We will tell you the news and topics of the day quickly.
We found out what to expect from the NATO summit
NATO will hold a summit in Madrid, Spain, this week. Until recently, it was believed that the Madrid meeting would be a milestone in the path of Finland’s and Sweden’s NATO membership. We found out what to expect from the summit after Turkey took over the brakes.
Russia fired a missile at a shopping mall in Ukraine
Russia again launched a missile strike on a civilian target in Ukraine on Monday. The missile hit a shopping mall in the city of Kremenchuk in central Ukraine. At least sixteen people have been killed and injured in the attack, according to news agencies. The number of victims could increase further as the mall was full of people. President Volodymyr Zelenskyi says the messaging service Telegram that there were more than a thousand people in the mall.
‘s court machine tells you how long you have to wait to get justice
From the court machine, you can see how long the police investigation, prosecution and trial have lasted in the various district courts in 2014–2021. Civil cases handled by the district courts are also included. If there have been few cases pending before the court, individual long processing times can raise the annual average to an exceptionally high level. For example, beaten at the age of 16 Konsta Lehtonen had to wait three years for the right to be realized.
Riihimäki is testing Finland’s first solar-powered waste compactor
Riihimäki has an environmentally friendly waste compactor for collecting and recycling plastic packaging. The device is powered by four solar panels, so it can also be used in places where there is no electricity available. Within a year, more than 300 new plastic collection points will be needed in Finland, of which 50–100 will be able to obtain a waste-powered waste compactor.
The weather continues to be hot
On the Lappeenranta-Kajaani line, there will be rain showers on Tuesday morning, but the weather will be clear for the day. During the day, showers and thunderstorms form in the western part of the country. Rain can be heavy in these places.