Clear News | Friday 21.8.2026
Treatment of the mentally disabled. Bear hunt. & Julia musical. Weather forecast.
Treatment of people with developmental disabilities
First, news about the treatment of people with intellectual disabilities.
Nurses have used a safety spray on people with intellectual disabilities in Kajaani.
The safety spray sprays a chemical that stings the eyes.
The welfare district says the reason is safety.
Service unit manager Jarkko Hanhela says that there have been threats of violence at work.
Nurses have used a safety spray on people with intellectual disabilities in Kajaani.
Disability Studies Professor Hisayo Katsui criticizes the action.
He says it could be a human rights violation.
“Sounds like a very bad human rights violation if this is what happened.”
Authorities say the use of safety spray in developmental disability services is not legal.
The Kainuu Welfare Region says that the use of the nebulizer has now been discontinued.
Bear hunting
Now news about hunting.
Bear hunting has begun in Eastern and Central Finland.
Hunting was prohibited for 2 years.
The number of bears has increased significantly, which is why bear hunting is allowed again.
More than 180 bears are allowed to be shot in the entire country.
Bears may be hunted if they have caused damage or if they are threatening people.
In Lieksa, more bears have come to yards than before.
The hunt director Yrjö Eronen says that in the past, bear hunting was largely a matter of chance. Now the hunt is carefully planned.
Bear hunting has begun after a 2-year break.
The hunting season continues until the end of October.
& Julia the Musical
Finally, cultural news.
There is a new musical at the Helsinki City Theatre.
The musical is called “& Julia”.
The musical combines an old story and modern hit songs.
The story is Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.
The music is hits by producer Max Martin.
Martin has made music for, among others, the Backstreet Boys and Britney Spears.
Helsinki City Theatre’s new musical is “& Julia”.
In the musical’s story, Julia doesn’t commit suicide. She decides to live.
Director Samuel Harjanne says that the musical is about reasons to live.
Saturday weather
Still a weather forecast.
Saturday will be mostly dry, meaning it won’t rain.
The sun is shining in places.
The temperature is 15–20 degrees.
It will rain heavily in the south and east on Saturday evening. It will also rain on Sunday.