Clear News | Tuesday 6.10.2026

Homeschooling. The Spanish royal couple. Puppy life. Weather.

Homeschooling

First, news about homeschooling.

There are more children in homeschooling than before.

Ylen MOT reports that around a thousand children are homeschooled. The number has tripled in 7 years.

In Finland, a guardian can teach a child at home. No permission is required. They just need to notify the municipality.

In homeschooling, a child must learn the same knowledge and skills as in school.

There are more children in homeschooling than before. Homeschooling is already available in every third municipality.

The municipality is responsible for supervising homeschooling. However, supervision is difficult.

Children’s Ombudsman Elina Pekkarinen is worried.

- I think the biggest problem is that we don’t know exactly what children are learning and what their state of well-being is.

Then the topic is the state visit.

King Felipe of Spain and Queen Letizia have begun a state visit to Finland.

President Alexander Stubb and Mrs. Suzanne Innes-Stubb welcomed the royal couple in front of the Presidential Palace in the morning.

The Spanish royal couple’s state visit to Finland will last 2 days.

Tomorrow the guests will go to Rovaniemi.

Finally, news for puppy lovers.

Yle’s popular program Pentulive starts again today.

The mother dog of the puppies this year is Hilkka. Hilkka is a Lagotto Romagnolo, or Italian Water Dog.

Hilkka usually works as a school dog, providing emotional support to students and relieving stress.

In her free time, Hilkka, for example, looks for truffles in the forest.

Hilkka is now expecting puppies, which may be born in the next few days. This is Hilkka’s second litter.

Pentulive starts today at 7 pm in Yle Areena and on Yle’s website. The program follows the lives of Hilka and the puppies for about 2 months.

Still a weather forecast.

It will be mainly sunny on Wednesday.

There may be some rain in the north and the wind may be strong.

The temperature varies between 5-14 degrees.