TV | Clear News | Tuesday 24.6.2025
NATO summit. Yle CEO. Children’s summer camps. Weather.
NATO summit
First, news from abroad.
The NATO summit begins in the Netherlands today, Tuesday. The meeting will be held in the city of The Hague and will last 2 days.
NATO countries plan to spend more money on defense than before. NATO will decide on the matter at the summit in the Netherlands. Finland believes that Finland and other NATO countries should increase defense spending.
The NATO summit begins in the Netherlands. Finnish President Alexander Stubb, Minister of Defense Antti Häkkänen, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will participate in the meeting.
Marit af Björkesten appointed CEO of Yle
The next topic is Yle.
The new CEO of Yle is Marit af Björkesten.
Marit af Björkesten has worked at Yle for 13 years. She has, for example, been the director of Svenska Yle.
Yle’s CEO will be replaced as Merja Ylä-Anttila will retire in the autumn. Yle’s CEO was elected by the Yle Board of Directors.
Children’s summer camps
Now the topic is children’s summer camps.
Children’s summer camps are shorter than before.
Many children go away to camp in the summer. At camp, children play sports, swim, and spend time together.
9-year-old Varpu Haapala and Veera Ikola from Seinäjoki are at Kessula summer camp.
Reporter Riia Hantula:
-If you miss home, what should you do?
Varpu Haapala:
-You can tell an adult, it might help a little.
Reporter Riia Hantula:
-Are you planning to come to camp again?
Veera Ikola:
-I’m going to come because the camps are so nice!
Reporter Riia Hantula:
-What’s nice here?
Veera Ikola:
-When you get to go swimming and make lots of new friends.
Children’s summer camps are shorter than they used to be. Camps usually last less than 5 days. As recently as the 1980s, summer camps for children and youth often lasted a week or 2 weeks.
Weather
Still a weather forecast.
The weather is rainy. It will rain in most parts of Finland on Wednesday as well. The temperature will be around 15 degrees during the day.