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beardedmrbean · 6 months

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Finland ranks among the European Union's most racially discriminatory countries, according to the findings of a survey conducted by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA).

Finland takes third spot in the report, which investigates the challenges faced by people of African descent in Europe, encompassing issues of race-based discrimination, harassment, and violence. Austria and Germany were the only two countries to rank ahead of Finland.

Reporting on the Being Black in the EU survey, newspaper Helsingin Sanomat writes that the survey shows how discrimination has become more rampant in recent years, both in Finland and across the EU.

Some 54 percent of the respondents in Finland reported experiencing racial discrimination during the past year, with 63 percent having encountered such discrimination over the past five years.

"People of African descent are routinely met with unfair treatment and bias when seeking jobs or homes. Racial discrimination, harassment and violence continues to haunt their daily lives," the report notes.

The surveyed countries include Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal, Poland, Spain, and Sweden.

The FRA gathered data by interviewing individuals residing in these nations who either hailed from sub-Saharan Africa or had at least one parent from the region. The survey was conducted in 2022 and includes responses from more than 6,700 participants.

Covid strikes again

Data provided by the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) suggests Finland could see a potential resurgence of Covid towards the end of the year, according to a report by tabloid Ilta-Sanomat.

THL's figures show a noticeable uptick in new Covid cases and patients in need of hospitalisation.

"A similar rise has also been observed elsewhere in Europe," Tuula Hannila-Handelberg, chief doctor at THL, told IS.

However, she cautioned that the situation could soon deteriorate as outbreaks typically see an upsurge around the Christmas holiday, usually leading to an increase in hospitalisation cases.

Despite this, Hannila-Handelberg stressed that the general population still has robust protection against severe illness.

"Covid has circulated so widely that everyone should already have some protection, either from previous vaccinations or infections," she told the paper.

Lauri Markkanen gets pay bounce

Finland's basketball celebrity Lauri Markkanen is about to start his seventh NBA season on Thursday, with tabloid Iltalehti anticipating a substantial increase in earnings for the player.

The Jyväskylä native has assumed an increasingly prominent role in the Utah Jazz's game strategy. The team is currently striving to regain a playoff spot after recently parting ways with centre Rudy Gobert and playmaker Donovan Mitchell, according to IL.

Under his current contract with the Chicago Bulls, which remains valid until the summer of 2025, Markkanen earns around 16.2 million euros per year.

Last summer the NBA implemented a new collective agreement. The players' union, the NBAPA, successfully negotiated a greater share of the total revenue for players. This is exemplified by the five-year, 288 million-dollar contract of the Boston Celtics' Jaylen Brown, who, like Markkanen, falls into the category of emerging talents, according to IL.

Brown's new contract brings him an annual income of approximately 54.2 million euros (57.6 million USD).

While Markkanen is steadily becoming a shining star in the league, the Jazz also need to address a clear disparity in compensation.

Although Markkanen's existing contract runs until the summer of 2025, it is highly probable that the Jazz will seek to secure his services with a more substantial sum, possibly as early as this season. The new contract is bound to significantly multiply Markkanen's earnings, IL notes.

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nordic-baltic-african-impactweek · 1 year

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Start North California tour by Lars Ling Via Flickr: Wow, what an epic journey, driving down the highway 1, from San Francisco to Los Angeles. During Start Norths global launch in San Francisco & LA during the 2018 SOCAP Week organised and supported by Nordic-Baltic Impact Week. socapglobal.com/ Follow us on Instagram www.instagram.com/nordicimpact/ A big THANK YOU to Jari Handelberg, Atte Leskinen and Rasmus, for joining and contributing. As well for us to present and discuss the future of Education with your students with the start north team. The visit is a part of the Nordic-Baltic Impact Week program. Bridging business and knowledge transfer between California with the Nordic-Baltics. linktr.ee/nordicimpact Start North enable high-quality education for all and increase innovation, entrepreneurship and jobs www.startnorth.com Powered by Cleantech Region Impact Group, London UK. linktr.ee/cleantechregion Photo and Video Credit: Lars Ling linktr.ee/larsling All rights reserved (c) copyright

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mooshbe · 5 years

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beardedmrbean · 2 years

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Helsingin Sanomat (siirryt toiseen palveluun) wrote that based on new THL recommendations, Covid-19 is now seen as just one virus-caused illness in a sea of many others.

