Clear News | Thursday 22.10.2026

Climate change. Physical education in upper secondary schools. Turku Cathedral. Weather.

Climate change

First, the topic is climate change.

The world is warming by more than 1.5 degrees. That’s what a UN report says. Scientists say 1.5 degrees is an important limit. If the world warms more than that, dangerous changes will increase.

Countries around the world are reducing emissions too slowly. That’s why the world is warming too much. The UN says that countries need to reduce emissions immediately and a lot. We need to cut down less forests than we do now.

The world will warm by more than 1.5 degrees. For example, floods and wildfires will increase as the world warms.

Physical education for the matriculation exam

The next topic is physical education in high school.

In the future, high school students will be able to choose physical education in the matriculation exam.

The Physical Education Matriculation Examination includes written assignments and physical education assignments.

In these pictures, students from the sports department at Schildt Upper Secondary School in Jyväskylä are trying out sample physical education tasks.

In the future, upper secondary school students will be able to choose physical education in the matriculation examination. The matriculation examination in physical education can be taken for the first time in the autumn of 2029. This means that students who started upper secondary school this year can choose physical education in the matriculation examinations.

Turku Cathedral

Now news from Turku Cathedral.

Turku Cathedral is undergoing major renovations.

Workers are currently cleaning an old painting on the church ceiling.

The painting was made in the 1850s. It was done by Robert Wilhelm Ekman. The painting is very valuable.

The work is done at height. The workers take off their helmets while working. This way, the helmets do not hit the paint and damage it.

Turku Cathedral is undergoing a major renovation. The renovation will be completed in 2028. The renovation will cost 24 million euros.

Weather

Still a weather forecast.

The weather is blustery. There are clouds in many places in the sky. The sun may shine in places. The temperature is between 4 and 11 degrees. It is cooler in Northern Lapland.