Summer jobs are another casualty of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a story in Monday's Helsingin Sanomat.
The paper reports that there are tens of thousands fewer posts available for temporary workers than usual this summer, as uncertainty over pandemic regulations hits hiring in sectors like hospitality and tourism.
In good years, there have been around 120,000 summer jobs available, Mikko Räsänen, an expert at the Confederation of Finnish Industries (EK) told HS. Even in 2020 there were over 130,000 summer jobs available in Finland, the paper writes.
Preliminary data for this year shows there were about 90,000 roles advertised in advance.
The impact of coronavirus restrictions on the events, hospitality and tourism sectors is a major factor in the drop, Räsänen said.
"These sectors have long been in a state of uncertainty about what you can do and in which areas. These sectors also have a large number of people on full or part-time furlough, which of course effectively prevents the hiring of summer workers," he told HS.
It isn't all bad news, however. According to EK, some parts of the retail sector like groceries and garden centres are hiring in greater numbers than last summer, as they have performed relatively well throughout the pandemic.
Companies have also continued to advertise summer jobs throughout the spring, as the outlook for the summer season has improved, HS writes.
Lock it up: cycle thefts hit new high
Swedish-language Hufvudstadsbladet takes to the streets of Helsinki to find out more about the rising number of bike thefts in Finland.
According to the paper, 2020 saw almost 24,000 stolen bikes reported to Finnish police, a rise of around 3,000 on the year before.
The number of bike thefts is now at a 20-year high, HBL writes. Last year, insurers paid out over 11 million euros in compensation for stolen bicycles.
Helsinki resident Jorge Aguilar told HBL he'd had his bicycle stolen twice.
"I had a new bike that cost 1,000 euros, and it disappeared from the Nordsjö metro station. The second time, someone broke into the apartment building where I live and stole almost all the bikes in the storage room," Aguilar said.
So how can you reduce your risk of falling victim to bike theft?
In short: buy it cheap and lock it up, HBL writes.
"A cheap lock on a bike worth no more than 50 euros and no one will waste their time stealing it," Aguilar told the paper.
Heartbreak for the Lions as Canada claim victory
If you weren't watching last night then prepare for spoilers as the papers pick over Finland's 3-2 loss to Canada in this year's ice hockey world championships.
"Latvia's nuanced and surprising World Championship tournament came to a thrilling end," writes Ilta-Sanomat's Sami Hoffrén, noting that the gold medal match sometimes became "a bit of a dogfight."
Meanwhile, tabloid Iltalehti reports that Finland's team will arrive back on home soil on Monday afternoon. According to the paper, the players won't be subject to the usual quarantine requirements as they spent the duration of the tournament in a bubble and performed numerous coronavirus tests.
Broadsheet daily Helsingin Sanomat reports from Helsinki's Esplanadi, where fans had gathered in anticipation of a victory celebration.
"There's nothing to be done about it. It was a very close match. We were so sure that Finland would win. We came all the way from Vantaa," fan Sofia Sihvola told the paper.