TV | Clear News | Thursday 18.12.2025

Government money. Gun stores. Rocks in your pocket. Weather.

Government employment measures

First, economic news.

The authority criticizes the government’s employment measures.

The National Audit Office says the government cut unemployment benefits at the wrong time. The agency believes the government made a mistake by cutting unemployment benefits during a bad economic situation. People save money when the economy is bad. This is why Finland’s economy is growing only slowly.

The National Audit Office of Finland is criticizing the government’s employment measures. The National Audit Office is the authority that oversees the use of Finnish state money.

Arms trade with Israel

The next topic is weapons.

Finland bought weapons from Israel during the Gaza war. Yle reports that Finland bought weapons from Israel for 67 million euros. Finland and Israel agreed on the arms sales even before the war.

The Ministry of Defense says that the arms deals were not canceled because the weapons are important for Finland’s defense.

Finland bought weapons from Israel during the Gaza war. Left-wing politicians have criticized Finland’s arms deals with Israel. Israel is suspected of war crimes in the Gaza war.

Rocks in the Pocket play

Now for theater news.

A new record was set at the Helsinki City Theatre on Wednesday.

Martti Suosalo and Mika Nuojua have been acting in the play Kiviä taskossa for 23 years. The play has now been performed 1000 times. Kiviä taskossa is an Irish comedy.

Actor Mika Nuojua:

-We’re going to make this play with that attitude, as if every time were the first time.

The play Stones in a Pocket has been performed at the Helsinki City Theatre 1000 times. Stones in a Pocket will be performed for the last time in November next year.

Weather

Still a weather forecast.

It will snow in the north overnight. Tomorrow, Friday, it will rain in many places. The temperature will be above zero in the south. The wind will be moderate.