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Although transmission of the virus continues, MERS was not listed as the main cause of any deaths at a Helsinki hospital in October. According to Laura Pekarinen, medical director of Helsinki City Hospital, patient-to-patient transmission continues in hospital wards. Photo: Thomas Hagström / Yle Covid-19 infection continues to spread in hospitals in the Helsinki region, especially among elderly patients. On Friday, epidemic cases were announced in six departments out of 25 wards of the Helsinki City Hospital. Hospital officials told Yle that transmission of the coronavirus also occurred between patients…

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National Congress Party chief Petteri Urbo, whose party is leading ahead of next spring’s elections, says the next Finnish government should cut taxes and tackle a ballooning national debt. NCP Chairman Petteri Urbo was interviewed on Yle’s current affairs program Ykkösaamu on Saturday morning. Photo: Petteri Sopanen / Yle Petri UrboThe leader of the main opposition National Coalition Party said, on Saturday, that there are questions about the government’s ability to work effectively amid internal disputes and preparations for the parliamentary elections next April. “It doesn’t look good,” Orbo replied…

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The head of the service workers union described the trade union’s decision to postpone the negotiations as an “arrogant evasion of responsibility.” More than 1,000 workers staged a two-hour strike at the Kesko logistics center in Vantaa over delays in wage negotiations. Photo: Sakari Bebo More than a thousand workers left work for two hours at a central logistics hub of retail giant Kisco in Vantaa on Friday afternoon. The strike was organized by members of the service workers’ union, the Authenticity and Modernity Party, to protest the delay in…

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Raspberry pickers are officially classified as tourists in Finland, but they are practically at the mercy of curators and berry companies for almost all of their needs. Collectors come to Finland every summer from Thailand. Photo: Vesa-Pekka Hiltunen / Yle The Finnish raspberry industry has been in the headlines lately. The country’s largest blueberry company is the focus of a criminal investigation into which the chief executive is suspected of aggravated smuggling. In addition to, Ole Surinena senior official at the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, was suspended from…

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This is the second ATM robbery in weeks. The chief investigator said there were “undeniable similarities” between the two incidents. Thieves tore an ATM machine straight from the wall next to a bank in Kärkölä early Friday morning. Photo: Markku Lähdetluoma / Yle Thieves used a bulldozer to pull an automated teller machine from a wall in the village of Yarvilla, in the southern municipality of Karkula. The incident is similar to the theft of an ATM machine that took place in a nearby village last month. The burglary occurred…

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The Media Council of Finland is the body that deals with complaints about the Finnish press. Photo: Sakari Bebo / YL News outlets did not violate their code of ethics when they published videos of the Prime Minister Sana Marine (SDP) is celebrating this summer, according to an assessment by the Council of Media of Finland (CMM), released on Friday. “There were no grounds for a negative decision on any of the complaints,” the CMM chief said. Aero Hivonen At a press conference on Friday. “However, there was room for…

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The minority language is still supported by the government through subsidies that fund the Karelian language and culture at the University of Eastern Finland. Archbishop of the Orthodox Church Leo was president of the Karelian Language Society (KKS). Photo: Antti Haanpää / Yle The Ministry of Culture and Education decided on Thursday that the Karelian Language Society (KKS) will be required to reimburse the misused government subsidies for the years 2017-2019. According to the ministry’s audit, the group used government support to cover costs that the ministry had not approved…

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The vast majority of deaths occurred in inland waterways. According to the figures, the underlying cause of 11 deaths on recreational boats was alcohol-related. Photo: Merja Siirilä / Yle Twenty-three people died in recreational boat accidents from January to August on Finnish waterways, according to preliminary figures from Traficom, the Finnish transport and communications agency. The majority of victims (22) were men, two-thirds of them middle-aged or older, with 18 victims over the age of 55. Travicom noted that the use of life jackets saves valuable additional rescue time in…

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How can Helsinki city center be revived? Shoppers are becoming a rare sight in parts of downtown Helsinki. Photo: Henrietta Hassinen / Yle Business owners in central Helsinki have long complained that the city center is becoming increasingly less attractive as a place to do business. On Friday holds Helsingin Sanomat a report (Seret Twisin with phyllon) On their complaints, with union barbers and retailers on their point: downtown isn’t as busy as it once was. I uploaded an opinion article Numbers (Seret Twisin with phyllon) To back up their…

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Sauli Niinisto says he considers it dangerous that talk of nuclear weapons is becoming increasingly common. President Sauli Niinisto speaks at the opening of the National Defense Training Association course on November 7, 2022. Photo: Vesa Moilanen / Lehtikuva 7.11 11:45•updated 7.11 14:12 President’s speech at the opening of the course organized by the National Defense Training Association (MPK) on Monday Sully Niinistö Finland has said that once it becomes a member of NATO, it has no intention of bringing nuclear weapons into its territory and there are no indications…

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