Awakening: The war and the pandemic changed the worldview of many | The US Senate ratified Finland’s NATO membership

53 percent of the respondents to the Finns’ fears and dreams survey commissioned by said that their worldview has changed very much or quite a lot in the last two years. The reason for the change in the world view is, among other things, the pandemic and the war. Especially young and middle-aged women tell about the change.

The United States accepted Finland and Sweden as NATO members the night before Thursday Finnish time. The decision-making power rested with the senate, which ratified the membership applications by a vote of 95–1. In addition, one senator abstained. The senators discussed Finland’s and Sweden’s NATO applications for almost three and a half hours, and almost all the senators praised Finland and Sweden as NATO’s future model students.

The Kokoumus is an “exceptionally” popular party, says the research manager of Taloustuikma, which conducted the support survey for Tuomo Turja.

SDP is the second most popular party. Its support is now more than 20 percent. SDP and Perussuomalaiset have taken away some support from the center, whose decline seems to continue.

Scorching in a superior World Cup points lead Kalle Rovanperä starts his home race on the gravel roads of Central Finland as the early favorite. The race starts on Thursday at 9 a.m. with a special test. Harju’s special test is the actual first special test of the race in the evening.

shows live all special tests of the race in Areena and the app. With the moment-by-moment tracking, you can stay up-to-date on all the events of the race.

By Thursday, warmer air will flow from the south, and temperatures are possible in the south and east. At the same time, however, rain and thunderstorms are becoming more common again. The most common showers occur in the central and northern parts of the country, with an emphasis on the west.