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Western Railway. Multiple sclerosis. Children’s rights. Tuesday’s weather.

Western Railway

First, news about the railway project.

The first municipalities will vote today on the construction of the western line.

The Western Railway is a high-speed train between Helsinki and Turku.

The Espoo and Turku city councils will vote first. They will vote on the shareholder agreement, which in practice means money.

Vihti, Lohja, Kirkkonummi and Salo are also along the route. They will vote on the matter in December at the latest.

The first municipalities will vote today on the construction of the western line.

In addition to the municipalities’ money, loans and money from the state are needed. Starting construction of the Western Line will cost over 1.3 billion euros.

Multiple Sclerosis

Then the topic is MS.

More and more Finns are developing MS.

17,000 people in Finland suffer from multiple sclerosis. Most cases of multiple sclerosis are diagnosed in women in Western Finland.

Virpi Pajuranta lives in Ilmajoki, South Ostrobothnia. She was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis 7 years ago.

Multiple sclerosis can make it difficult to move and perform everyday activities if the disease worsens.

More and more Finns are developing MS.

There is no cure for MS, but medications can slow the disease and ease symptoms.

Children’s rights

Finally, news about children’s rights.

This week is Children’s Rights Week.

During the week, we will consider how the child’s opinion can be better heard.

Children and young people deal with the issue at school and kindergarten.

Thursday is International Children’s Rights Day. On Friday, parents can take their children to work.

This week is Children’s Rights Week.

Tuesday weather

Still a weather forecast.

On Tuesday, there will be some snowfall in the eastern part of the country and on the west coast.

Elsewhere it is cloudy and the sun is shining.

It is freezing throughout the country during the day. It is coldest in Lapland.