Clear News | Thursday 1.10.2026

Gulf of Finland surveillance. Driving License Act. STT. UMK27. Weather.

Sweden controls the Gulf of Finland

First, news about the surveillance of the Baltic Sea.

Sweden is now supporting Finland in maritime surveillance for the first time. For example, the drone threat is causing additional work in regional surveillance.

The crew of a Swedish warship will be monitoring the Gulf of Finland area for at least this week.

Sweden shares the information with Finland and the NATO defense alliance. Almost half of the ship’s crew are women.

Finland and Sweden have long cooperated in defense. Historically, Sweden supports Finland in regional surveillance under Finnish leadership.

Driving by minors

Then about driving licenses.

The new law has come into force today.

A minor driver must attach a green-yellow sticker to the car.

It is marked on a vehicle that requires a category B driving license. In addition to passenger cars, these include, for example, tractor-trailers.

The fate of STT

Then news from the media.

The news operations of the Finnish news agency STT may end.

The news agency’s finances have been poor for many years. STT plans to close its news operations in March.

STT CEO Kimmo Laaksonen says the company is forced to start change negotiations. They involve 95 employees, almost the entire staff.

STT is owned by Finnish media companies. STT began operations in 1887.

STT’s news operations may end.

Media researcher Heikki Hellman says that Finland still needs a national news agency.

- I would see that STT needs to be re-established if it ceases to exist in its current form.

UMK27 sold out in minutes

Let me also say that UMK27 tickets went on sale today at 9 am. They sold out in record time.

The new music competition selects Finland’s representative for Eurovision.

The UMK27 show will be held at the Nokia Arena in Tampere next February.

Last year, tickets also sold out in a few minutes.

Weather

Still a weather forecast.

The weather in the south is breezy and the sun is shining in many places.

It will be cloudy in the north with a light drizzle in places.