Clear News | Tuesday 21.7.2026

Unemployment. Government and the Garden Project. Britain’s new Prime Minister. Crab season. Wednesday’s weather.

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Unemployment

Initially, the topic is unemployment.

The number of unemployed people increased in June.

Statistics Finland reports that there were almost 300,000 unemployed people. That is slightly more than a year ago.

The unemployment rate was 10.5 percent.

The number of unemployed people increased in June. The employment situation has deteriorated especially among people aged 25–34.

Government and the Garden project

Then politics.

The government no longer supports the Garden Helsinki project.

The decision was made jointly by the chairmen of the governing parties. The government had previously promised money for the project.

Now Prime Minister Petteri Orpo says that the hall project has been scaled back and delayed. That is why the government is no longer supporting the Garden Helsinki project.

The hall and the government’s actions have also been discussed in Parliament today. The opposition wants to know why the government promised money for the hall project.

Britain’s new Prime Minister

Then news from Britain.

Britain has a new Prime Minister. Labour Party leader Andy Burnham was appointed Prime Minister yesterday.

Burnham was previously the mayor of Manchester.

The British Prime Minister has changed frequently. Burnham is the 7th Prime Minister in 10 years.

Crab season

Finally, the topic is crab season.

Crab season has begun.

The Finnish Fisheries Federation says that crab catches are expected to be normal. Warm waters have helped the crabs reproduce.

Approximately 3.5 million crabs are caught in Finland every year. The majority of the catch is spotted crab.

Crab season started at noon. It will continue until the end of October.

You must have a permit to catch crabs. You must also pay a fishing fee to the state.

Wednesday’s weather

Still a weather forecast.

The weather will be changeable on Wednesday.

There may be a little rain in the east and parts of Lapland. Elsewhere there will be dry weather.

The temperature is very cool in parts of the country.