TV | Clear News | Thursday 13.11.2025

Kela crisis. Forest industry. MP’s weapon. Weather

There is a crisis in Kela

First, the news about Kela’s difficulties.

Kela’s own survey shows that Kela employees do not trust Kela’s managers.

The employees have been offended, among other things, by how director Lasse Lehtonen spoke about them in public.

Lehtonen said that Kela has no need to hold on to its own employees.

The Kela board had to hold a crisis meeting yesterday. Lehtonen apologized for his remarks. He intends to lead better.

Kela employees criticized Kela Director Lasse Lehtonen.

Next, news about jobs in the forest industry.

Forest industry jobs are decreasing in Finland.

Large forestry company MetsäGroup plans to lay off over 400 employees in Finland.

MetsäGroup’s mills process wood into products such as sawn timber and pulp. Pulp is used to make paper and cardboard.

MetsäGroup says it is reducing jobs because pulp in particular is currently selling poorly.

Äänekoski factory manager Timo Tallinen says the situation is sad.

Forest industry jobs are decreasing in Finland.

Finally, news about the trial of MP Timo Vornanen.

MP Timo Vornanen was in court this week because he may have misused a weapon.

The prosecutor says that Vornanen pointed a gun at two people and shot them in front of a bar in central Helsinki.

The prosecutor believes that Vornanen committed a firearms offense, assaulted and threatened, and caused a dangerous situation.

Vornanen says he shot the ground because he was threatened. He says he has a permit to carry a gun.

Vornanen has worked as a police officer.

MP Timo Vornanen was in court because he may have used a weapon incorrectly.

The district court will issue a verdict later.

Still a weather forecast.

Snow showers will occur in the central parts of the country on Friday.

Elsewhere it is cloudy and quite sunny.

The weather is getting colder.

The temperature is -1…-10 degrees.

It may be a little warmer in southern Finland.