Clear News | Friday 31.7.2026

Swine fever. Finnish economy. Ice cream kiosks. Weather.

African swine fever

The first news item is about an animal disease.

African swine fever has been found in Finland. This is the first time the disease has been found in Finland.

African swine fever was found in wild boar piglets in Virolahti, Eastern Finland.

African swine fever is a serious disease that spreads easily. Pigs or wild boars die from the disease. There is no treatment or vaccine for African swine fever.

Sirpa Kiviruusu, head of unit at the Finnish Food Authority, says that African swine fever is greatly hindering the export of pork abroad.

African swine fever has been found in Finland. African swine fever is not contagious to humans.

Finnish economy

Now economic news.

The Finnish economy is growing. The economy grew by 0.9 percent in the spring.

The economy is growing because people are buying more goods and using more services than before. People’s wages have increased, but prices have only increased slightly.

The Finnish economy is growing. The expert believes that Finland’s economic growth will exceed all forecasts this year.

Ice cream kiosks

The next news item is about ice cream kiosks.

The hygiene of some ice cream kiosks is poor. A Yle survey shows that one in 10 ice cream kiosks is dirty. The premises and equipment of the ice cream kiosks are dirty or the food is handled incorrectly.

Some of the shortcomings of ice cream stands are easy to fix. Health inspector Anne Peräniitty says that, for example, ice cream scoops should be rinsed well.

The hygiene of some ice cream kiosks is poor. The majority of ice cream kiosks received a good rating in the inspection.

Weather

Still a weather forecast.

Tomorrow, Saturday, the sun will shine in almost all of Finland. There may be a little rain in the Oulu region and in the east. The temperature will be 20…25 degrees.