Clear News | Thursday 29.10.2026

Violence in daycare centers. Winter speeds. Saimaa ringed seals. Weather.

Violence in daycare centers

Initially, the topic is working conditions in daycare centers.

Violence in daycare centers is a big problem.

For example, in Tampere, employees have reported over a thousand times this year that a child has behaved violently.

The number of notifications has multiplied in recent years.

For example, children have kicked, hit and pulled employees’ hair.

Violence can cause injuries and fear for employees.

Occupational Safety and Health Commissioner Petri Vuorio:

- There have been reports of people being beaten with a pen, scissors, or a fork. In other words, very serious violence.

Daycare workers face violence almost daily.

Occupational Safety and Health Commissioner Petri Vuorio says that more adults are needed in children’s groups.

Then information for motorists.

Finnish roads will switch to winter speeds this week.

This means that car speed limits will be reduced during the winter months.

The speed limit on most roads is 80 kilometers per hour. On motorways, the maximum speed limit is 100 kilometers per hour.

Winter speeds will be implemented this week.

The aim of lowering speed limits is to improve traffic safety.

Then there’s good news about the Saimaa ringed seal.

The number of Saimaa ringed seals has increased slightly.

Metsähallitus says that there are probably around 545 Saimaa seals living in Lake Saimaa now. That is 15 more than last year.

Although the number of ringed seals has increased, the Saimaa ringed seal is still an endangered species.

Mild winters with little snow hinder ringed seals’ nesting. Ringed seals also die in fishing gear.

Still a weather forecast.

On Friday, it will be cloudy in the north and west, meaning there will be no rain.

There will be little rain or drizzle in the south and east.

The daytime temperature varies between about +5 degrees in the north and about +10 degrees in the south.