Clear News | Thursday 17.9.2026

Meridrones. Basic education. Reality TV. Weather forecast.

Meridrones

First, news about security policy.

Finland and Sweden are planning to monitor the Baltic Sea with new drones.

Drones are surveillance boats without people on board.

The commanders of the Nordic navies met yesterday at Suomenlinna.

Swedish Navy Commander Johan Norlén says that cooperation makes countries more capable.

The boats have cameras that send images to the navy.

Finnish Navy Commander Tuomas Tiilikainen hopes that surveillance will begin this year.

Finland and Sweden want joint maritime drones that can identify all ships at sea.

Basic education costs

Now the news about school costs.

Basic education has become more expensive everywhere in Finland.

Education is expensive, especially in small municipalities with few students.

Education in Puumala costs a lot because Puumala Comprehensive School has only 70 students.

Long school trips also cost a lot in Puumala.

In Laihia, tuition is cheap because there are many children and the school has saved on purchases.

Education in small municipalities is expensive because there are few students.

Irmeli Myllymäki, Director of Education Affairs at the Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities, says that small municipalities can cooperate.

For example, municipalities can use shared teachers.

The Association of Local and Regional Authorities also hopes that schools will be allowed to increase distance learning.

Finally, cultural news.

A new play by the National Theatre

There is a new play at the National Theatre.

The subject of the play is reality TV shows.

The play is called “Wild Women of the Jungle”.

It is directed by Kristian Smeds.

The show features six women competing against each other.

Actress Katariina Kaitue has experience. She has participated in reality TV shows.

Actor Hannu-Pekka Björkman plays the producer in the show.

Björkman says that reality TV makes people part of the show.

Björkman says that in theater you can see something real.

The National Theatre’s new play plays with reality TV shows.

Director Kristian Smeds says the show is colorful and strange.

Friday weather

Still a weather forecast.

On Friday afternoon, there will be scattered showers in the south and west.

In the east and north there is dry weather, meaning it does not rain.

It is cloudy in Northern Lapland.

Elsewhere, the sun may shine occasionally.