Radio Selkouutiset Wednesday 1 November 2023
Gaza. Liquid. Telecommuting. Snow storm. Tomorrow’s weather.
Gaza
The Rafah border crossing from Gaza to Egypt has been opened. The border crossing was now opened for the first time since the terrorist organization Hamas attacked Israel in early October.
Ambulances brought wounded Palestinians to the Egyptian side for treatment. The first foreign nationals have also left Gaza. Egyptian officials say that perhaps around five hundred foreigners will cross the border into Egypt today.
There are also 12 Finns in Gaza. It is not yet known when they will get away.
Liquid
Fuel manufacturer Neste is cutting hundreds of jobs. Neste plans to cut around 400 jobs, most of which are from Finland.
With the reductions, Neste aims for annual savings of around 50 million euros.
Neste has more than 6,000 employees, of which almost 4,000 work in Finland.
Remote work
Finns want to hold on to the right to work remotely.
Surveys conducted at workplaces show that many are even ready to change jobs if remote work is not possible.
Yle asked people to tell why the opportunity to work remotely is important to them. There were more than a thousand responses.
Many said that work peace is better at home than at work. Many also said that remote work brings flexibility to the working day and improves coping.
Snow flurry
A lot of snow has fallen in the central parts of the country. For example, in Jyväskylä, it has snowed since yesterday, perhaps up to 30 centimeters.
Due to the snowfall, the driving weather is bad or very bad. In many municipalities, snow plows have been plowing the roads all day, and in many municipalities they are also plowing all night.
There have still been a lot of crashes and crashes. For example, there was a chain crash of four cars on Nelostie in Jyväskylä in the afternoon. In Vaasa, several local buses derailed from the road into a ditch.
Tomorrow’s weather
It’s going to rain tomorrow. The sky is cloudy, but the sun can shine in places.
The temperature is mostly between 0 and -10 degrees. In the very south, we’re a bit ahead.