britain, Poland, the Czech Republic, Finland and Sweden spoke out on Tuesday against French President Emmanuel Macron's proposal that Western troops could be deployed in Ukraine. Although there was no consensus on sending ground forces, Macron said on Monday after a…
Finland clearly falls short of the climate neutrality goal, researchers see
Its calculations show that the land use sector can remain a significant source of emissions until 2035, when emissions from forests will possibly increase and the carbon sink of forests will effectively remain at the current level due to heavy logging and the suspension of Russian wood experts. Luke's researchers estimate that the amount of…
Will the police's new visitation zones mean that gang criminals change their clothing style?
Malin gives a history lesson in fashion and predicts spring/summer 2024 for criminals. Fredrik sets out to take back his culture and Olle digs in the SVT archive for Martin Melin's “very, very, very strange experience”.
Israel's participation in Eurovision 2024 is controversial due to the slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza
Eden Golan, representing Israel, had three songs available, one of which had already been reserved by the Israeli Broadcasting Corporation KAN. The lyrics of “October Rain” evoke a desire to escape the global storm, dance in the middle of the storm, and embrace the melancholy of October rain without directly addressing political themes. Mäkelä states:…
The story of Kasper Alhoniemi – the first Finnish soldier who died fighting for Ukraine
Yle received exceptional footage from the front lines of Ukraine to tell about a young man from Tampere who exchanged a normal Finnish life for a war in a foreign country.
Wolt's couriers are self-employed and not employees, the Finnish court rules
Wolt appealed the decision and took the matter to the administrative court. The court revealed that it examined the relationship between the service provider and its couriers using four indicators of the employment relationship, According to YLE: contract for the performance of the work, compensation to be paid for the work, performance of the work…
Friday feeling: Finnish Disco
Finnish disco is a music style with its roots in 70s Finland but which is still alive and influencing the Finnish music scene. Tomorrow Saturday is Swedish Finns' Day and it will be celebrated with karaoke and a disco. Liisa Tolonen, music editor at Sveriges Radio Finska tells how Finnish disco music differs from other…
The number of unemployed foreigners in Finland is still at a record level
The number of foreigners who registered as unemployed job seekers has increased significantly in the 2020s, Helsingin Sanomat stated. In January 2020, the number was 25,400, but it increased with the start of the coronavirus pandemic – from 30,600 in March 2020 to around 40,000 in April 2020 – and seems to have settled at…
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…
Unpaid sick leave and unemployment benefit cuts – Yle's survey reveals the government's most unpopular plans
People expressed which of the reforms planned by the government they were against the most and which would be the easiest to accept.
YLE: The Finnish Ministry of the Interior is considering an emergency law to deal with the border situation
For example, the Ministry of the Interior considered in its report that Russia uses migrants to put pressure on and weaken security in Finland. According to YLE, fighting the phenomenon with emergency legislation is one of the options considered in the legislative project launched by the ministry. Minister of the Interior Mari Rantanen (PS) stated…
Finland starts a skiing holiday in ideal conditions, but "mean" expected change
According to Yle's meteorologist Elias Paakkanen, the ski slopes in different parts of the country are in excellent condition due to the combination of recent heavy snowfall and freezing temperatures.
Follow the Swedish WC swimmers
At 17.00–19.00 in P4 SwimmingWC in Doha (Magnus Wahlman and Anna-Karin Kammerling)17.44 Men's semi-final 50 m freestyle with Björn Seeliger18.08 Men's 200 m breaststroke final with Erik Persson18.17 Semi-final 50 m butterfly ladies with Sarah Sjöström and Louise Hansson Host: Emanuel Nashed