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Election debate. Åland. Book sales. Forecast.

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The presidential candidates’ discussion about the eastern border

First, news about politics.

The presidential candidates participated in Yle’s election debate yesterday. This was Yle’s last election debate before the 1st round of the presidential election.

The candidates discussed, for example, the situation on the eastern border. Most of the candidates said that unauthorized border crossers should be able to be turned back to Russia. The action is called push back. The candidates said that this can be done if the law is changed.

The Coalition’s Alexader Stubb reminded that people can be turned away from the border in Norway.

Push back is, for example, legal in Norway. We have the problem at the moment that it is not yet legal in the European Union, but with Russia, unfortunately, we have to fight hard.

The presidential candidates discussed the situation on the eastern border yesterday.

Many candidates said Russia exploits migrants. That is why the EU law needs to be changed.

This is what Olli Rehn of the voters’ association said, for example.

That is why we should actively work together with other EU countries to change this legislation.

Åland people’s interest in the presidential election

Now another piece of news about the presidential election.

The presidential elections are of less interest in Åland than in the rest of Finland. Only 21 percent of Åland residents voted in advance. The number is the lowest in Finland.

Yle’s reporter Markku Sandell says that election ads are not shown in Åland. The Åland media do not write much about the presidential election.

The president is perceived as distant in Åland.

The president is responsible for foreign policy and security policy.
Emeritus professor Görand Djupsund says that they do not belong to Åland. That is why the president may not be of much interest in Åland.

The presidential elections are of less interest in Åland than in the rest of Finland.

Book sales

Finally, news about book sales.

Sales of printed books are decreasing.

Last year, the sale of printed books decreased by almost 2 percent from the previous year. However, fiction sales increased by 3 percent.

Last year’s best-selling book was Satu Rämö’s book Rósa & Björk.

Sales of printed books are decreasing.

Listening to audiobooks has grown. Last year, listening to audiobooks grew by 6 percent.

Weather

Another weather forecast.

On Saturday, the weather will be cloudy and it will snow a little in some places.

The temperature is between -1 and -6 degrees.

It’s a little colder in places.