TV | Clear News | Monday 22.12.2025

Freshness of fish. Blue cheese. Christmas gifts. Tuesday’s weather.

Freshness of fish in stores

First, news about the sale of fish.

Many fish counters sell quite old fish.

Yle investigated the freshness of fish in 29 stores across Finland.

Many fish counters had fish that was about a week old.

Some fish counters had fish that were even 10 days old.

Experts say that fish that is more than a week old should not be eaten.

For example, for sushi or gravure, the fish must be fresh.

If the fish is fried, even week-old fish can be eaten.

This is what the leading expert of the Martha Association, Marjo Rantapusa, says.

“If I were making sushi or fish in gravy, I wouldn’t use a week-old one, but if I were making baked salmon or other baked fish, I could use it for that.”

Many fish counters sell quite old fish.

Fish counters must have a board showing the age of the fish.

Blue cheese

Now news about blue cheese.

Finns eat a lot of blue cheese at Christmas.

Sales of blue cheeses more than double during Christmas.

The cheese factories are very busy.

This is the Valio factory in Äänekoski.

Aura cheese has been made in 2 shifts, 7 days a week, since October. Approximately 15 seasonal workers help.

Finns eat over 350,000 kilograms of blue cheese in December.

In addition to Valio, there are also small manufacturers in Finland, for example Peltola Cheese Factory in Suonenjoki.

It sells blue cheese especially to restaurants.

Blue cheese is the most popular specialty cheese among Finns.

Christmas gift shopping

Finally, some news about Christmas gift shopping.

The Christmas gift market is bustling now.

Board games and puzzles are still popular gifts.

Stuffed toys are also popular.

At least one old toy has made a comeback.

Toy retailer Leena Anttila says that sales of cucumber dolls have been surprising.

A stuffed toy has also been made from the cucumber mop.

The Christmas gift market is bustling now.

Sales of recycled gifts are also increasing. This is visible in recycling stores. For example, books and games are popular recycled gifts.

Tuesday weather

Still a weather forecast.

The weather will cool down in the south on Tuesday.

In the north, the weather is getting colder, meaning the temperature is rising.

There will be snowfall in northern and eastern Finland.