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Clear News | Wednesday 15.7.2026

Artificial intelligence in politics. The Paulig change. Coast Guards as paramedics. Weather.

Artificial intelligence in politics

First, about artificial intelligence in politics.

Many voters can use artificial intelligence to find their own candidate.

Yle found out what Google’s artificial intelligence says about current members of parliament.

It turned out that artificial intelligence can consider a politician’s own advertising slogans as general truths. Artificial intelligence does not necessarily recognize objective information.

Teemu Roos, professor of computer science, says that it is possible to control AI summaries. When a politician puts some information in as many places as possible, AI starts to highlight this information.

Many voters can use artificial intelligence to find a candidate. The parliamentary elections are next spring.

Climate change and Paulig coffee

Then from the coffee market.

The effects of climate change are becoming more widespread and are affecting coffee yields. This has forced coffee giant Paulig to change its operations.

About 5 years ago, Paulig decided to make a turn in the food industry.

The company has acquired several companies from other parts of Europe. It is now the European market leader in Tex-Mex food products. The majority of its turnover is now food

Paulig coffee roastery was founded in 1876 in Helsinki.

Paulig still produces up to one hundred million coffee packets a year at its Vuosaari roastery. However, the coffee business has been unpredictable because climate change has affected the coffee harvest.

Coast Guards in First Aid

Still from nursing.

Coast Guards have been working as paramedics in the Archipelago Sea this summer. Coast Guards have been assisting the welfare area with first aid tasks.

There have been about 30 missions. Coast Guards have been the first to arrive at summer cottages in 10 cases.

The goal of the collaboration is to get help to the destination as quickly as possible.

The Coast Guard has previously provided similar assistance in the Gulf of Finland.

Coastguards have been working as paramedics this summer. They have even been trained to deliver babies.

- A hospital might be a more comfortable place to give birth than our patrol boat.

Weather

Finally, the weather forecast.

On Thursday, the weather will be sunny in most parts of Finland.

Temperatures will rise above 20 degrees Celsius in almost the entire country.

It may be hot in parts of the country.