Radio | Clear news | Tuesday 12 December 2023
Eastern border. Shooting incident in Helsinki. Housing trade. UN climate conference. Weather.
Opening of the eastern border
Finland opens 2 border stations on the eastern border. Finland opens the Vaalimaa border station in Southeastern Finland and the Niirala border station in North Karelia. Border stations will be opened this Thursday, December 14. The other 6 border stations on the eastern border will remain closed.
Finland closed the border 2 weeks ago because Russia started sending asylum seekers to Finland. Russia sent around 1,000 asylum seekers to the Finnish border before the border was closed.
Prime Minister Petteri Orpo says that Finland is testing whether the border can be open again. Finland can close the border again if Russia sends asylum seekers to Finland again.
Shooting incident in Helsinki
There has been a shooting incident in Kampi, Helsinki. A 16-year-old shot a 19-year-old on Monday evening. However, the 19-year-old was not injured because he was wearing a bulletproof vest.
The police suspect the shooter of attempted murder. It is rare for people to be shot in a public place in Finland. Kamppi’s case is also special because the 19-year-old was wearing a bulletproof vest. He may have had reason to fear violence.
The police say that Kamppi’s shooting incident is not related to gang crime. The shooting incident took place in Kamppi near the cinema.
Apartment shop
The sale of old apartments has picked up in November. This is what Nordea Bank says.
In November, there were almost 11 percent more apartment deals than in November last year. The reason is the reform of the taxation of housing sales.
The tax advantage for first-time home buyers will disappear next year. That’s why many young people buy their first apartment before the end of the year.
UN climate conference
It has become more difficult to deal with issues at the UN climate conference. There is controversy about the future of fossil fuels.
The mood of the climate conference worsened because the United Arab Emirates made its own presentation on fuels. The UAE’s proposal does not reduce the use of fossil fuels. Fossil fuels include, for example, oil and coal.
Scientists say that global warming will not stop if the use of fossil fuels is not reduced. Therefore, many countries want to take steps to reduce the use of fossil fuels. The UAE’s performance surprises many other countries.
Weather
There will be snowfall in the southern and central parts of the country. Snow falls especially in the south and east. In the snow, the driving weather is also bad. The temperature is mostly between -3 and -15 degrees, in Lapland between -20 and -30 degrees.