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Students are now learning their money matters in a really tight situation
Chairman of the Board of the Federation of Finnish Student Unions Konstantin Kouzmitchev considers the students’ financial situation difficult. He is worried, for example, about the adequacy of the student allowance in relation to inflation and the increase in the amount of student loans.
The national social organization Takuusäätiö also sees the students’ situation as difficult. The expert emphasizes that it is worth prioritizing expenses and applying for help with a low threshold.
We went through proposals that would ease the economic plight
The governing parties have announced a total of twenty ways to improve people’s purchasing power next winter. went through the proposals that the governing parties have made before the budget tussle that starts tomorrow. All government parties would direct support to at least those in the weakest position by improving social benefits.
The former chairman of the Youth Foundation is sentenced
The District Court of Helsinki will issue its verdict in the morning Perttu Nousiainen. The former chairman of the board of the Youth Foundation has been accused of financial crimes, such as aggravated embezzlement and aggravated bribery in business activities.
The school year starts in Ukraine – partly remotely and with exceptional arrangements
In Ukraine, the fall semester starts in schools on Thursday. In about more than half of the schools, it starts in distance education, because schools should have civil protection for students in face-to-face education. If all students cannot fit in the shelter at the same time, the teaching must be arranged in shifts.
The foreign ministers are meeting about visas for Russians
EU foreign ministers are starting their two-day meeting in Prague today. The decision is sought in the matter of visas for Russian tourists: some countries want to ban tourist visas completely, but some do not want strict restrictions. Some kind of limitation is expected from the meeting, for example, in such a way that visas would become even more expensive and it would be more difficult to get them.
Showers in the western and central part of the country
On Tuesday, there will be showers in the western and central parts of the country. In most of the country, the weather is dusty. The daytime temperature is mostly between 10 and 15 degrees, in sunny areas in the south almost 20 degrees.