Clear News | Thursday 13.8.2026

European Championship gold medal. Civilian service. Total solar eclipse. Weather

European Championship gold in hammer throw

First, some happy sports news.

Finnish hammer thrower Silja Kosonen won the European Championship.

Kosonen won gold at the European Championships in Birmingham, Great Britain. He threw the hammer, setting a record of 76.28 meters.

It is the longest arc that Finnish women have thrown with the hammer in a prestigious competition.

Finnish hammer thrower Silja Kosonen won the European Championship.

Kosonen is 23 years old. He has now won his first medal in the adult competitions.

Kosonen was moved by the fact that many Finns were in Birmingham to watch the games.

Big changes to civilian service

Next, news about civilian service.

The government wants big changes to civilian service. Civilian service is an alternative to the military.

Civilian service is work for the benefit of society, for example at a school or hospital.

The government wants more safety training for civilian service. Safety training could include oil spill response, missing person search, and food supply. Weapons are not used in civilian service.

The government wants to allow civilian servicemen to be called up for service during exceptional circumstances. Exceptional circumstances include, for example, major accidents or epidemics of infectious diseases.

The government also wants other major changes to the civilian service.

The government will submit a bill on changes to civilian service to Parliament in the autumn.

There was a total solar eclipse in Europe

Finally, some news about the solar eclipse.

A total solar eclipse was visible in Europe yesterday.

It’s rare. A total solar eclipse was visible in Spain, Portugal, Iceland and Greenland.

The sun goes dark when the moon is in front of it. The eclipse lasted two minutes.

Many tourists traveled to Spain to watch the eclipse.

In Finland, the moon almost completely covered the sun. A partial solar eclipse was visible in Finland. It was well visible in northern and western Finland.

Friday weather

Still a weather forecast.

The weather will warm up tomorrow.

It will be cloudy in the north and there may be rain.

In the south it is dry, meaning it doesn’t rain.

The sun may shine in the south.