Clear News | Wednesday 26.8.2026

Young people and food. Finnish Association for Developmental Disabilities. Dolly Parton. Thursday’s weather.

Young people and food

Initially, the topic is young people and food.

Finnish youth eat too much meat and too few vegetables.

This is clear from a study by the National Institute for Health and Welfare.

Almost 90 percent of boys eat too much meat and other meat products.

The health recommendation is to eat no more than 350 grams of red meat per week. Many boys eat almost double that amount.

One in three girls also eats too much red meat.

Finnish youth eat too much meat and too few vegetables. Only 5 percent of young people eat enough vegetables, berries and fruit.

Finnish Association for Developmental Disabilities

Then the topic is the Finnish Association for Developmental Disabilities.

The Finnish Association for Developmental Disabilities may cease to operate.

The reason is cuts to STEA grants. The government wants to reduce financial grants to social and health organizations.

The Finnish Association for People with Developmental Disabilities says it could lose a large portion of its funding. This would also put many services, such as Tikoteekki and Papunet for people with speech disabilities, at risk.

The funding for the Clear Finnish Centre may also run out. The Clear Finnish Centre is the only clear Finnish expert in Finland.

The Finnish Association for the Developmental Disabilities may be closing down. The association has been operating since 1952.

Dolly Parton

Finally, the topic is the death of a popular singer.

American country singer Dolly Parton has died.

Parton was 80 years old. She died of cancer in a hospital in Nashville, USA.

Parton was very popular around the world. Parton’s albums have sold over 100 million copies.

Country singer Dolly Parton has died.

President Donald Trump ordered the US to fly flags at half-mast for a week.

Thursday’s weather

Still a weather forecast.

The weather is breezy and mostly sunny. There may be a few showers in Lapland.

In the south, the temperature will rise above 20 degrees.

In the north, the temperature is around +10 degrees even during the day.