Estimate of Storm Damage to Forests Revised Upwards
Damage caused by recent heavy storms to Finnish forests is proving to be greater than initially estimated. In less than two weeks, high winds have felled trees with a volume of wood of more than two million cubic metres. The pulp and paper manufacturer UPM says that the sudden supply of windfall trees will allow it to reduce imports of raw timber. yle.fi |
Buddhalaisten temppeliä tärveltiin Turussa
Turussa toimiva buddhalaisten temppeli on jälleen joutunut ilkivallan kohteeksi. Rakenteilla olevan temppelin ulkoseinien tuulensuojalevyihin on puhkottu reikiä ja sisällä väliaikainen alttari on rikottu. yle.fi |
Cash-Strapped Municipalities Cut Back on Remedial Education
Last year, schools in Finland were forced to cut remedial education by about one quarter. Since then, private tutoring firms have stepped in to try to fill the gap. The Trade Union of Education in Finland (OAJ) says this could be detrimental to Finland’s equal-opportunity education system. yle.fi |
One Jailed in Red Cross Probe
Helsinki police on Wednesday remanded into custody the head of the Blood Service of the Finnish Red Cross, according to the Finnish news agency STT. The move is part of a probe into financial irregularities. yle.fi |
Georg C. Ehrnrooth on kuollut
Pitkäaikainen poliitikko ja yhteiskuntavaikuttaja Georg C. Ehrnrooth on kuollut. Ehrnrooth menehtyi tiistaina kotonaan Helsingissä. Hän oli 84-vuotias. yle.fi |