On Tuesday evening the government announced that Finland's bars and restaurants will have to stop selling alcohol at midnight from 8 October.
In places where the epidemic is in an 'acceleration phase', however, alcohol sales will have to end at 10pm and the premises will be cleared at 11pm.
It's a hammer blow for an industry that's suffered during the pandemic, and Iltalehti reports the hospitality sector's lobby group had strong words for the government.
MaRa claims that of the 70,000 people employed by its member companies, some 20,000 could be made unemployed as a result of the new restrictions.
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Lay-offs on the way?
Meanwhile NoHo Partners, a restaurant company, immediately announced co-determination talks affecting some 1,300 employees.
Support for the industry was announced earlier in the year, and Helsingin Sanomat has a story on where that money went.
Some 123 million euros were allocated for the purpose, and 90 million euros were allocated. The maximum payment allowed under the scheme, 500,000 euros, has been made to five big firms including the ferry company Tallink Silja.
However Hesburger's group of companies has received subsidies for several different firms, so it has actually taken more of the funding: more than a million euros. Restel, which runs the Taco Bell, O'Leary's and Burger King brands in Finland, has also received more than a million euros.
Hockey hopes for income
As Finland's ice hockey season gears up to get started on Thursday, business daily Kauppalehti reports on the precarious finances of many Liiga teams.
The paper says that corporate hospitality sales have taken a hit, capacity in arenas is restricted, and clubs fear new restrictions on events.
KL says last year clubs in the Finnish league had a collective turnover of 113.7 million euros, and overall made a loss of 3.4 million euros.
The most profitable clubs, according to the KL analysis, are Oulun Kärpät, Tappara and Ilves.
This season promises to be uncertain, says league chairman Heikki Hiltunen. Although clubs have slashed costs in anticipation of a pandemic-influenced season, they remain unsure of how much income they will have.