Clear News | Wednesday 20.5.2026

Putin in China. Pinpointing. Discrimination. Weather

Russian and Chinese leaders meet in Beijing

First, the news about the meeting between Russia and China.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is visiting China. He met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing.

President Putin gave a speech. He said that relations between Russia and China are at a high level.

President Xi said that China and Russia have improved trust and cooperation. He said that the countries should help each other.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is visiting China.

The countries are negotiating mainly on trade. Russia needs money from China because Russia’s war in Ukraine has taken a lot of money.

Petty theft can land you in court

Then the news about pickpocketing, or petty theft.

The Helsinki District Court is now handling a lot of petty theft cases.

There is a backlog in the courts because the Helsinki police started investigating petty thefts. Previously, the police did not investigate thefts that were really small.

Now you can be prosecuted if you steal, for example, a chocolate bar from a store.

The Helsinki District Court is overloaded with petty theft cases, which take up a lot of the judges’ time.

The head of the Helsinki District Court says the situation is frustrating.

For example, the theft of a water bottle has been dealt with in court. The bottle cost 50 cents.

Young people with a foreign background often experience discrimination

Finally, news about discrimination against young people.

Young people with a foreign background say in the survey that they are discriminated against more than before.

Upper secondary school students responded to a school health survey conducted by the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL).

In the survey, half of young people with a foreign background said that they had experienced discrimination at school and during their free time.

Ali Ridhwan moved from Helsinki to Lahti. He says that there was more discrimination in Helsinki:

- I think my school is fine. I haven’t been bullied or discriminated against at all.

- It’s been better in Lahe than in Helsinki, for example. I was in Helsinki and yes, I was bullied there, but it’s better in Lahe.

Thursday’s weather

Still a weather forecast.

The sun will shine tomorrow, but it will also be cloudy at times.

There may be some rain in Eastern Finland.

The temperature is about 20 degrees.