Radio | Clear news | Sunday 5 November 2023
Energy renovations. Connection of ice cream companies to Russia. Russian missile test. The German hostage situation. Flooding. Forecast.
Support for energy renovations
Experts are worried about the future of energy renovations. The state will stop subsidizing energy renovations next year.
Support has been popular. Support has been received, for example, for the construction of geothermal heating or repairing the sealing of houses. The energy efficiency of the houses has been improved with the support.
Property managers fear that energy renovations of houses will decrease because the subsidy will end.
Ice cream brands’ connection to Russia
Yle has investigated the connections of Finnish ice cream brands to Russia. Some ice cream brands have a connection to Russia.
Many large international companies still operate in Russia. The same companies also own companies that make ice cream in other countries. For example, the large international companies Nestle and Unilever own many ice cream brands in Finland.
Many companies have left Russia because Russia is at war in Ukraine. EU countries do not like the fact that companies operate in Russia. The EU has imposed sanctions on Russia because of the war.
Russian missile test
Russia has conducted a launch test with a long-range missile. Russia says the missile launch test was successful.
The Bulava missile is 12 meters long. The missile can fly about 8,000 kilometers and it can carry 6 nuclear warheads.
Russia launched a submarine missile from the Viennese Sea.
Hostage situation in Germany
There has been a long hostage situation at Hamburg airport in Germany.
The situation started on Saturday evening, when a man drove into the airport area and shot into the air. He also threw 2 petrol bottles from the car. In the car was the man’s 4-year-old daughter, who was the man’s hostage. The reason for the man’s actions was perhaps a dispute over the custody of the child.
Hamburg airport was closed and all flights were cancelled. The situation ended on Sunday afternoon when the police arrested the man. Hamburg airport was opened to traffic again in the evening.
Western Finland Flood Warning
The Finnish Meteorological Institute has issued a flood warning for Western Finland. The reason is the heavy rains. It has been snowing in the area, which is melting. In addition, there will be new water showers.
A lot of water comes from snow and rain. Therefore, water levels may rise in the west.
For example, rivers can flood fields and roads in Northern Finland, Pirkanmaa, Satakunta, Ostrobothnia and South Ostrobothnia.
Weather
It’s cloudy on Monday. It rains or drizzles in the southern and central parts of the country. In northern Finland, the rains stop during the day.
The temperature during the day is between 0 and +8 degrees, in Northern Lapland between 0 and -3 degrees.