Hospitals Could Force Intoxicated Patients to Accept Treatment
Hospitals and healthcare centres could be granted authority to force intoxicated patients to accept medical treatment in the future, according to the daily Turun Sanomat. yle.fi |
Pekkarinen Appeals to Viking Line to Order Next Ships from Turku
Finland’s Minister of Economic Affairs Mauri Pekkarinen has appealed to the passenger shipping line Viking Line to order its next two car ferries from the Turku shipyard. The Finnish shipbuilding industry has been suffering from a severe shortage of orders. yle.fi |
New Invention Bathes Ears in Bright Light
Finnish inventors have created a new method for warding off the winter blues this season—by shining bright light into the ear. An Oulu-based company’s bright light headset increases light exposure by bringing light close to the brain via the ear canal. yle.fi |
Hundreds Quit Church following News Programme on Homosexuality
Hundreds of people have renounced their membership in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland following a programme on homosexuality featured on YLE's current affairs show Ajankohtainen Kakkonen. A total of 222 people left the church over the internet during the two-hour programme on Tuesday. In a normal day, the total number leaving the church ranges from 140 to 150. yle.fi |
Vietä päivä paloasemalla
Lauantaina 27.11.2010 on Suomessa valtakunnallinen "Päivä Paloasemalla"-tapahtuma. Monet VPK:t järjestävät erilaisia turvallisuusaiheisiatapahtumia ja yleisöllä on mahdollisuus tutustua vapaaehtoiseenpalokuntatoimintaan. Avoinna on yli 270 paloasemaa ympäri Suomen. Pirkanmaalla on avoinna 14 paloasemaa. tampere.fi |