Clear News | Wednesday 1.7.2026

Helsinki Garden. Women in the army. Last phone call. Weather.

Helsinki Garden project

First, about the new arena project.

The Helsinki Garden project is generating a lot of discussion.

The government has decided that the project will receive 35 million euros in conditional support from the state.

Prime Minister Petteri Orpo says that the initiative to support the arena came from the Coalition Party. Orpo denies the claim that the support decision is a favor to the Coalition Party’s election funders.

The opposition in particular has demanded justification for the decision.

The Ministry of Finance says that there is no estimate of the jobs and economic impact of the Helsinki Garden project.

The National Audit Office says it is closely monitoring the public debate.

Women in the military

Then news from the army.

Almost 40 percent of women experience inappropriate treatment in military service. It is most commonly bullying or sexual harassment.

Less than 10 percent of men experience inappropriate behavior.

Every year, 20,000 young people complete military service. Of these, only about 800 are women. The service is voluntary for women.

Almost 40 percent of women experience inappropriate treatment in military service.

Chairman of the Conscripts’ Union Mats Uotila:

- I would even say that this kind of shit during military service is an unpatriotic act.

Vesa Valtonen, Commander-in-Chief of the Finnish Defence Forces, says that there is enough to be done if even one woman experiences inappropriate behavior.

Last landline call

Then a glimpse of the pages of history.

- In Saarimäki, Jarkko on the phone.

- Hello, Jarkko, Mannerin Topi is calling from a vacation in London.

Yesterday, the last call in Finland was made on the national landline network.

The CEO of Traficom answered a call from the CEO of Elisa at the Helsinki Telephone Museum.

Elisa was the last major operator to discontinue its landline network. The network is decades old, and mobile phones are common.

Weather

(There were problems with the weather subtitles on the TV broadcast.)

Still a weather forecast.

On Thursday, there will be rain or showers in the southern and central parts of the country.

Thunderstorms are possible in the west. The sun is generally shining in the north.

The temperature is mostly between 15 and 20 degrees.