We tell the news and topics of the day quickly.
The family leave reform comes into effect today
The family leave reform, which has been prepared for a long time, will enter into force today, Monday. The goal of the reform is to increase equality and encourage fathers to use more of their family leave. We gathered the answers to five essential questions about the reform.
NATO membership can increase interest in moving to Finland
The war in Ukraine and Russia’s proximity raised Finland’s country risk in the spring and made some international job seekers hesitate to move to Finland. Business representatives, however, estimate that Finland’s NATO membership strengthens the image of Finland as a safe country and increases Finland’s attractiveness in the eyes of foreign experts.
About a thousand taxi operators may lose their permits
In the fall, Traficom intends to ensure with supervision that cars that have lost their taxi license are no longer driving. About a thousand taxi entrepreneurs are at risk of losing their license because they have not passed the entrepreneur exam. Last year’s law change reinstated passing the entrepreneur exam as a condition for issuing a taxi license. The goal is to raise the level of expertise of taxi operators.
Halyna, who escaped from Hersoniss, runs a support center for refugees: “I believe I will celebrate the New Year in my hometown”
Ukraine wants to recapture all Russian-occupied coastal areas in the south by September. The people of Kherson who fled the occupation are waiting for the counterattack of the Ukrainian army with mixed feelings of hope and fear. The only support center in Ukraine operates in Vinnytsia, which helps those who left Kherson to survive in their new place of residence.
Rain during the day, rain in the evening
On Monday, warm air will flow into Finland from the south. The weather is mainly cloudy and sunny in many places. Showers may develop during the day. In the evening, a couple of low pressures will approach from the south, which will bring showers to the southern and central parts of the country during the evening and night.