Clear News | Monday 31.8.2026

Finland and Israel. Ethnic grocery stores. Sports. Weather.

Cooperation between Finland and Israel

The first topic is cooperation between Finland and Israel.

Finland and Israel continue cooperation regarding weapons and military equipment.

Yle’s information indicates that the new agreement is valid for 10 years.

Finland made an agreement with Israel, even though the Gaza War had already begun.

Minister of Defense Antti Häkkänen says that Finland needs spare parts and maintenance for weapons from Israel.

Finland and Israel continue their arms cooperation.

The opposition criticizes the agreement. The Left Alliance and the Greens believe that the cooperation is wrong because Israel continues the war in Gaza.

Ethnic grocery stores

Next, news about grocery stores.

There are more ethnic food stores in Helsinki than before. Just 15 years ago there were only 3 ethnic food stores. Now there are almost 100 stores.

Most ethnic shops sell Asian food. There are also shops in Helsinki that sell Italian and Baltic food, for example.

There are more ethnic food stores in Helsinki than before. Entrepreneur Jun Li owns 5 grocery stores. He believes that Asian food will soon become part of everyday life for Finns.

Sports

Now sports.

Sami Pajari won the World Rally Championship event. The race was held in Paraguay. Pajari won the race by about half a minute.

This was Pajari’s 3rd consecutive victory in the World Rally Championship. Sami Pajari is in 2nd place in the World Rally Championship.

Eveliina Salonen won the World Championship gold in the USA in Frisbee Golf. This was Salonen’s 2nd world championship. The best Finnish male was Rasmus Saukkoriippi. He was 12th.

Weather

Still a weather forecast.

Tomorrow, Tuesday, the weather will be variable. It may rain in most parts of the country. It will be mostly sunny on the coast and in the east. The temperature will vary between 14 and 20 degrees.