TV | Clear News | Wednesday 10.12.2025

Welfare areas. Western Railway. Australian social media ban. Weather

Changes are proposed for welfare areas

First, news about the welfare areas.

Researchers believe that there may be too many well-being areas in Finland. There are 21 well-being areas.

Welfare areas organize health services, social services and rescue services.

Researchers say that the number of welfare areas can be reduced. Researchers believe that 6–11 welfare areas are sufficient in Finland.

Various ministries asked researchers for a report on how welfare areas can be renewed.

Welfare areas are facing financial difficulties, and hospitals, for example, have had to lay off employees.

Researchers believe that there may be too many welfare areas in Finland.

Kirkkonummi rejected the new railway line

Then the news about the new train line, the Western Line.

The new train line from Helsinki to Turku is in trouble.

The municipality of Kirkkonummi decided that it would not pay for the construction of the new railway line. Kirkkonummi’s share of the new railway line was 15 million euros.

The Minister of Transport says that other municipalities must now pay Kirkkonummi’s share. Otherwise, the new railway line will not be built.

Other municipalities on the Western Line include Helsinki, Espoo Vihti, Lohja, Salo and Turku.

Espoo, Vihti and Turku have already decided that they will pay their share of the western line.

The new train line from Helsinki to Turku is in trouble.

Australia bans social media from young people

Finally, a news about social media.

Australia bans the use of social media by those under 16.

Australia is the first country to ban the use of social media by children and young people.

Australia now has a law on the matter. The law requires social media companies to block children and young people from accessing Tiktok, YouTube, Instagram or Facebook.

The Australian government justifies the ban by saying that social media is harmful to children and young people.

Many young people oppose the ban because social media is a big part of young people’s lives.

Australia bans the use of social media by those under 16.

The weather is breezy in the north

Still a weather forecast.

There will be a little drizzle in the south, and snow in the central part of the country.

In the north it is dry, meaning it doesn’t rain.

In Lapland it is minus 25 degrees. In the south the temperature is above +5 degrees.