Clear News | Tuesday 3.2.2026

Economic policy. Waste imports. Digital notes. Weather forecast.

Economic policy

First, news about the government’s economic policy.

The government is not succeeding in balancing public finances.

The government is not achieving the goals it has set.

This is what the Economic Policy Review Council says.

Economic policy is not consistent. That is why the government debt is not decreasing enough.

The Review Board says tax cuts are a risk to the state’s finances.

The government is not succeeding in balancing public finances.

The Evaluation Council criticizes the fact that the government has cut social security but has not cut pensions.

Waste import

Now the news about the import of waste into Finland.

There is criminal activity in waste imports.

A lot of waste is imported to Finland from abroad.

A large part of the waste comes from Italy.

Yle investigated waste companies. It turned out that waste was imported into Finland by an Italian company whose directors have been convicted of illegal waste transportation and bribery.

The company’s name is Sicula Trasporti.

The Finnish Environment Institute was not aware of the company’s criminal record. That’s why the company was given permission to import waste into Finland.

Chief Inspector Hannele Nikander says that the Environmental Center trusted the Italian authorities.

“We generally and fundamentally trust the inspections carried out by the authorities of that country, in this case Italy.”

There is criminal activity in the import of waste into Finland.

Experts say that the returns in the waste sector are high and the risk of getting caught is low.

Digital sheet music

Finally, news about the digital transition of orchestras.

Many symphony orchestras are abandoning paper sheet music and switching to digital devices.

The Kuopio City Orchestra practices here.

It has been active in the use of digital devices.

The orchestra purchased tablets for all players two years ago.

Now about half of the callers already use a tablet.

You can also make your own annotations on digital notes.

Some players still need paper sheet music. For example, paper sheet music is bigger than a tablet.

Many symphony orchestras are abandoning paper sheet music and switching to digital devices.

Wednesday’s weather

Still a weather forecast.

Mostly cloudy and freezing weather will continue on Wednesday.

There will be light snowfall in Northern Lapland.

The daytime temperature in most parts of the country is between -10 and -20 degrees.