TV | Clear News | Tuesday 7.1.2025

Poorly maintained bridges. Corona pandemic. Changes at the turn of the year. Weather.

Bridges in poor condition

Initially, the topic is traffic safety.

There are many bridges in poor condition on Finnish public roads. The Finnish Transport Agency says that there are approximately 900 bridges in poor condition.

For example, the bridges have rot, wear and rust.

There are many bridges in poor condition on Finnish public roads.

The condition of the bridges has come to the fore when 4 young people died in a traffic accident in Nurmijärvi over the weekend.

The young people’s car skidded off a bridge on a private road and into the river. The railings on the bridge were short and shaky.

5 years since the corona pandemic

Then the topic is the coronavirus pandemic.

Five years have passed since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

The first cases of the disease were detected in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. From there, the virus spread rapidly around the world with travelers.

In early March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared it a pandemic.

Borders closed, trade stopped, and people stayed home and worked remotely.

The number of infections still increased rapidly, and many people also died from the coronavirus.

The situation only began to improve when a vaccine against the coronavirus was available in December 2020.

Five years have passed since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

The virus is still there, but it is no longer as dangerous as it was at the beginning. Vaccines and infections have also improved people’s immunity.

New Year’s Eve changes

Many things changed in Finland when the year changed.

For example, medicines, books and movie tickets now cost more. There were also changes to housing benefits and taxation for families with children.

Uutisviikko selkosuomeski tells you what all changed. and broadcasts can be found on the selkosuomeski website.

Wednesday’s weather

Still a weather forecast.

Tomorrow, Wednesday, it will snow in the eastern part of the country. Scattered rain or snowfall is also possible in the west.

The temperature is between +3 and -15 degrees.