| Air Quality Improving across Finland Air quality in eastern and southern Finland has improved significantly since Sunday. Vast forest fires in Russia blew smoke into Finland over the weekend. This increased the amount of fine particles in the air six-fold. yle.fi |
Ihmiset muuttavat ARA-asuntojen vuokrankorotusten tieltä Vuokrankorotukset valtion tukemissa ARA-asunnoissa ajavat ihmisiä muuttamaan. Edullisia vuokra-asuntoja on tarjolla entistä vähemmän, koska tuhansilta vuokrataloilta puretaan vuosittain niitä koskevat rajoitukset. Valtion tukemia asuntoja ovat ostaneet myös ulkomaiset kiinteistösijoittajat. yle.fi |
Embezzlement Uncovered at Finnish Red Cross Store Investigations are underway into the misappropriation of funds at the Konti recycling store operated by the Finnish Red Cross (SPR) in the city of Lahti in southern Finland. The SPR’s Communications Director Hannu-Pekka Laiho says over 50,000 Euros have been embezzled. Prosecutors have filed a case of aggravated embezzlement with the Päijät-Häme region District Court. yle.fi |
New Blue Boxes for Second-Class Mail Blue mail boxes will begin appearing alongside familiar orange ones in busy urban areas this autumn. The new boxes are intended to ease the process of sending second-class mail. yle.fi |
Campaign Focuses on Plight of the Homeless The Night of the Homeless campaign is being launched this evening at 7 p.m. across the country. The campaign organizers want to remind people that a home is both a basic and human right. The lack of a home cannot be accepted in any circumstances, the NGO emphasizes. yle.fi |