Clear News | Monday 7.9.2026

Eastern border fence. German far right. Yle 100 celebration. Weather

The eastern border fence is completed

First, the news about the fence on the eastern border.

Finland has completed the fence on its eastern border.

Finland built a fence so that no one can enter Finland across the border without permission.

The fence is 200 kilometers long. There are fences in 17 municipalities. It cost over 350 million euros.

Finland decided to build a fence when a huge number of asylum seekers came to Finland from Russia. That happened in 2023.

Finland has completed the fence on its eastern border.

Many Finns now live near a fence. For example, there is a fence in Raimo Jokela’s field.

Jokela demanded in court that the fence be moved. However, he lost in court.

Jokela says that the field is now smaller than before, which is why he receives less rent from the field than before.

Victory for the far right in Germany

Next news from Germany.

There were elections in one state of Germany that were won by a far-right party.

The far-right AfD party received almost 44% of the vote in the Saxony-Anhalt state elections.

The AfD may not come to power in Saxony-Anhalt because other parties do not want to govern with the AfD.

Support for Germany’s ruling party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), collapsed.

The CDU received only around 17% of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt, down from 37% in the previous election.

Yle had its 100th anniversary celebration

Finally, let’s return to Yle’s 100th anniversary.

Yle’s 100th anniversary was celebrated on Saturday at the Helsinki Arena.

The evening’s gala concert featured well-known singers and the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra.

Many popular Yle performers were also present.

There was a children’s concert during the day, featuring popular characters from the Finnish-language Pikku Kakkonen and the Swedish-language Buu-klubben.

The concerts were also shown on TV and can still be watched on Yle Areena.

Yle’s 100th anniversary was celebrated on Saturday at the Helsinki Arena.

Yle’s first official radio broadcast was heard on September 9, 1926.

Yle CEO Marit af Björkesten says that Yle has had to make a lot of savings. Yet Yle is doing well, Björkesten assures.

Tuesday weather

Still a weather forecast.

On Tuesday, it will rain almost throughout the country. The wind will strengthen.

The temperature in the south is almost 20 degrees.

It’s cooler elsewhere.