Clear News | Thursday 7.5.2026

Party support. Military technology. Kaivokatu. Weather forecast.

Party support

First, news about politics.

Yle has again asked Finns which party they support.

The top four parties have remained unchanged.

The most popular party is still the Social Democratic Party (SDP). The SDP’s support has decreased slightly.

Almost 24 percent of Finns support the SDP.

The SDP is an opposition party, meaning it is not in the government.

The second most popular party is the National Coalition Party.

Its support is almost 18 percent.

The National Coalition Party is in the government and Prime Minister Petteri Orpo is also from the National Coalition Party.

The decline in support for the National Coalition Party has stopped.

The top four most popular parties remain unchanged in the Yle survey.

The third most popular party is the opposition party, the Centre Party.

And the fourth most popular party is the governing Finns Party.

Support for the Center Party has decreased slightly and support for the Finns Party has increased slightly.

Now news about the development of military technology in Finland.

The defense industry is now more interested in inventions from Finnish universities than ever before.

It is now easy to get funding for inventions if they are suitable for military use.

For example, new companies that make this kind of technology have emerged from Aalto University.

One such company is Metaktik, which has developed a flexible antenna that can be used in drones, for example.

Another company is Agate Sensors. It manufactures chips that allow machines to see more accurately than before.

The defense industry is now more interested in inventions from Finnish universities than ever before.

Experts say that more money is now being invested in defense than before.

Finally, some news about Helsinki’s urban planning.

The Helsinki City Council made a big decision on Wednesday evening.

The Kaivokatu area in central Helsinki will be closed to cars.

The area will be reserved for walkers, cyclists and trams. New trees and shrubs will be planted in the area.

The change will probably be completed in the 2030s.

The Kaivokatu area in central Helsinki will be closed to cars.

The change is big. Cars will have to drive through Esplanadi Park.

Still a weather forecast.

The weather will warm up on Friday.

The sun is shining in the south and central parts of the country.

In the north, cloudiness will vary and there may be some light rain in places.