Clear News | Friday 12.6.2026
Asylum. Disability services. Interest rates. Weather forecast.
Russian asylum seekers
First, news about Russian asylum seekers.
More than 2,300 Russians have sought asylum in Finland since 2022. In 2022, Russia attacked Ukraine.
Democracy activist Egor Borisov supports Ukraine and opposes war.
That’s why he’s afraid of the Russian security service.
Borisov says he will immediately go to prison in Russia.
More than 2,300 Russians have sought asylum in Finland.
Approximately 25 percent of applicants have been granted asylum.
Approximately 220 people are waiting for a decision.
Human rights activist Kira Herschel says there are many political prisoners in Russian prisons.
Every paper in this stack contains the case of one political prisoner.
These papers are only 10 percent of all political prisoners.
Services for the disabled
Now news about services for the disabled.
A family from Kuopio has been in a long-standing dispute with the North Savo welfare area.
The family’s young child is seriously ill. The child needs help with everything.
However, the welfare district does not provide enough help to the family.
Therefore, the court has ruled that the welfare area violates the law.
However, the welfare department has not changed its decision.
A family from Kuopio has been in a long-standing dispute with the North Savo welfare area.
The welfare district says it is following the law.
Such cases are increasing in Finland because welfare regions save money.
Interest rates
Finally, economic news.
The European Central Bank (ECB) is raising interest rates.
The interest rate will rise by 0.25 percentage points. The ECB president announced this on Thursday.
The ECB wants to curb price increases in Europe.
Prices have risen because there is a war in the Middle East.
The European Central Bank is raising interest rates.
That is why Finnish mortgage interest rates are also rising.
Large and long-term loans in particular are becoming more expensive. They can cost tens of thousands of euros more than before.
Saturday weather
Still a weather forecast.
It will be windy on Saturday.
It is raining in Eastern Finland.
The sun is shining in places in the west and north.
The temperature is about 15 degrees.