Clear News | Thursday 23.4.2026

Kehysriihe decisions. Kehysriihe reviews. Electric heating center. Weather forecast.

Framework decisions

First, news about politics.

The government’s monetary policy meeting, or budget meeting, ended on Wednesday evening.

Prime Minister Petteri Orpo reported on the government’s decisions.

The government continues to make savings.

The largest savings will come from state administration, which will save approximately 60 million euros.

More savings will also be made on social and health services.

For example, health center fees will increase by 20 percent. There will also be new fees for healthcare procedures.

The tax deduction for business trips and the household deduction will be increased.

The government’s monetary policy meeting, or budget meeting, has ended.

The state budget deficit is approximately 13 billion euros this year and next.

A deficit means that the government spends more money than it receives in tax revenue.

Frame reviews

Now the news about the frame-breaking comments.

Politicians discussed the government’s financial decisions on a Yle program.

There were reproaches from the opposition.

Aino-Kaisa Pekonen, the chairwoman of the Left Alliance parliamentary group, says that those who are in a vulnerable position will suffer from the savings.

“Here again, the ones who suffer are the ones with the lowest incomes, the sick and the elderly.”

The opposition also praised the move. The Social Democratic Party (SDP) is pleased that the household deduction and commuting deduction are being improved, and that efforts are being made to improve the unemployment situation.

This is what SDP MP Joona Räsänen saw.

“I acknowledge that after the government has opposed certain SDP proposals for 3 years, yesterday it announced that it will now start supporting them.”

Electric heating plant

Finally, some news about heating technology.

The old Hanasaari coal-fired power plant in Helsinki has been closed.

A large electric boiler will be built in its place, which will turn electricity into district heating.

The new plant is the largest electric heating plant in Europe.

It will have 4 electric boilers. They will be able to produce 10 percent of Helsinki’s heating in severe frosts.

Europe’s largest electric heating plant is being built in Helsinki.

Electric boilers are becoming more common because electricity is often cheaper than other heating methods.

Heat can be stored when electricity is cheap.

Friday weather

Still a weather forecast.

The sun will shine in the south on Friday.

Elsewhere in the country, cloudiness varies.

In the north, there may be some sleet or snow in places.