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Clear News | Monday 2.11.2026

Unemployment. Russia. Trade data collection. Weather.

Unemployment

First, the topic is unemployment.

Finland has the highest number of unemployed people in Europe. The next highest number of unemployed people are Spain and Sweden. Finland’s unemployment rate is 11. The figure for the entire EU is 6.2.

Companies are not hiring people because of the uncertainty in the global economy. There are few new jobs in industry.

Finland has the highest number of unemployed people in Europe. Experts believe that unemployment will ease slightly in Finland next year.

Russia at the Ice Hockey World Championship

Now news about ice hockey and Russia.

Russia will be allowed to participate in the Ice Hockey World Championship next year, the International Court of Justice has ruled. Russia has been banned from many sporting events because of its invasion of Ukraine.

The Finnish Ice Hockey Association says the sports court’s decision is bad. President Alexander Stubb also criticizes the decision.

Russia will be able to participate in the World Ice Hockey Championships next year. Sports Minister Mika Poutala is surprised by the decision:

-Yes, this was undoubtedly a surprising move. It does make me a little sad.

Store data collection

Next, news about grocery stores.

Grocery stores collect a lot of information about their customers. The store receives information when a customer uses their loyalty card in the store. The grocery store infers from the customer’s purchases what their life situation is.

The store uses the information when it makes advertisements. The information is also used, for example, when sending people various offers.

Grocery stores collect a lot of information about their customers. S Group and Kesko keep a customer’s purchase history for about 10 years.

Weather

Still a weather forecast.

Tuesday will be sunny. In the east it will be cloudy and there may be a little rain. In the north it will be freezing. In the south the temperature will be almost 10 degrees. The afternoon will also be windy.