Clear News | Wednesday 4.3.2026

Fire in Vantaa. Finns in the Middle East. Rescue from the ice. Weather.

Fire in Vantaa

First, the news about the fire in Vantaa.

There was a fire in Vantaa on Tuesday, killing 5 people. The fire broke out in an apartment building. 2 adults and 3 small children from a family of Somali origin died in the fire. The family’s baby was saved and is being treated in hospital.

Police suspect that a man in his 70s intentionally set the fire. Police say the motive for the act was not racism.

There was a fire in Vantaa on Tuesday, killing 5 people. Approximately 60 people were taken to safety from the apartment building. 4 people were taken to hospital.

Finns in the Middle East

Next news about Finns in the Middle East.

There are about 3,000 Finnish tourists in the Persian Gulf region. People cannot return to Finland from the region. The reason is that airlines have canceled flights due to the Iran war. For example, Finnair’s March flights to Doha and Dubai have been canceled.

Around 3,000 Finnish tourists are stranded in the Persian Gulf region. The Ministry for Foreign Affairs is sending people to the region to help the Finns.

The US and Israel attacked Iran on Saturday. Iran has since carried out attacks on several countries in the Persian Gulf region.

Escape from the ice

Now the topic is salvation from cold water.

Swimming pools in Eastern Finland teach people how to get out of cold water in winter. Especially in spring, the ice on the sea or lake can be weak. The ice can give way under a person.

Many people drown in Eastern Finland. Accidents often occur when the ice gives way under the snowmobile.

That’s why people are taught to get out of cold water onto ice.

Eila Kähkönen and Heikki Koskela tell what they learned during the course at the Kuopio swimming pool.

Elina Kähkönen:

-Maybe it’s calming down. If you fall on the lake, how can you react to that?

Heikki Koskela:

-How the feet tend to get under the ice. You have to get them out from under the ice.

Weather

Still a weather forecast.

On Thursday, the sun will shine in the south. There will be clouds in the north. The temperature will be above zero in most of Finland.