Clear News | Wednesday 18.3.2026

Disability services. Mines. Stubb in London. Weather.

Disability services

First, news about disability services.

People make a lot of complaints about disability services. Complaints are made to the administrative court. Disability services are help for people who have a long-term illness or disability.

The reason people complain about disability services is that, for example, there is less car transportation and personal assistance than before.

There are many complaints about disability services. The law on disability services changed at the beginning of the year. Since then, there have been many complaints about the services.

Mines

The next topic is mines.

There are fewer jobs in mines in Northern Finland than before.

The Kittilä gold mine and the Kemi chrome mine have laid off dozens of employees.

Now the Sodankylä copper and nickel mine may be laying off nearly 300 employees.

The mine is important to the municipality of Sodankylä. The mine employs about 500 people. The mine brings in a lot of money in tax revenue to Sodankylä.

There are fewer jobs in mines in Northern Finland than before.

The mining industry believes that mines are doing poorly because the government increased mining taxes at the beginning of the year.

President Stubb in London

Now the news about the president’s visit to London.

Finnish President Alexander Stubb met with King Charles in London on Tuesday.

President Stubb and Britain’s King Charles visited an exhibition in London featuring Finnish products, including clothing and packaging made from wood.

President Alexander Stubb visited London. He met with King Charles and, for example, London students.

Weather

Still a weather forecast.

On Thursday, there will be clouds in the sky in the south and east. The sun will shine elsewhere in Finland. The temperature will be between 5 and 10 degrees. In the north, the day will be windy.