TV Selkouutiset Friday 12 January 2023

Number of hospitals. Eastern border closed. Electric. Weather.

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Number of hospitals

First news about hospitals.

The number of hospitals must be reduced in Finland. This is what the working group of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health says. The working group proposes that there will be 5-8 central hospitals in Finland in the future. There are now 15 central hospitals in Finland.

The working group of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health suggests that the number of hospitals should be reduced.

The reason is that not all hospitals have enough staff. Working group chairman Petri Virolainen:

• It is not in anyone’s interest that the service is nearby if it is of poor quality. We don’t have enough talent for all the points we currently have.

Eastern border closed

The next topic is Finland’s eastern border.

The border between Finland and Russia will remain closed. The government decided that the border will be closed for at least another month.

Finland’s eastern border has been closed almost all the time since November. The reason is that Russia has sent people to seek asylum in Finland.

The border between Finland and Russia will remain closed until February 11. Interior Minister Mari Rantanen says that Finland must keep the border closed. Otherwise, Russia will send more asylum seekers to Finland.

Electricity

Now the topic of the news is electricity.

In Finland, less electricity was consumed last year than in 2022. Electricity consumption decreased by 2 percent. Industry consumed 6 percent less electricity last year than the year before.

Last year, less electricity was consumed in Finland than in 2022.

Finland, on the other hand, produced more electricity than before. Electricity production in Finland increased by 13 percent last year. More wind turbines were built and a new nuclear power plant was completed in Olkiluoto.

Weather

Another weather forecast.

On Saturday, it will snow in many places in the western and central parts of the country. The frost is generally 2...15 degrees. It is colder in places in Northern Lapland.