Clear News | Friday 4.9.2026

Local defense. Russian drone in Finland. Salary model. Finland’s tallest wooden building. Weather.

Exercises in local defense

First, about defense.

This week, local defense exercises have been conducted in various parts of Finland.

The army and authorities have practiced working together.

The tasks are fictional but related to current threats. In Satakunta, there was armed resistance against the police during the Huittinen exercise.

Local defense exercises have been held in various parts of Finland. Colonel Vesa Helminen says that the Huittinen exercise was a success.

Russian drone in Finland

Then about drones.

A drone has been found in the Pellingi archipelago in Porvoo.

The Border Guard says it is Russian-made. The Border Guard has not yet confirmed whether the drone has been used by Russia.

The Ministry of Defense says the drone is now under investigation. The investigation will determine whether Finnish territory was violated.

A fisherman found a drone in Pelling on Tuesday. The drone may be a surveillance drone that did not contain explosives.

Gender-neutral salary model

Now salary news.

A new model has been created in Finland that assesses the complexity of work.

The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health’s model compares tasks and salaries. The goal is that, for example, men and women receive the same salary for the same job.

The new model allows workplaces to compare whether different tasks are equally demanding.

Finland’s tallest wooden building

Finally, about wooden construction.

Finland’s tallest wooden building has been completed in Keilaniemi, Espoo. The Keilaniemi Gate has 13 floors.

The building is environmentally friendly. Its carbon footprint is half that of a similar house built of concrete.

The carbon footprint measures the total amount of greenhouse gas emissions.

Architect Arndt Heinzmann says the green roof continues the view from the beach.

Keilaniemi Gate is the tallest wooden building in Finland. It is also one of the tallest wooden buildings in Europe.

Weather

The weather will vary on Saturday.

It is windier in the south and southeast.

The weather is getting colder. In Lapland, the temperature may be below 10 degrees. In the rest of the country, it is 10…18 degrees.

Addition to drone news:

Minister of Defense Antti Häkkänen said later on Friday that Finland received advance notice from Russian civil air traffic control about the escaped survey drone.

Häkkänen said the information came “in accordance with air traffic safety procedures.” The matter is still being investigated.