"Each disease has its own specific characteristics, but in principle we have returned to normal everyday life," Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) chief physician Tuula Hannila-Handelberg said.

For some time now, the majority of infected or mildly symptomatic people only take home tests, and their positive results are not included in official infection registries. Approximately 1.3 million positive test results have been reported in Finland since the epidemic broke out in early 2020.

THL's previous Covid-19 recommendations are now considered obsolete.

For example, workplaces were instructed that employees with Covid could not return to work for at least five days after their symptoms subsided. Now such individuals are advised to return to work after just two days without symptoms.

"You should be able to return to work when your symptoms have clearly subsided and your fever is gone. Usually, one day without symptoms is enough to know that the symptoms are receding," Hannila-Handelberg said.

The chief physician emphasised that wearing a mask is a personal decision. However, when visiting places like hospitals, the facilities' recommendations should be followed.

The chief physician also urged individuals to stay up to date on their vaccines, especially those over the age of 65.

"It is a good idea to take the flu vaccine at the same time as the new Covid variant booster," said Hannila-Handelberg.

Finnish travel agency plans Russia trips

Finnish tabloid Iltalehti (siirryt toiseen palveluun) carried a story on a renegade travel agency based in Turku which continues to arrange tours to Russia.

As Finland prepares to clamp down on Russian tourist visas, there are still a few in Finland attempting to visit the country that is increasingly cut off from the rest of the Western world.

Neva Tours Oy started organising tours to Russia again in August, after Russia lifted Covid restrictions in mid-July.

Raimo Kaisanlahti, managing director of the tour firm, told IL that its current trips to Russia are a small-scale operation.

"I have two trips planned for this autumn. The first one had only eight people. Maybe the same number will come on the second," Kaisanlahti said.

Kaisanlahti has organised trips to Russia for 31 years. Before Covid and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, his travel agency took between 3,000 and 5,000 tourists across the border every year, but now business has dried up.

"For two-and-a-half years we didn't make a single trip. Of course it makes you question the organisation of trips. But I have to make a living," Kaisanlahti said.

Kaisanlahti noted that his travel firm is miniscule compared to Estonian tour operators offering trips to Russia.

"For example, the Estonian company Lux Express and Ecolines organise many trips to Russia. I would say that the bus companies sell close to 500 bus tickets a day. I am talking about one or two trips," Kaisanlahti explained to IL.

Foreign investors buying up Finnish properties

International investors have bought up more than 700 million euros in Finnish real estate, according to business daily Kauppalehti (siirryt toiseen palveluun).

Real estate consulting firm Newsec revealed that in the first half of this year, international investors accounted for more than half (52 percent) of the 1.4 billion euros of real estate transactions in Finland.

Rental apartments in the Helsinki area are particularly attractive to these investors, but rising rents in cities including Tampere and Turku are also attracting foreign buyers.

Valtteri Vuorio, Research Director at Newsec, told KL that he believes large housing portfolios will continue to garner widespread interest.

"Demand for housing portfolios is strong as investors come to Finland looking for attractive returns. They are very competitive compared to other Nordic countries or Central Europe," Vuorio pointed out.

Investors from the Netherlands, Sweden, Germany and the USA, among others, have bought rental apartments in Finland in recent years. The share of foreign investors in residential real estate transactions has increased, at least so far.

This year, large residential portfolio deals have been made by companies such as Orange Capital Partners and Singapore's sovereign wealth fund, GIC, which together bought a portfolio of 37 properties in Finland. Swedish property management firm Heimstaden Bostad also bought a portfolio of 64 properties from Sato.

Overall, activity in the real estate market was strong in January-June, even though financing costs are rising in line with interest rates. This, combined with inflation, is cooling investment appetite.

"We have been in a grey area for a while, but housing portfolios are starting to find their prices. This is how sellers and buyers eventually meet," Vuorio said.

Adding to this uncertainty is that the euro area, and Finland, are likely heading towards recession.

"In a difficult economic climate, the real estate investment market may have to pump the brakes," Vuorio concluded.

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