TV | Clear News | Wednesday 22.10.2025

Salaries. Allegro trains. Lapland owl. Weather.

Salaries

First, the news about salaries.

Finland’s poor economic situation is affecting the salaries of people with long-term education, according to studies.

If a person graduates from college during a bad economy, their salary will remain low for up to 10 years. The reason for this is, for example, that it is difficult for a person to find a job for which they are educated.

Jaan Korpikoski from Helsinki has a good education from a university. However, it took him many years before he found work in his field.

The poor economic situation has a long-term impact on the salaries of educated people. A person’s salary often increases slowly if they cannot quickly find a job in their field.

Allegro trains

Now news about trains.

VR is re-introducing Allegro trains. Services from Helsinki to Turku will begin in early November. In mid-December, trains will run from Helsinki to Oulu. The trains are now called Pendolino Plus.

VR is re-introducing Allegro trains. Allegro trains previously ran from Helsinki to St. Petersburg. VR ended the train connection in March 2022 after Russia invaded Ukraine.

Great grey owl in Helsinki

The next topic is the owl.

A great grey owl was seen in central Helsinki over the weekend. There were many people in Esplanadi Park who wanted to see the great grey owl.

The Great Grey Owl usually lives in Lapland, or sometimes in Central Finland. There are only a few Great Grey Owls in Helsinki. The Great Grey Owl is not a migratory bird, but it moves more in autumn than at other times of the year.

A great grey owl was seen in central Helsinki over the weekend.

Experts say that the owl should be left alone.

Weather

Still a weather forecast.

The weather on Thursday will be rainy. It is possible to get some rain almost all over the country. The day will be cloudy. The temperature will be between 1 and 10 degrees. The wind will be light.