Radio | Clear news | Monday 11 December 2023
Strikes. Eastern border. International Equality Award. Use of Yle Areena. Forecast.
Strikes on Thursday
On Thursday, the strikes will stop train traffic and bus traffic on a large scale.
On Thursday, the trade unions will organize a strike in many sectors, because the trade unions do not like the government’s labor market policy. The trade unions do not want the government to weaken working conditions or social security.
The strikes will affect the day of many Finns on Thursday. There are no buses, trams or metro in big cities.
Mail delivery also stops. The strikes on Thursday will also affect, for example, school meals and the cleaning of public spaces.
Opening of the eastern border
Finland is considering opening the eastern border. Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen says that Finland may be able to open the border gradually if Russia returns to normal operations.
Finland closed the eastern border because Russia started sending asylum seekers to Finland. Finland can open the border if Russia stops sending asylum seekers to the border.
The decision to close the eastern border ends on Thursday. The government must decide at the beginning of the week whether Finland will continue to close the border or open the border.
International Equality Award
Finland’s international equality prize has been awarded to an organization that defends the rights of Afghan women. The name of the organization is Afghan Women Skills Development Center. It organizes training and support for Afghan women.
The International Equality Award is awarded to an actor who has promoted gender equality internationally. The international equality prize is 300,000 euros.
Finland awards an international equality prize every two years. The award was given now for the 4th time.
Change of Yle Areena
The use of Yle Areena’s mobile application will change on Tuesday. With the mobile application, Areena is used, for example, on mobile phones and tablets.
From Tuesday, you must log in to Areena’s mobile application with a Yle ID. You can easily create a Yle ID in the mobile application or on the Yle website. When the user logs into Areena with the Yle ID, the user can mark their own favorite programs in Areena, for example Selkouutiset.
With Yle’s ID, it is also easy to continue a program that you have missed listening to or watching in Areena. On the computer, Yle Areena still works without logging in.
Weather
Tuesday will be mostly cloudy. It’s snowing a little in the south. In southern Finland, the temperature is between -7 and -13 degrees. It’s colder in the north. The temperature can be -25 degrees in the north.