Clear News | Tuesday 23.6.2026

Alcohol law. Child gambling. Wild salmon. Weather

New alcohol law allows home delivery

First, some news about alcohol.

The Parliament has approved a new alcohol law.

The new law allows home delivery and distance selling of alcohol. For example, Alko and grocery stores can now deliver alcoholic beverages directly to the customer’s door.

Additionally, Alkot may be open on Sundays.

The Parliament has approved a new alcohol law.

Finns can also purchase alcoholic beverages with an alcohol content of up to 80% from online stores operating in other countries of the European Economic Area.

Mobile games teach children about gambling

Next, we’ll talk about mobile games.

Children play a lot of mobile games that resemble adult gambling games.

In mobile games, children learn to play for money.

For example, loot boxes in mobile games entice children to spend money in the game. This is what Johanna Vakkuri, who works in substance abuse prevention, says:

– Studies have also shown that if there is a lot of buying of surprise boxes, loot boxes, it is linked to, for example, gambling problems in later life.

Children play a lot of mobile games that resemble adult gambling games.

Today, children and young people accept gambling more easily than before, according to research.

Only a few wild salmon in the Bay of Bothnia

Finally, some news about salmon fishing.

There are only a few wild salmon in the Bay of Bothnia.

Professional fishermen are only allowed to catch salmon in small quantities.

If a fisherman catches wild salmon, it must be released into the sea. Only planted salmon may be fished.

Many fishermen are concerned that wild salmon are declining in the Bay of Bothnia.

Scientists don’t know the exact reason for the decline. However, scientists say that wild salmon need free-flowing rivers where they can reproduce.

There are fewer good salmon rivers in Finland than before.

Wednesday’s weather

Still a weather forecast.

The weather will be changeable on Wednesday.

It is raining in the south, and there may also be a little rain elsewhere.

In parts of Finland it is dry, meaning it is not raining.

The temperature is below 20 degrees.