Clear News | Thursday 8.10.2026

Party support. Retirement age. Finnish Swan. Weather.

Party support

First, politics.

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) is still the most popular party in Finland. A new survey by Yle shows that 22.7 percent of Finns support the Social Democratic Party. Support for the opposition party, the Social Democratic Party, has increased slightly.

The Finns Party is now in second place. The Finns Party’s popularity has overtaken the Coalition Party, which is now in third place. The Finns Party’s support has increased and the Coalition Party’s has decreased. Both parties decide on issues in the government.

Parliamentary elections will be held in April next year.

Retirement age

Next up, economic news.

The Ministry of Finance says that the retirement age should be raised. Ministry officials propose that the minimum retirement age in Finland be raised to 70 years. The officials propose that the retirement age be raised gradually.

The Ministry of Finance believes that the retirement age should be raised in Finland.

Officials believe that Finland needs people to have longer working careers than it does today. The reason is that the population is aging and Finland’s public spending is increasing.

Finnish Swan

Next news about the sailing ship.

The sailing ship Suomen Joutsen is being repaired. The ship was towed from Turku to the Naantali repair yard on Wednesday. The Suomen Joutsen has been at the Naantali shipyard for over a week. For example, the ship is being painted at the shipyard.

The Suomen Joutsene is undergoing a major renovation. For example, the ship’s masts will be repaired. The entire renovation will take 5 years and cost 2 million euros.

The sailing ship Suomen Joutsen is being repaired. The ship was completed in France in 1902. It was purchased for the Finnish Navy as a training ship in 1930. Today, the Suomen Joutsen is a museum ship in the Aura River in Turku.

Weather

Still a weather forecast.

Tomorrow, Friday, it will rain in a large part of the country. It may rain sleet or snow near Kuusamo. There will be strong winds in the central part of the country. The weather will also get colder in the central part of the country.