Clear News | Tuesday 21.4.2026

Government budget dispute. Youth pensions. Nurmesniemi dead. Weather

The government decides on the use of state money.

First, news about the government’s economic meeting, or the spending limits meeting.

The government will hold an important meeting on the Finnish economy today and tomorrow.

At the meeting, the government will decide how Finland will spend money in the coming years.

The government plans to save 400 million euros.

Approximately 100 million euros will be saved from social and health services. Minister Wille Rydman announced the savings on Friday.

For example, residents’ fees in nursing homes and institutions for the elderly will increase.

The government will decide today and tomorrow how Finland will spend money in the coming years during the budget session.

The government says it wants more support for young people. It also wants more support for people who have been unemployed for a long time.

Young people save for their own pensions

Next news about youth pensions.

Young people do not trust the state to pay them a pension. Many young people save money so that they can retire someday.

Half of young Finns invest money for retirement.

Pensions for Finns are paid, for example, by the state pension institution Keva.

Keva’s boss says that young people can rely too much on their own investments. Sometimes investments can go wrong, and there isn’t enough money.

The boss of the pension provider Keva hopes that the government will secure the pensions of young people.

The government will also discuss pensions during the spending limits debate.

Vuokko Nurmesniemi has died

Well-known Finnish clothing designer Vuokko Nurmesniemi has died.

He was 96 years old.

Nurmesniemi used a lot of colors in his clothes. He was already making comfortable clothes for women in the 1950s. The clothes were not too tight or cumbersome.

Women could drive and work in clothes designed by Nurmesniemi. In Finland, Nurmesniemi is best known for the Jokapoika shirt, which has been made for 60 years.

Well-known clothing designer Vuokko Nurmesniemi has died.

Nurmesniemi worked for Marimekko, among others, and received many awards and recognitions.

Wednesday’s weather

Still a weather forecast.

Cold air is coming to Finland from the north.

In Lapland it snows or sleet. In the south it is dry, meaning it doesn’t rain.